Will you accept the $100 sceptic challenge?
Instead of trying to give proof of a paranormal event, How about I offer you $100 to prove it didn't happen? It's quite easy. All I do is give you details of a sighting, and you have to prove it is impossible to see what I did or that the events seen simply did not happen the way I said they did. This...
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Satyrette Of Liberty say: How about this man being killed by blackened timbers thing? You claimed to have a magical vision but this was reported on the national news as recently as 2006.
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Also that ladies finishing school thing, there was some sort of academy there but it catered to both genders. I also strongly doubt that whole white socks thing.
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English Guy say: Pointless asking this crowd. They all ask for proof but run and hide when they are asked. "there are no ghosts???" How the hell can any idiot be so stupid and so cocky as to say that?
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Cherry Puff say: Who cares about trying to convince a skeptic to believe? They can not know, or understand, until they have had their own personal experiences, that’s just the way it is. They do not “get it”, much the way a stubborn teen doesn’t get that they should listen to their parents advice about bad dating partners, or speeding in a car, or getting dead drunk at a party etc.., they must live and learn it for themselves.
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Gary K say: No. All you are doing is trying to do is shift the burden of proof.
Don't expect skeptics to run around trying to disprove your dreams.
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adam say: It would be possible in some cases. Many paranormal events have been debunked as hoaxes and natural phenomena or people claiming that they saw something changing their minds and saying they were lying.
So yeah, you can prove a negative sometimes
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Jon say: Who would be the judge of whether or not the 'proof' was sufficient? You?
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Dr. NG say: I accept the challenge, conditionally. You rightfully expect recompense for expenses. I'd need to see an example of your evidence first. A video would be perfect and easy to post right here.
It would easier and more lucrative though if you were to prove your paranormal event, then have anyone disprove it.
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PhotonX say: You're either gullible or skeptical, one or the other. 'Skeptic' doesn't mean 'nonbeliever'. If you aren't being skeptical about every claim you hear, you're doing it wrong.
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John say: Your offer is made invalid by using the word proof -- science doesn't offer proof, but evidence, and often times overwhelming evidence that can be quantified statistically. For example, a challenge where a psychic must prove their power (there are several around including Randi's) ask for statistical evidence, but not proof. If that statistical bar is met, then the challenge is also met. Is it proof in the literal sense? No, but when the statistical evidence justifies acceptance of a claim, scientists tend to change their minds.
Secondly, trying to falsify any claim that can always be rescued by ad hoc hypotheses (the scientific name for excuses) is a fool's errand.
Finally, and most obviously, the one making a positive claim is obligated to provide evidence for it. Any claim brought forth without evidence can be and should be dismissed just as easily until that evidence is brought forward.
I'm not sure if this question was to make a point or not. A skeptic isn't one who necessarily asserts the absolute falsehood of anything that can't be adequately supported by evidence (although they might, if a claim is ridiculous enough). Rather, a skeptic is one who withholds acceptance of the claim until that evidence is brought forth.
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poldi2 say: Sure why not.
Of course, the event you refer to has to be something that is documented, witnessed by others, not simply your opinion or your vision or your idea.
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