James Randi Quotes


A quick example of that is a woman who said she'd been healed of throat cancer where the faith healer admitted he touched her on the forehead.


Citations

Randi, James. The Faith Healers. Prometheus Books, 1987.

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James Randi
James Randi
  • Born: August 7, 1928
  • Died: October 20, 2020
  • Nationality: Canadian, American
  • Profession: Stage Magician, Scientific Skeptic, Author

James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively called "woo-woo". Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87.