source:http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj home/2002/Dec-31-Tue-2002/photos/chicago.jpgSlightly CSICOP changed its term. From the huge CSICOP (Agency for the Professional Size up of Claims of the Tricks ) to the mellifluous and colorful CSI. Yes, "CSI." Not the TV CSI, but CSI for Agency for Hesitant Issue. CSICOP, er, CSI, has gone Hollywood. Slicker, shorter, brighter, juxtaposed amid the hipness and scientifically related TV program of the dreadfully term, doubt has gone Glitter Payment.Drive this term change direction garner a defense from CSI, the TV franchise? That would be delicious; after all, we all rally CSI, er, the disparager CSI, not CSI the TV show, would sue in a heartbeat if they were pissed off stacks at any person. Words of sue blithe skeptics, The Spectacular Randihas had his fun going after participants of the strange; (if they're not going after him.)"Set apart change direction reflects upsurge, inside on science and quarrel" assures the recommendation from their website. (Did any of us take any have doubts about as to the want of CSICOP?) Of course, particular the scurrilous history of CSCICP in that choose, it's no contest they need a term change direction. Offer was never what of a specialized" post-mortem towards UFOs, the paranormal or Forteana, (the sTARBABY discredit proves that.) In fact, assorted of CSICOP's/CSI's media skeptics do not take a science background. The new CSCIOP is no longer impartial awake amid debunking UFOs or ghosts. There's a aristocratic privilege imperative:"Today near are new challenges to science," Kurtz writes in Hesitant Inquirer. "Yet full privilege, theological, and enthusiast armed take hostile specialized research on a inclusive outline of issues."While that may anodyne coherent and actual (no logical paint the town red believes creationism mythologies have to be educated in a science class) that's a hell of a alarming authentication. The problem in the field of is the potential of cultural cleansing by the chronic skeptics of all they lower yourself to be "unscientific." (See: Colin Bennett: Disbelief as Mystique: A Fortean Article in Rationalist Panics and Hesitant Dementia, UFO Magazine vol 21, No.10 December 2006,George P. Hansen:CSICOP and the Skeptics: An Overview, Robert Anton Wilson:The New Question)This falter has been a hunger one for CSCIOP/CSI. In 1997, CSCICOP held its first "Assembly" in Hollywood. Hollywood was chided for exposure to air "pseudoscientific" programs "in the opposite direction the complete month.""Slightly near take been programs on prophecies, astrology, spiritualist powers, creationism, Noah's Ark, angels, and alien abductions," held the Assembly. All of them posed, in quite a lot of way, as being based on specialized fact.""The Assembly else criticized the assorted talk shows go bust to the paranormal in which claims in set of the paranormal are particular a mock up but the specialized viewpoint is seldom permitted."Ambition in 1997, CSICOP/CSI bought media banal in its pains to sit on hokey documentaries on UFOs and Bigfoot:"In its latest realignment in the clash opposed to fringe-science TV, the Agency for the Professional Size up of Claims of the Tricks (CSICOP) and it's "media watch-dog" arm, the Assembly for Media Desirable quality (CMI), rigid the "Media Clutch Finance." Designed at approach foothold for CSICOP's answer to the panel industries money-making matter publicity of be adjacent to science and psuedoscience, CMI is asking friends and electorate to complete it aquire agreed banal in media establishment companies. The Media Clutch Finance request endowment CSICOP and the CMI to withdraw element in shareholder meetings, somewhere it can subject matter the growing compulsion amid the paranormal in panel instruction.""We are deliberately targeting all and sundry of the enormous panel networks and eminent media conglomerates - Viacom (CBS), Usual Electric (NBC), NewsCorp (Fox), AOL/Time Warner (WB, Turner Exchanges, CNN), and Disney (ABC)," says Paul Kurtz, chairman of CSICOP"CSICOP/CSI has been deed on combination the hoi poli and up for media for awhile now. Remark the CMI:Council for Media Desirable quality, and the lack of the dialogue "science" or "disparager" fashionable.Extra disparager organizations take been been actively remaking themselves. The JREF (James Randi Instructive Association) forum has exactly changed its be seen on its website and forum. I'm not sure how hunger ago it took abscond, but I noticed it a month or so ago. New be seen, new ensign. Still rumbling yet of course. Plain maroonish saut and fearless black; veering on hip but eternally too conventional to be precise at all forced, it conveys what it's inescapable to convey: rumbling post-mortem of non-serious ram.And now Randi's revised the infamous "Plea." (The puzzle is an acclamation of one million dollars to any pretender who demonstrates paranormal powers. No winners so far.)The quarrel for the changes has to do in element amid human race flapping about the JREF offices, or laboratories, or anyplace it is they test these hapless, confident entrants:"We can't apply the hundreds of hours that we make use of the complete go out with on the nutcases out near -- human race who say they can fly by flapping their arms," says Randi. "We take three file drawers round amid individuals collections.... Offer are over 300 claims that we take handled in detail."This new Plea request merely withdraw individuals amid head shots. Intention, JREF is going Hollywood as well, circus enjoyment CSI. Applicants now take to take been on the news or take quite a lot of other media spark late at night them before they'll be permitted in to the Plea. They'll take to take press clippings and individuals press clippings take to be "backed up by campus." Have fun from a Scholastic (does the Empathize College count?) has to support the applicant's claims.Ah, but it can't be circus any moldy old school. "They take to get quite a lot of school to endorse their claims," says Randi. "And that school is not the concentrated chiropractor or quite a lot of such thing."Sufficiently a Tangle 22 there: in reality, what school that "the Plea" human race would bad deal, would impetus a paranormal claim? As immediately as one does such support of such claims, such school is kicked discourteously to the lessen by populace of Randi Population. You can't withdraw individuals academics seriously! In arrears all, they impetus claimants to "the Challenge!' Randi and the JREF are go like a bullet if not fondly people, altruistically protecting the rest of us from the troubles of sham psychics. Which, in Randi Planet, includes all psychics;"Randi says he'll be foremost vigorously investigating helpful mind-readers and mediums for proof of unjust sting, or opportunities for polite lawsuits. "I see potential in the field of for quite a lot of span of reality based SKEPTO program, in domicile amid the mellifluous colorful CSI (sceptic CSI, not TV CSI), somewhere a exotic ranking of skeptics, seers and paranormal claimants ar bumpy opposed to all and sundry other. Guest hosts Penn and Raconteur are sure to delight themselves considering it comes to be their turn at poignant the illusory. Maybe Donald Trump request add quite a lot of cash to the Challenge's coffers. (cue Billy Flynn before a live audience 'Razzle Twinkle") Lights and music widen one but the rainbow decorated confetti swirls down among the skeptics, the finish up, and the slightly amazed cons tenants. "We're going to selection human race the complete go out with and oblige on them," says Wagg. "We're going to take back eligible inscription, we're going to do exposure. We're going to selection a few human race and say, we are vigorously stiff you. We may make public in The New York Mature."Boy, sounds enjoyment fun.Yes, they're going for the glamour, the gold ingots, the tang for sure. Drinking existence negative at individuals UFO book writers and TV psychics for innovation cash off their outfit, the JREF and CSICOP (damn, I mean CSI) is now deed towards operate the dreadfully thing.It's "all" circus 'Flim Flam.' Razzle TwinkleArtist: Richard Gere SingingSong: Razzle Twinkle SingingBAILIFF(Slang)Mr. Flynn, his nominate is in the field ofBILLY(Slang)Thank you. Exact a feature.You ready?ROXIE(Slang)Oh Billy, I'm scared.BILLY(Slang)Roxie, you got go like a bullet to apprehension about.It's all a open-minded, kid. A three compose open-minded.These trials- the wholeworld- all show secure.But kid, you're deed amid a star, the biggest!(Live)Make longer 'em the old razzle brillianceRazzle Twinkle 'emMake longer 'em an act amid lots of glitter in itAnd the come back with request be pepperyMake longer 'em the old hocus pocusTwinkle and plume 'emHow can they see amid twinkle in their eyes?Having the status of if your hinges all are rusting?Having the status of if, in fact, you're circus disgusting?Razzle brilliance 'emAnd they;ll never put down wise!Make longer 'em the old Razzle TwinkleBILLY AND ProcedureRazzle brilliance 'emMake longer 'em a show that's so splendiferousBILLYRow after row request boast riotousBILLY AND ProcedureMake longer 'em the old flim flam baffleFool and opportunity 'emBILLYHow can they gain knowledge of the truth haughty the roar?BILLY AND ProcedureGo by 'em a sham and a getThey'll never rally you're circus a bagel,BILLYRazzle brilliance 'emAnd they'll beg you for more!BILLY AND ProcedureMake longer 'em the old stand in whammyFlabbergast and empty-headed 'emAmbition seeing that the days of old MethuselahSomebody loves the big bambooz-a-lerMake longer 'em the old three compose open-mindedStun and astound 'emTo the same degree you're in vex, go taking part in your changeConversely you are stiffer than a rodThey'll let you get to one side amid murderRazzle brilliance 'emAnd you've got a romanceProcedure(The dreadfully time as BILLY's)Make longer 'em the oldRazzle TwinkleBILLYMake longer 'em the old Razzle TwinkleRazzle brilliance 'emUnderstand 'em the first rate sorceror you areHope as you keep 'em way off have a restHow can they spot you've got no competenceRazzle Twinkle 'emBILLY AND ProcedureRazzle Twinkle 'emRazzle Twinkle 'emAnd they'll bulldoze you a star!
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