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The first thing a cult does is tell you everyone else is lying.

James Randi (1928-2020) Canadian-American stage magician ("The Amazing Randi") and scientific skeptic. [b. Randall James Hamilton Zwinge]
(Attributed)

More about this quote: wist.info/randi-james/82442/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jamesrandi #cult #divinetruth #mistrust #onetrueway #others #outsiders #truebelievers #trust #usvsthem

Randi, James - (Attributed) | WIST Quotations

The first thing a cult does is tell you everyone else is lying. Very widely quoted and attributed to Randi. I cannot, however, find any evidence showing Randi actually said this, though it is plausible.

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cob Feb 3

"utilisez des mots vagues et construisez des phrases obscures : il se trouvera toujours quelqu'un pour y lire quelque chose et s'extasier de vos dons."
- #JamesRandi

cf #biaiscognitif

"La #langue reflète les idéologies particulières de la société qui la parle. Elle en reflète aussi les transformations."

-> "puissant véhicule [...] d'exclusion et de discrimination."

#book #DianeRavitch

#NormandBaillargeon #cerveau #emotion #fascisme #psy #politique #culture

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cob Feb 3

mots vagues et imprécis -> "affirmer quelque chose de tellement vague [...] qu'il y aura peu de chance que l'interprétation des faits confirme notre affirmation." + "répondre à une question embarrassante par des généralités qui n'engagent à rien de précis, justement parce qu'elles ne disent rien de précis."

#livre Le Vrai visage de #Nostradamus de #JamesRandi

#year1555 : https://mastodon.social/@cobrate/114824382695418933

#NormandBaillargeon #cerveau #emotion #fascisme #psy #politique

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jul 9, 2025

An Honest Liar

Topics: #Con, #Psychic, #FaithHealer, #Magician, #Skeptic

An Honest Liar is a #biographical #featurefilm #documentary, The film documents the life of former #magician, #escapeartist, and #skeptical educator #JamesRandi, in particular the investigations through which he publicly exposed #psychics, #faithhealers, and #conartists.

https://archive.org/details/an-honest-liar

An Honest Liar : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

An Honest Liar is a biographical feature film documentary, The film documents the life of former magician, escape artist, and skeptical educator James Randi,...

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Sci-books.com Jun 5, 2025

The Truth About Uri Geller by James Randi (PDF)
Author: James Randi
File Type: PDF
Download at https://sci-books.com/the-truth-about-uri-geller-b005js9qia/
#Education, #JamesRandi

Sci-books.com Jun 5, 2025

The Faith Healers by James Randi (PDF)
Author: James Randi
File Type: PDF
Download at https://sci-books.com/the-faith-healers-b00508vpyw/
#Education, #JamesRandi

Sci-books.com Jun 5, 2025

Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions by James Randi (PDF)
Author: James Randi
File Type: PDF
Download at https://sci-books.com/flim-flam-psychics-esp-unicorns-and-other-delusions-b004x6u5dy/
#Education, #JamesRandi

Tony Wells Nov 28, 2024

Four Kindle books by James Randi are free on Amazon UK.
Worth a read and even though they're a bit out of date now, the nonsense stays the same, just moves platforms.

Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions

The Faith Healers

An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural

The Truth About Uri Geller

https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/James-Randi/author/B000AQ26MO

(select Kindle on the 'All formats drop down)

#Bookstodon #JamesRandi #Amazon #Kindle #Skepticism