From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Aug 08 2003 - 09:50:33 PDT
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From: Barry Karr
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:55 AM
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Subject: CSICOP Media Alert - Larry King Strikes Again!!
Dear CSICOP List Reader:
Following fast and furious on the heels of our column criticizing Larry King and CNN for their shameless promotion of "psychics," (See: King of the Paranormal at: http://www.csicop.org/doubtandabout/larryking/ ) Larry comes back hard with Sylvia Browne tonight - AIRS: 9-10 p.m. ET -Friday
"Do angels really exist? "The Book of Angels" author and psychic Sylvia Browne, inspirational teenage poet Mattie Stepanek and others discuss whether angels are real." http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/
Wouldn't it be interesting if a few skeptics called to ask Sylvia and Larry why they continue to dodge the Randi challenge since Sylvia agreed to take it more than 700 days ago? see: http://www.randi.org/sylvia/index.shtml
Wouldn't it be interesting if a few skeptics called to ask Sylvia if she can do a COLD READING on them? Hey maybe Sylvia can talk to your angel? Wouldn't it be nice to see Sylvia Browne actually get a tough question for a change? Wouldn't it be nice if Larry got asked why he constantly panders to the paranormal and ignores the arguments of the skeptics?
But, of course, raising these subjects - or your possible skepticism - to the screener might guarantee you don't get through.
These are just suggestions for you to think about while watching the show and perhaps help enhance your viewing pleasure. I would never dream of asking thousands of skeptics to call in and try to get a few good points in amongst the schlock.
Barry Karr
CSICOP
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