James Randi on Magic, Skepticism, and the Future

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12 жыл бұрын

Keynote talk at Singularity Summit 2010.

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@sh6843
@sh6843 10 жыл бұрын
James Randi has done more good for humanity than any pastor or minister.
@swine13
@swine13 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair he's done more good than 99% of humanity will do in their lives _combined_ We're pretty useless, on average... 😅
@giorgamikitta8938
@giorgamikitta8938 6 жыл бұрын
This man is brilliant. He understands more about the way the world works than anybody I ever heard speak. Not only that, he explains it so well. And as a bonus he is very entertaining!
@fjccommish
@fjccommish 5 жыл бұрын
Um no. The proof that he doesn't understand how the world works is that he supported Obama as President. Randi was completely fooled or complicit in Obama's evil - one or the other.
@greenrobot5
@greenrobot5 11 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this man all day long
@kietrivers
@kietrivers 10 жыл бұрын
James Randi, now he is the man who will surely die smiling knowing that he did goods in this world =)
@krisraps
@krisraps 3 жыл бұрын
RIP To Amazing Randi :(
@larrysbrain1627
@larrysbrain1627 7 жыл бұрын
We either love him or hate him... Admire him or despise him... James, you're one hell of an interesting man. You've contributed so much to the scientific community!
@garlicyum9147
@garlicyum9147 7 жыл бұрын
ea1000000d
@calvaryapologetics
@calvaryapologetics 3 жыл бұрын
As a Christian, i love him. He was completely correct, assume nothing and test all things.
@swine13
@swine13 3 жыл бұрын
The only people that dislike James Randi are shills, scammers and liars whose "careers" have been shot down by this seemingly harmless little gnome. Everyone else likes him because he strives for truth and what is real, which is something any sane and cooperative human being would also prefer to pursue. What's more, he is always trying to maintain the utmost respect for people even if he doesn't like them (uri geller for example). In this way, I love seeing when people are upset with him - I like to bet on how long they can go before exposing their ulterior motives behind disliking Randi. There's always a few.
@peteralleyman1945
@peteralleyman1945 3 жыл бұрын
@@calvaryapologetics So you're no christian anymore?
@theanalogman1
@theanalogman1 9 жыл бұрын
James Randi is fucking awesome!!!
@OfficialFatLip
@OfficialFatLip 9 жыл бұрын
self hating gay jew who proved to be the biggest liar, he is great at exposing fake STAGE magicians both psychic or performers, but he himself was expose for hiding a illegal under aged male prostitute while using a stolen ID of someone, he thrived both via erection and financially using this desperate illegal alien as a hoax by presenting him to be a guru for son years under the disguise of someone else's ID
@theonewiththeeyeoftruth884
@theonewiththeeyeoftruth884 9 жыл бұрын
Fat Lip I think we'll all accept that as _you_ coming out of the closet.
@theonewiththeeyeoftruth884
@theonewiththeeyeoftruth884 9 жыл бұрын
Fat Lip It's okay. It's your choice.
@ZER0--
@ZER0-- 8 жыл бұрын
+Fat Lip Oh dear, now its the Jews ! Again you can't spell and your grammar is atrocious. Why would anyone with a brain take an idiot like you seriously ?
@OfficialFatLip
@OfficialFatLip 8 жыл бұрын
Paul L please give up your erection cause I ain't, I know it breaks you icky heart
@MrXarontas
@MrXarontas 11 жыл бұрын
Peter Popoff: "Ratnaw Ratnaw Jizz!" Jesus: "Wtf was that?.."
@innovator1998
@innovator1998 8 жыл бұрын
i love this guy ! what a great great mentor 👍👏👏👏
@JohnKobaRuddy
@JohnKobaRuddy 7 жыл бұрын
agreed
@larrysbrain1627
@larrysbrain1627 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, James is a great man! He has invested so much to the scientific community.
@birdmanuk
@birdmanuk 6 жыл бұрын
He's brilliant, I'm actually disappointed that ive only just discovered him.
@etymos6644
@etymos6644 3 жыл бұрын
A life well lived.
@Goosemeyer
@Goosemeyer 11 жыл бұрын
absolutely brilliant!!
@kennethbowell4605
@kennethbowell4605 2 жыл бұрын
Well said Larry I couldn’t have said it better myself…………👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@Lucifronz
@Lucifronz 6 жыл бұрын
God damn it, he got me with the beard trimmer twice. Once in a previous video and once now. It's such a small thing, you really don't pay much attention to it. It's like what Leonard Dicaprio's character's father said in Catch Me If You Can. Something along the lines of: "Why do the Yankees always win? Because the other team is always looking at the stripes." In other words, you can distract people from the critical details and draw their attention away from obvious flaws in your lie. I noticed the microphone looked weird, but wasn't really invested in it because I was focused on him the whole time. It's simple, but clever.
@simonspacek3670
@simonspacek3670 3 жыл бұрын
I saw enough videos with him that now I always look for light reflecion on his "glasses" when he comes to the stage.
@beachdancer
@beachdancer 9 жыл бұрын
When he walked on stage I thought, "He looks like Darwin". Then he said the same thing. Magic!
@puppetsock
@puppetsock 11 жыл бұрын
The vids that they can't show are on youtube if you search for them. The best part is the "oh no, that dosn't come out." He puts it back!
@gxbmb
@gxbmb 11 жыл бұрын
he is a national treasure
@trueblue374
@trueblue374 11 жыл бұрын
We need more people like James Randi because he exposes those whose intention is to make a lot of money out of the gullible. James Randi tries to help people realise that they are being conned but people like you criticise him. I suggest you take a look at Peter Popoff...he and his wife made millions from people who believed in Jesus and God..James Randi exposed him as a fraud.
@vinaynk
@vinaynk 11 жыл бұрын
he is amazing, indeed.
@simonwilder1994
@simonwilder1994 11 жыл бұрын
Agree! Although I might swap out journalism for "wit", as it was almost certainly Hitchens' most valuable trait.
@Andrew-vu9st
@Andrew-vu9st 9 жыл бұрын
I want to see the recordings!!
@StephenDoty84
@StephenDoty84 3 жыл бұрын
They are on KZfaq -- just search for "psychic surgery" and Popoff healing fraud on Tonight Show with Randi.
@swine13
@swine13 3 жыл бұрын
I like to think that somewhere in the world, at some time, James will flick through the comments to videos like this, and maybe he'll see this comment telling him: "thank you for being you" 😊
@suomynona
@suomynona 9 жыл бұрын
happyyyyy new year
@jso2332
@jso2332 11 жыл бұрын
=)...this should be on top
@Grimblenork
@Grimblenork 11 жыл бұрын
2:59 Made me forget what OS I was using for a second
@IAwake1989
@IAwake1989 12 жыл бұрын
WOW.
@YeahThrashMaster
@YeahThrashMaster 10 жыл бұрын
Indeed. He is deeply missed.
@davidbennett60
@davidbennett60 10 жыл бұрын
pump up the volume!
@Quasi-stellar_object
@Quasi-stellar_object 11 жыл бұрын
Epic Randy.
@WrongChannelBob
@WrongChannelBob 11 жыл бұрын
I CAN'T UN-SEE THAT!!
@johnfeury961
@johnfeury961 10 жыл бұрын
The Astro physicist in question was Sam Nichols. A colleague/friend Steve Gratton attended soon after he graduated from London University. The James Randi show. Mike Roll,Director of The Campaign for Philosophical Freedom may have more info on the event.Sorry I can't be of further assistance.
@salasvalor01
@salasvalor01 11 жыл бұрын
You know all the good ones.
@Chayraz2
@Chayraz2 11 жыл бұрын
Dawkins destroys superstition with science. Hitchings destroys superstition with journalism. Randi destroys superstition with magic.
@ZuglaXeno
@ZuglaXeno 11 жыл бұрын
hooohoooooo 1M here I come :)
@BR-ur2gk
@BR-ur2gk Жыл бұрын
You the best
@BOBJABBA90
@BOBJABBA90 11 жыл бұрын
What a boss!
@dumbo800
@dumbo800 11 жыл бұрын
I always love his homeopathic sleeping pills bit, though. Always amusing.
@risingconjunctvenus6568
@risingconjunctvenus6568 2 жыл бұрын
HOMoPATHIC 😂
@pulsarcolosal
@pulsarcolosal 11 жыл бұрын
"the demon haunted world" introduced me to James Randi
@mikelheron20
@mikelheron20 11 жыл бұрын
It's obvious how your mind works but not everyone, believe it or not, is motivated by financial gain. I believe Randi is one of those and if his aim (as I believe it to be) is to promote rational thinking and debunk paranormal bullshit he would be even more effective if he refreshed his material - which takes us back to my original point.
@Hack3r91
@Hack3r91 9 жыл бұрын
Wow, those physicists embarassed themselves.
@salasvalor01
@salasvalor01 11 жыл бұрын
Notice towards the end somewhere, Randi does acknowledge despite the validity of Kurzweil's claims, it's not an all or nothing deal- that if he's wrong, colossal advancements will be inevitably made (just without overkilled promises of things like a singularity). I've done research about this, folks, and I'm 21 and in the field of computer science, and honestly I think this way without even hearing Randi out. Honestly, big things are coming, singularity or not; and if not 20 years, still soon.
@Ilovelucyclassics
@Ilovelucyclassics 11 жыл бұрын
When Randi dies, its gonna be a sad day. he is a legend and nobody can impose logical thinking into a mass public better than him. I can see nobody replacing him where ever there is bullshit randi would be there
@BullyDefender
@BullyDefender 11 жыл бұрын
Well played greenrobot5, well played!
@sSunbeamM
@sSunbeamM 9 жыл бұрын
Quantumvibrations!
@hologram70
@hologram70 11 жыл бұрын
other than the beard, you are the greatest.
@illusionistdave1
@illusionistdave1 11 жыл бұрын
Care to elaborate?
@tuschman168
@tuschman168 11 жыл бұрын
That's it, I'm not getting a Ph.D. if you can still be fooled like that.
@swine13
@swine13 3 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder about the person that assumes getting a PhD will make them impervious to being tricked just by nature of being a PhD. I mean... is someone that stupid really worthy of the title "doctor"?
@amichair
@amichair 11 жыл бұрын
omg darwin is talking!!!
@gokoreapodcast
@gokoreapodcast 11 жыл бұрын
Wiki is variable. Nature found Wiki was quite good for science articles. For most most major science topics, most wiki articles provide excellent summaries for the lay person with links to actual research.
@salasvalor01
@salasvalor01 11 жыл бұрын
Kurzweil has one huge strike against him because of writing that book, and aside from that is surrounded by uncertainty and huge claims; James Randi, on the other hand, is a true voice for reason and the scientific method, and provides me with no uneasiness, chiefly because he advocates it, but also because of his way. By the way, I forgot to say in my first comment that RayandTerry is a website selling homeopathic drugs..... Please share your thoughts, anyone. But b4 that, one last thing...
@skyerune
@skyerune 11 жыл бұрын
Every premise presented in the beginning of the Bible requires an enormous amount of faith. Evolution does not require the same leaps, as evolution can be studied in little pieces, evidence can be absorbed. Scientific research can be duplicated. Observations can be understood. Human observations by people who have dedicated their lives to the search of truth. The Bible is a decree. They are entirely dissimilar.
@pulsarcolosal
@pulsarcolosal 11 жыл бұрын
!!!!yes¡¡¡, 0 dislikes
@01andak
@01andak 11 жыл бұрын
I wish he would speak about his voyage aboard the Beagle.
@WalterWhite-pl3ls
@WalterWhite-pl3ls 9 жыл бұрын
i fucking love SANTA CLAUS, especially at CHRISTMAS : 0 )
@Schleicherfreund
@Schleicherfreund 11 жыл бұрын
Answer is simple, it is about the fame, the "myth" Houdini. That's what makes Houdini superior in that sense.
@Chayraz2
@Chayraz2 10 жыл бұрын
That's right. But asking questions has nothing to do with superstition. Any speculation that arises from scientific progress, are not accepted until empirical evidence can be presented to support it. If evidence disproves an existing model, that model is updated with the new information. A lot of journalists will talk about how a discovery "sends scientists back to the drawing board." But this assumes that scientists ever leave the drawing board. Re-thinking things is a big part of science.
@alexcastro7339
@alexcastro7339 3 жыл бұрын
The first thing I thought is what kind of microphone is he holding? Doesn't look like any I've ever seen
@BigHugsFromHell
@BigHugsFromHell 10 жыл бұрын
Shades of Asimov, certainly, more specifically from "The Last Question," perhaps... but also shades of the Technocore from Dan Simmons' "Hyperion Cantos." Hmmm... I wonder, I wonder, I wonder...
@taosan
@taosan 11 жыл бұрын
stay awhile and listen
@DelavarPix
@DelavarPix 11 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if you wondered why he would carry such an odd handheld mic before he revealed the trimmer for what it was.
@VindulaP
@VindulaP 7 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that Israel produces so many magicians. Now I know of three, the guy doing the match box trick, Uri Geller and Jesus.
@skyerune
@skyerune 11 жыл бұрын
The research into it can be reproduced. Evolution itself requires natural stressors that are difficult to duplicate in a lab setting (but that would be an interesting experiment).
@HenryAshleyCooper
@HenryAshleyCooper 11 жыл бұрын
Hitchens Hitchings are a series of knots.
@BryonLape
@BryonLape 11 жыл бұрын
You are correct. Science can only get you so far. After that, it is a matter of belief.
@Sakura13kohime
@Sakura13kohime 10 жыл бұрын
If Mr.James Randi broke all of Harry Houdini's records, then Mr.James should be the number 1 magician in all of known history. Even Jesus would pale in comparison. Oh, but I'm assuming that Houdini is the best magician in history.
@EJuliusF
@EJuliusF 10 жыл бұрын
no one beats harry potter.
@jeronp420
@jeronp420 9 жыл бұрын
Houdini wasn't a magician. He was a escape artist.
@frankkelch4553
@frankkelch4553 8 жыл бұрын
+jeronp420 He was a magician who specialized in escapes. Randi also specialized in this when he was younger.
@illusionistdave1
@illusionistdave1 11 жыл бұрын
I can observe paranormal events too. That doesn't PROVE them, neither does observation only.
@TheRealCalPerr
@TheRealCalPerr 11 жыл бұрын
Stay a while and listen
@swine13
@swine13 3 жыл бұрын
..(w)ell, GREETINGS, stranger! (Question is: do you remember which NPC that was?)
@SkyLess
@SkyLess 4 жыл бұрын
42:00 In case you wanna watch the video, here you go: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtB2ZNaGv6vdYok.html
@HansonProMusic
@HansonProMusic 11 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that this soft spoken humble man cut the head off of Alice Cooper many times.
@cr0wsb0nes
@cr0wsb0nes 11 жыл бұрын
28:57 :D J. Randi is too awesome
@salasvalor01
@salasvalor01 11 жыл бұрын
..est disgrace to humanity. I suddenly got the urge to surf my memories of pioneers and leaders of reason and science, if any of them may had anything to say about Ray Kurzweil or Terry Grossman (I needed to find out about Kurzweil's integrity). I got to Google and stumbled across a nice blog about James Randi's performance here. The blog made it sound like it was behind closed doors, so I am very thankful and surprised to see it here, an hour's worth, too. All I know is this now:
@jlastre
@jlastre 10 жыл бұрын
Sadly Ronny Marcus has a website.
@robotpanda77
@robotpanda77 9 жыл бұрын
Well obviously Randi knows Jesus wasn't the son of god because he is old enough to have known him personally.
@MissKrissy2010
@MissKrissy2010 5 жыл бұрын
robotpanda77 so youre saying James Randi is over 2000 years old? Dont insult a man based on his age.
@Ometecuhtli
@Ometecuhtli 5 жыл бұрын
@@MissKrissy2010 He can't be that old since he was a kid when he was recruited by Columbus
@jrny20
@jrny20 4 жыл бұрын
@@Ometecuhtli No matter his age, he was born WITH the beard.
@valeriegosselin4580
@valeriegosselin4580 11 жыл бұрын
he beat Houdini's records when he was young. he had the advantage of age on his side.
@swine13
@swine13 3 жыл бұрын
I would have thought "being alive" to be the bigger advantage, there, but ok! 🤷‍♂️
@b.deville3236
@b.deville3236 2 жыл бұрын
When he is thanking his old dead colleague (at 34;28) and he looks up to the ceiling and says "Martin, thank you", to whom was he talking and where was he looking?
@GH-oi2jf
@GH-oi2jf Жыл бұрын
Martin Gardner, who died in May 2010.
@MrJannieboy
@MrJannieboy 11 жыл бұрын
he broke them when he was younger than when houdini broke them, which gave him a huge advantage.
@tomupton1921
@tomupton1921 5 жыл бұрын
Ridiculous copyright laws. Is anyone going to lose anything if we are able to view the Carson tapes?
@carsandguitars88
@carsandguitars88 3 жыл бұрын
I really like the way his beard moves when he talks and moves around. Is that weird?
@unnamedchannel1237
@unnamedchannel1237 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you have a G.I.L.F fetish
@9288jjw
@9288jjw 11 жыл бұрын
Iduno. If u find out let me know
@neilhobson3624
@neilhobson3624 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t believe I god , even though James Randi looks like him 😀.
@PokeRapper5000
@PokeRapper5000 11 жыл бұрын
I'm desperetaley trying to reproduce the match box trick but I'm not able to do it. Must be real magic then.
@brendonkauffman4962
@brendonkauffman4962 9 жыл бұрын
father time
@johnfeury961
@johnfeury961 10 жыл бұрын
o k enlighten me.
@johnfeury961
@johnfeury961 10 жыл бұрын
It was a James Randi show...anyone is free to attend, Randi was making the presentation not Sam Nichols. Mainstream science UK still will not touch survivalist evidence which is why its not in most journals. One of the leading proponents of consciousness after brain death is the neuropsychiatrist Dr Peter Fenwick his work corresponds with his American counterpart Raymond Moody.
@daniel121212121212
@daniel121212121212 11 жыл бұрын
I can't do this trick!!!
@Ohsnapzdawg
@Ohsnapzdawg 10 жыл бұрын
Peter Popoff sounds like Sam Kinison
@stepheneldridge9231
@stepheneldridge9231 8 жыл бұрын
Ohsnapzdawg That is actually not a bad comparison. Kinison grew up in a family of preachers, and did it for a living for several years. So part of that style really made up his stage persona.
@johannespemmelaar9881
@johannespemmelaar9881 5 жыл бұрын
u get little bit of truth
@markharrisllb
@markharrisllb 2 жыл бұрын
When he first got with his husband we all thought it was a younger man taking advantage. They were together for several decades and remained totally in love. Assume nothing.
@AlbortRoss
@AlbortRoss 11 жыл бұрын
hahahahaaa
@Whereisjaygoing
@Whereisjaygoing 9 жыл бұрын
Haha, I'm from South Africa and I can assure you there are no unicorns here!
@thunderfeet
@thunderfeet 4 жыл бұрын
JayHfails you wrote this four years ago. Are still no unicorns there?
@TunnelSnakes_Rule
@TunnelSnakes_Rule 11 жыл бұрын
hitchings..?
@dhs8533
@dhs8533 5 жыл бұрын
Whenever I need my chakras aligned I watch James Randi...
@RiTutorials
@RiTutorials 11 жыл бұрын
Those who believe in death will face eternal death, unlike those who have faith in their creator.
@SuperStrik9
@SuperStrik9 11 жыл бұрын
James Randi rules. Everyone who believes in the supernatural should know about him and the million dollar challenge. I wish people would stop wasting their time on psychic ghost crap and deal with reality! The world would be so much better off.
@IAmMyOwnApprentice
@IAmMyOwnApprentice 11 жыл бұрын
how does one do this mentalism trick?
@illusionistdave1
@illusionistdave1 11 жыл бұрын
"Not a single claim of a paranormal event or ability has ever stood up to careful scrutiny." That's an assumption. Just because you haven't seen it, sir, doesn't mean that others aren't just as qualified as you and haven't seen it.
@acronus
@acronus 7 жыл бұрын
The word is Wire.
@sybrenkoninckx
@sybrenkoninckx 9 жыл бұрын
34:33 talking to himself as a realist
@zoesdada8923
@zoesdada8923 4 жыл бұрын
Whats with the beard trimmer?
@fjccommish
@fjccommish 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah right, he was sitting there taking in the meeting as he wrote his speech. Canned comments.
@smoothmicra
@smoothmicra 9 жыл бұрын
Entertaining stuff from the old boy, we need someone to carry on his fine campaigning against the charlatans as he ain't getting any younger.
@joshuahood507
@joshuahood507 9 жыл бұрын
Penn and Teller are carrying that torch for now.
@swine13
@swine13 3 жыл бұрын
@@joshuahood507 not any more. Haven't heard from those boys in a long time Ill be real with you- I kind of wanna do it. Its a topic/issue that im quite passionate about, I've got the editing skills and gear to do at least a reasonably decent youtube channel, but I struggle a lot with time and research. I dont have a lot of either at my disposal, and I consider them essential to delivering a good product/service when it comes to this kind of thing. I'd hate to make some videos supposedly outing some "liar" and then it turns out I didn't do my research well enough and then I make myself out to look like a fool while also slandering someone innocent on a public platform... So that's where im at. Basically I need a partner/researcher- someone who isn't currently working full time and can devote time to lining the facts up and proof reading what I/we wanna say. We need to be on the same page in terms of beliefs and values, too. A discord admin would be handy, too, but thats not a massive job. Cause I can definitely foresee myself ranting about pseudo-scientific garbage claims for the rest of my life. In fact I'm relatively certain I will do just that, whether I have a youtube channel or not. 😅
@markharrisllb
@markharrisllb 2 жыл бұрын
I thought his husband would as he dabbled in that area. Unfortunately it seems not, but it’s only about a year since he passed and his husband struggled with severe depression.
@illusionistdave1
@illusionistdave1 11 жыл бұрын
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