To The Believers In The Paranormal: Put Up OR Shut Up

Pseudoscience is not exclusively seen in the politically conservative. I have come in contact with at least as many politically liberal folks as conservatives who are magical thinkers of some sort. Atheists, I include many of you also. Science-based thinkers have traditionally held out the James Randi One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge to these folks. Unfortunately, some critics have questioned his methodology, which has given the pseudoscientific folks some ammunition. Now comes another challenge:

• "The Center for Inquiry Investigations Group (CFIIG) at the Center for Inquiry-Los Angeles offers a $250,000 prize to anyone who can show, under scientific testing conditions, significant evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power. The CFIIG works with the applicant in designing the test protocol and defining the conditions under which a test will take place. CFIIG representatives will then administer the actual test. In most cases, the applicant will be asked to perform an informal demonstration of the claimed ability or phenomenon, which if successful will be followed by the formal test. The CFIIG conducts demonstrations and tests at CFI West in Los Angeles, California, in the San Francisco Bay area, or in special circumstances at one of our affiliates around the world."  (https://cfiig.org/250k-challenge/)