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Application for $1,000,000 Award from James Randi
(And $5,000 from CFI-West)
I, Michael Horn, known to countless millions everywhere as the unwavering (t)horn-in-the-side of pseudo-scientists, poseurs, charlatans and frauds everywhere, do hereby make the following predictions and submit them as proof of my paranormal abilities. In so doing, I am applying for all financial awards offered by the James Randi Foundation, CFI-West and any and all other affiliated or non-affiliated individuals, groups and organizations offering such awards for proof of paranormal abilities:
1. I PREDICT that CFI-West will not submit their photographs, that attempt to duplicate Mr. Billy Meier's UFO photos, to the same known, specified, rigorous, scientific standards and protocols Mr. Meier's were.
2. I PREDICT that James Randi will not demand that CFI-West have their pictures thusly tested in order to fulfill the challenge that CFI-West accepted (February 2001), i.e. to duplicate Mr. Meier's "easily duplicated hoaxes", as any objective, principled scientist would emphatically demand.
3. I PREDICT that James Randi and CFI-West will continue to attempt to shift the focus of the original challenge away from CFI-West's failure to meet the challenge.
4. I PREDICT that these predictions will be fulfilled up to and including April 15, 2004, a very taxing day in itself.
The odds against these predictions being fulfilled is actually astronomical since no professional, reputable, credible, scientific, honest and genuinely objective entities would ever allow, encourage or promote such dishonest, slimy and despicable conduct, (i.e. avoidance of fulfillment of the terms, and misdirection and obfuscation, of the challenge they accepted), as a means to avoid meeting its obligations to pay these awards to any parties who have demonstrated paranormal evidence or abilities. Since there is an objective, scientific standard for the paranormal, and since James Randi and CFI-West, among others have offered awards for proof of such, failing to meet the challenge that they accepted in regards to such evidence would constitute proof in and of itself.
I will also, at my own expense, voluntarily promote, publicize and announce the results of my challenge, unlikely as it may be that such predictions could, or would, be fulfilled.
But, unimaginable as it may seem, should the above occur as I have predicted, I would expect the promised sums and awards to be made payable to me, Michael Horn, within 10 days of April 15, 2004.
Signed,
Michael Horn
Accepted for CFI-West by:__________________________________
Accepted for the James Randi Foundation:________________________________
March 29, 2004
MARCH 31st, 2004
Status
Bruce, Ike and Everyone else experiencing running bowels at the prospect of what's coming,
Please note, CFI-West ACCEPTED the challenge to duplicate Meier's "easily duplicated hoax" UFO photos. They have failed. AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS THEY HAVE FAILED. And they have publicly REFUSED to have their photos tested in accordance with the same scientific standards as Meier's were.
Do you have ANY ethically based reason why this should not first be resolved, as well as proclaimed loudly from the rooftops? These people, Randi included, have been slandering Meier and now they have been shot down. This will not go away.
As for Randi, he of the enormously diminished credibility. HE CLAIMED that the Meier case/evidence was a hoax. He based that claim (we have the correspondence) on the photographic evidence. Now he has RETRACTED that claim. Seems pretty clear that if he retracts the claim, as he just has, he is now saying that the case is NOT a hoax. Unless of course you THINK he's saying that he retracts the claim that the case is a hoax...but that means that he's saying that the case is still a hoax. If so, take it up with him.
If the case is not a hoax it is paranormal by definition. After all, this pack of party magicians and illusionists who specialize, indeed make their livings, on CREATING and EXPLAINING illusions, and who have thereby designated themselves the arbiters of reality with sufficient confidence to put up a $1,000,000 reward for proof of the paranormal, SHOULD be able to show "how this was done". That's what they DO, they "debunk", i.e. "SHOW that something is wrong or false".
Randi's not in charge of this show anymore. Therefore, he is not in the position to start a new challenge. If he has ANY integrity he will first DEMAND that CFI-West either have their photos tested by APRIL 15 (the date I set for the fulfillment of MY predictions, and MY claim on the $1,000,000) or that they pay up and issue a public apology. Of course, that means that the $1,000,000 award for proof of the paranormal that he offers is NOW also due and payable.
Public opinion is running hugely against him because you can't fool all of the people all of the time. That only happens at magic shows.
And, in case you haven't been aware of it, the sound recordings of the ship, made outside, on a cassette machine in front of 15 witnesses, constitutes PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. It is available FREE for the downloading at my site, as is the professional analysis done on the recordings. And, if the professional opinion of the sound engineer at the U.S. Naval Undersea Laboratories at Groton, Connecticut, isn't good enough for you...come up with someone better.
And you can all knock yourselves out trying to "debunk" and DUPLICATE it. Why are you waiting for a man of dubious abilities (Randi can't debunk/explain/duplicate UFO photos made by a one-armed man 30 YEARS AGO) and dubious character (he won't demand fulfillment of the challenge by his associates, payment for failing to do so and offer payment for his own retraction of the challenge and failure to meet it)?
If you, or any of the rest of the "scientists" who are trying to wiggle out of this, have anything further - of interest - to say, I'm sure you won't hesitate to do so. In the meantime, the CLOCK IS TICKING, APRIL 15 LOOMS ON THE HORIZON.
And, isn't it curious that Skeptic magazine hasn't held Randi and CFI-West's feet to the fire on this? They couldn't be, how shall I say this, NON-OBJECTIVE SHILLS and TACIT CO-CONSPIRATORS IN THIS ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD MR. MEIER and CONCEAL THIS FROM THE PUBLIC, could they?
Better stock up on the toilet paper,
Michael Horn
Authorized American Media Representative
The Billy Meier Contacts
www.theyfly.com
From: Michael <michael@t...>
Date: Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:54 am
Subject: Couldn't Have Been a Safer Bet
Well, gosh everybody, it's (almost) April 16th and my predictions have
been, predictably, fulfilled.
What more needs to be said? No surprises here when you deal with these
kinds of poseurs. It is exactly as
I PREDICTED it would be. If this doesn't qualify for Randi's
$1,000,000, what could?
To refresh your memories I'm posting them again below:
"1. I PREDICT that CFI-West will not submit their photographs, that
attempt to duplicate Mr. Billy Meier's UFO photos, to the same known,
specified, rigorous, scientific standards and protocols Mr. Meier's
were.
2. I PREDICT that James Randi will not demand that CFI-West have their
pictures thusly tested in order to fulfill the challenge that CFI-West
accepted (February 2001), i.e. to duplicate Mr. Meier's "easily
duplicated hoaxes", as any objective, principled scientist would
emphatically demand.
3. I PREDICT that James Randi and CFI-West will continue to attempt to
shift the focus of the original challenge away from CFI-West's failure
to meet the challenge.
4. I PREDICT that these predictions will be fulfilled up to and
including April 15, 2004, a very taxing day in itself."
Michael Horn
Authorized American Media Representative
The Billy Meier Contacts
www.theyfly.com
