Comments for R.I.P. Senator Pell at http://www.randi.org/site , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.randi.org/site Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:43:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/376-rip-senator-pell.html#comment-1650 Oh well, James Randi was just lucky on this occasion. You could say: "God was on his side". - BillyJoe Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:16:37 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/376-rip-senator-pell.html#comment-1626 It's sort of like history repeating itself. :'( During the early 20th century didn't a world famous magician try to convince a world famous writer that his belief in WOO was misplaced? - Willy K Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:17:12 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/376-rip-senator-pell.html#comment-1623 Great story, Randi! It shows how careless humans really can be and how they easily miss details - which is why magic works. The guy in a gorilla suit walking through a video camera field in full view but missed by the viewer (the first time anyway) is incontrovertible evidence that the brain isn't a video recorder capturing every detail. We focus on one detail and miss others. And this is why a rigorous methodology such as science is so important - humans are easily fooled, either by others or ourselves, and a method to avoid that is at our disposal. Condolensces on the loss of this both great and eccentric man. - Kuroyume Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:24:10 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/376-rip-senator-pell.html#comment-1622 It's unfortunate that someone who had such enlightened views on subjects such as education, the arts and gay rights has his positive accomplishments condensed to a simple sentence while an entire article recounts his decidely unenlightened views on woo. I am not pointing fingers or complaining, just stating a fact. By the way, here in Rhode Island, the media reports are nothing less then reverant. - cwniles Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:42:56 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/376-rip-senator-pell.html#comment-1621 [quote]He just could not believe that he could have been wrong.[/quote] The believers can never accept that they might be wrong. - C.Watts Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:33:01 +0100