1. Crunchy, there is now and has been since at least the first quarter of the 20th century scientific research that is being done on psi phenomena.
Incorrect, there has been research happening looking for the existence of 'psi' phenomena.
There are still perfectly intelligent, reputable, Phds, at accredited universities who believe there is credible evidence for psi phenomenon.
That there are. There are perfectly intelligent, reputable, Phds, at accredited universities who believe state theory is objective truth. There are perfectly intelligent, reputable, Phds, at accredited universities who believe 'Demons' exists.
You claim to be science minded but instead of considering the science you continue to harp on a side show freak as if he were proof that psi doesn't exist.
The Randi challenge is proof that no objective claimers of 'psi' can produce supportive evidence.
Even if Randi does end up giving up the money it will not be scientific evidence because he is not a scientist, and his biased little publicity stunt is not the scientific method.
I more or less agree and if someone received the money, that someone might become the most important person on the planet for the advancement of real science.
Why you would consider Randi as an authority is beyond me, I guess like all fundamentalists you are a hypocrite.
I consider 'Randi' as just a guy whom is offering wealth in exchange for a demonstration. If I could make a tennis ball float in mid air while producing chicken noises using nothing but raw thought then that million would be so mine. Unfortuantely I cannot, but if someone could I have 'faith' that human nature would bring that person right to Randi.
2. The counter challenge I saw was one where money was offered to Randi if he accepted the requirements of their test, which was simply that a panel of impartial judges would decide (closer to true science than a magician being the sole arbiter). Randi didn't accept the counter offer. So once again you are picking and choosing who is trustworthy in accordance with you're own preconceived notions (and against you are alleged belief in the scientific method). But even if he did accept the counter offer, still...so what? It's still not science.
I am not choosing whose trustworthy. 'Randi' is. I do happen to agree with his methodology however in that all 'applications' should be considered untrustworthy to the maximum degree.
If you want to look at some of the science here's the website of Brian Josephson, the noble prize winning physicist I mentioned who believes there may be credibility to psi
http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~bdj10/
So yesterday I was making my couch float across the room using pure thought and then I decided to incinerate it using pure thought and then I projected my consciousness into the future so I could see what the winning lottery numbers are. After I was done I went to buy some tickets at a local 7-11 and the I read the thoughts of the lady behind the counter and it turns out she's sleeping with her husbands sister... wow! I took my winning lottery ticket home and out-of-body experienced my soul into the ether and partook in the ceremony of klax (with a bunch of indigo and crystal children) to open the deitey doorway into the zaboombafoo dimension.
Oh and Brian Josephson thinks my story has a bit of credibility! Woo hoo!