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   Message 1,531 of 2,497   
   Ceg to Epoch II   
   Re: The James Randi $1,000,000 - a quest   
   18 May 04 03:03:07   
   
   From: me@privacy.net   
      
   I believe strongly in NDE's...I've had 3 of them.  Two pleasant and one   
   scared the crap out of me.  I'm also a dreamwalker and accept that there are   
   other dimensions.  Quite interesting, actually.   
      
   "Epoch II"  wrote in message   
   news:20040518033721.23183.00001133@mb-m24.aol.com...   
   > James Randi only wants to prove the negative against all aspects of   
   > psychic-anything. People have come forward with credible abilities just to   
   get   
   > ridiculed and dismissed by James and his cronies without his organization   
   > conducting any actual research or investigation. This is because James has   
   > built an entire career on debunking anything he deems unusual, and if he   
   openly   
   > admits to any sort of supernatural occurence being real, it will not only   
   cost   
   > him his $1 Million but his entire James Randi Educational Foundation would   
   > likely stop getting funded and it would be a one-way ticket to bankruptcy.   
   > Therefore, the $1 Million challenge only exists as a taunt.   
   >   
   > Second, you can't demonstrate an NDE in a laboratory setting, so it cannot   
   be   
   > proven or disproven. If you're looking for scientific answers, seek out   
   what   
   > the medical community has to say and not quasi-magician-skeptics. Even   
   doctors   
   > can't explain all aspects of the NDE, it's essentially a matter of whether   
   you   
   > believe in them or not. The whole experience is just too abstract and   
   > non-physical for most scientists to wrap their minds around. However, OOBE   
   > research has been conducted and has led to some positive results. You   
   might   
   > wanna read about the Monroe Institute.   
   >   
   > Finally, about Randi, you should check out   
   > http://www.alternativescience.com/james-randi.htm ... for a nice summary   
   about   
   > his so-called challenge.   
   >   
   > Epoch   
      
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