We are going to spend the next few weeks exploring the connection between critical thinking and fraud prevention. I use the headline "James Randi" for this series of posts because, as we will see, there is a connection between thinking critically and avoiding fraud.
For those who do not know, James Randi is a professional magician but is better known as debunker of psychics and would-be charlatans who claim that they have psychic or otherwordly powers. Randi has a standing challenge of $1 million dollars to anyone who can prove they have these powers. To date, no one has claimed the money. Randi has also tirelessly pursued con artists who claim that they have mysterious powers and use their con artist skills to cheat people out of their money. The best example is Randi's expose of Peter Popoff, a televangalist who claimed that God talked to him at revival meetings. "God" turned out to be Popoff's wife with a walkie-talkie.
Randi is the first to state that a little critical thinking goes a long way. We will take a skeptical approach to avoiding fraud (that is to say, we will use a bit of skeptical thinking in learning how to spot fraudsters) as we continue our discussions.
In the meantime, have a look at Randi's EXCELLENT website: http://www.randi.org/site/
As always, have a great and fraud-free day.
http://www.tauskvega.com
------------>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk
For those who do not know, James Randi is a professional magician but is better known as debunker of psychics and would-be charlatans who claim that they have psychic or otherwordly powers. Randi has a standing challenge of $1 million dollars to anyone who can prove they have these powers. To date, no one has claimed the money. Randi has also tirelessly pursued con artists who claim that they have mysterious powers and use their con artist skills to cheat people out of their money. The best example is Randi's expose of Peter Popoff, a televangalist who claimed that God talked to him at revival meetings. "God" turned out to be Popoff's wife with a walkie-talkie.
Randi is the first to state that a little critical thinking goes a long way. We will take a skeptical approach to avoiding fraud (that is to say, we will use a bit of skeptical thinking in learning how to spot fraudsters) as we continue our discussions.
In the meantime, have a look at Randi's EXCELLENT website: http://www.randi.org/site/
As always, have a great and fraud-free day.
http://www.tauskvega.com
------------>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk
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