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| Thread ID: 67580 | 2006-03-31 12:23:00 | Auckland City Council Makes the Pigasus Awards | Mackin_NZ (6958) | PC World Chat |
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| 442528 | 2006-03-31 12:23:00 | www.randi.org Category #2, to the funding organization that supported the most useless study of a supernatural, paranormal or occult claim: We honor the Auckland City Council of Auckland, NZ for providing the Foundation For Spiritualist Mediums (FSM) with NZ$2500 (US$1800) of taxpayers' money to teach people to communicate with the dead. To quote one FSM councilor, "There are a lot of people who have problems communicating with the spirit world and don't know how to deal with it." Fortunately, some council members objected to this expenditure and had the amount reduced from the original NZ$4500. The defending members supported the decision as contributing "to Auckland city's community vision." Well, if they're already having visions, perhaps they don't need the assistance of the FSM. For more, check out www.randi.org/jr/052705a.html#3 |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 442529 | 2006-04-01 09:14:00 | So when did this happen? And what did the local papers say about it? And do you trust this website? (And if it really is true, I'd be asking which councillors voted for it) |
Laura (43) | ||
| 442530 | 2006-04-01 11:10:00 | I wouldn't put it past them. From memory there was someone running in the council elections called something like 'City Vision' ticket... maybe they just got confused? My own feeling is that the council should concentrating on trying to communicate with live people :thumbs: |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 442531 | 2006-04-01 13:41:00 | Yes I do trust Randi's website. It's an excellent source of rational innformation. And it was reported in the papers here in NZ about this time last year. Check it out for yourself here (www.nzherald.co.nz) and here (72.14.203.104 ation+For+Spiritualist+Mediums+site:nzherald.co.nz&hl=en&gl=nz&ct=clnk&cd=2&lr=lang_en) |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 442532 | 2006-04-01 14:48:00 | Thanks for the links, Mackin_NZ. I see the time for complaint is long gone. I do hope the ratepaying locals did so - loudly & vociferously - at the time. I see the columnist is from Dunedin. My ideas echo his, but my version would've been briefer, less tactful & would definitely have asked which councillors voted for it. I |
Laura (43) | ||
| 442533 | 2006-04-02 01:38:00 | The councillors probably want help to communicate with their brains. | Graham L (2) | ||
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