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> There is even a foundation with 1 million dollar price for whoever proves to have paranormal abilities You probably mean the James Randi foundation prize. Th
by ComradePhil 5y ago
> There is even a foundation with 1 million dollar price for whoever proves to have paranormal abilities
You probably mean the James Randi foundation prize. That was terminated in 2015.
Also, anything not understood scientifically as of now is "paranormal"... and these people claiming to give these prizes are not truly curious and have these to prove a point, the point being "we already know what is there to be known". They always have gotchas and are not worth the trouble. If you discover things like that, you are better off looking somewhere else.
- AlexandrB 5y agoDark matter/energy is not fully understood scientifically, but is not "paranormal". "Paranormal" are generally things that defy already-understood scientific laws. E.g. mind reading, telepathy, or "breatharianism". Often these phenomena fall apart completely once closely examined. A more edge case is/was the "Em Drive" thruster[1]. This seemed to hold up to scrutiny in a few tests, but further investigation showed the results may have been caused by subtle measurement error. I think it's really uncharitable to claim that James Randi is "not truly curious". Indeed, I find proponents of the paranormal to be the incurious ones as they tend to stick to their beliefs even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. That's not curiosity, it's stubbornness. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive