чтобы приз остался ослиной морковкой.

"The Myth of the Million Dollar Challenge
Posted by Greg at 05:24, 22 Feb 2008

For ten years, the modern skeptical movement has wielded a cudgel against claims of the paranormal: the James Randi Million Dollar Challenge. In many debates over the possibility of psi abilities, the Challenge provides a final word for one side..."has so-and-so applied for the Challenge?" The financial reward offered by the James Randi Educational Foundation is seen by many skeptics as providing an irresistible motivation for anybody with paranormal ability - after all, if someone could genuinely exhibit such powers, surely they would step forward to take the million?
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http://www.dailygrail.com/features/the-myth-of-james-randis-million-dollar-challenge

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не читал, но вот что вздумалось по этому поводу---
экстра-способности - по большей части - "дары" бесов - и не могут быть проверены лабораторно.
а в целом - психика не изучается теми же метОдами - какими замучивается неодушевленная материя.