This is a fascinating interview. They talk about so many scientists I have never heard of before. However, when the guy talks about James Randi I really sat up and took notice. Go to about 51:00 into this interview to hear about how big a LIAR James Randi is.
Supposedly, Randi is known for lying about researchers and their work. Supposedly Randi lied about the research done into whether or not dogs truly know when their masters are coming home.
Randi also lied about the guy who filmed the most famous of the Uri Geller scientific experiments validating his psychic abilities. Randi openly said that the guy filming it had admitted, publicly, that is was all a hoax and fraud. That guy went on record stating that he never said any such thing; and that he would be willing to testify, under oath, and sign a sworn affidavit to that effect.
Alex Tsakiris said that skeptics, like Randi, are TERRIFIED to go on his Skeptiko show. It goes to prove what I have learned about staunch skeptic types. THEY ARE LIARS and they will do all they can to keep from being exposed as liars.
Here's the information from the source:
THE JAMES RANDI LIE
"The January 2000 issue of Dog World magazine included an article on a possible sixth sense in dogs, which discussed some of my research. In this article Randi was quoted as saying that in relation to canine ESP, "We at the JREF [James Randi Educational Foundation] have tested these claims. They fail." No details were given of these tests.
I emailed James Randi to ask for details of this JREF research. He did not reply. He ignored a second request for information too.
I then asked members of the JREF Scientific Advisory Board to help me find out more about this claim. They did indeed help by advising Randi to reply. In an email sent on Februaury 6, 2000 he told me that the tests he referred to were not done at the JREF, but took place "years ago" and were "informal". They involved two dogs belonging to a friend of his that he observed over a two-week period. All records had been lost. He wrote: "I overstated my case for doubting the reality of dog ESP based on the small amount of data I obtained. It was rash and improper of me to do so."
Randi also claimed to have debunked one of my experiments with the dog Jaytee, a part of which was shown on television. Jaytee went to the window to wait for his owner when she set off to come home, but did not do so before she set off. In Dog World, Randi stated: "Viewing the entire tape, we see that the dog responded to every car that drove by, and to every person who walked by." This is simply not true, and Randi now admits that he has never seen the tape."
