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Who is the successor to Randi's tenacity, wit, and intellect? I used to hope Shermer or someone born out of Skeptic would take up the mantle (and I appreciate
by SoSoRoCoCo 6y ago
Who is the successor to Randi's tenacity, wit, and intellect?
I used to hope Shermer or someone born out of Skeptic would take up the mantle (and I appreciate comedians like Gervais who take a swing at it) but I don't see anyone who hits as hard and succinctly as Randi did. I think it was also his showmanship that made it all work so perfectly.
- DubiousPusher 6y agoAnd his kindness. He never came across as doing what he did out of cruelty.
- pge 6y agoRandi was also a very good magician himself which gave him insights and credibility that other skeptics that followed have never had.
- RandallBrown 6y agoPenn and Teller?
- dhimes 6y agoI'm thinking them, but also Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer) is a candidate.
- SoSoRoCoCo 6y agoP&T are a bit too much about being "in your face". Penn just loves to yell to get his point across, where as Randi was tactful and calm. I also had in issue with them grossly misrepresenting several issues, specifically their PETA debacle. They're a bit too scattershot IMHO.
- yeneek 6y agoI guess Banachek is closest to that. He Randi help him with debunking Peter Poppof
- natex 6y agoCaptain Disillusion?
- savanaly 6y agoI would vote for yes, Captain Disillusion. See for example videos like [0]. He's great because he follows in the spirit of people like Randi while being at the same time original and appropriate to his era by focusing on dishonest visual effects and editing. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dSp_f0f9gE&t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dSp_f0f9gE&t=25s
- edanm 6y agoI'm a huge Captain Disillusion fan. For anyone that doesn't know, he does "debunkings" of viral videos featuring something supposedly supernatural. I don't know if I would categorize hims as the same as Randi, tbh. But if anyone hasn't had the pleasure of seeing his videos, look them up on YouTube! He is one of my favorite content creators, and probably the least well known one. He deserves to be watched by anyone with even a moderate interest in skepticism, visual effects, or science.
- lpellis 6y agoHe actually did a collaboration video with Randi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QcJO8uHrc8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QcJO8uHrc8