Apart from tis one, there is another big English-language skeptic forum that I think you have heard of, the former JREF forum, now the ISF forum. easy peasy japanesey" doesnt mean anything. it is used to say something's easy, but the "japanesey" is meaningless. it is there because it rhymes. Effective 9/1/2015 the JREF has made major changes including converting to a grant making foundation and no longer accepting applications for the Million Dollar Prize from the general public. Welcome to the International Skeptics Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider

in england (though hardly anyone says it), a phrase i have heard, and probably said dozens of times, is Other than that though, I never found myself moved to join or participate in their discussions and didnt think much of the discourse in general (I thought their american gun thread was pretty poor tbh while I think the one here is probably the best I have ever seen in terms of actual discussion). in England (though hardly anyone says it), a phrase I have heard, and probably said dozens of times, is For a skeptical forum, there seems to be a lot religious and political conspiracy theorists there. Am I misjudging them? These kind of things show the strange fascination that kids have with asia - it is very different from us so it must be bad or wrong. Stupid, I know.Form from 2008 for The James Randi Educational Foundation(cite line 12)" (PDF). Foundation Center. [ permanent dead link] From 2003 to 2015, the JREF annually hosted The Amaz!ng Meeting, a gathering of scientists, skeptics, and atheists. Perennial speakers include Richard Dawkins, Penn & Teller, Phil Plait, Michael Shermer and Adam Savage. JREF Offers a Number of Scholarships and Grants for Students, Educators and Local Skeptic Groups". Randi.org . Retrieved 2013-07-02. For Good Reason podcast Episode Archive". James Randi Educational Foundation. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Hall, Harriet. "Science Based Medicine". JREF. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11 . Retrieved 14 June 2016.

The foundation produced two audio podcasts, For Good Reason which was an interview program hosted by D.J. Grothe, promoting critical thinking and skepticism about the central beliefs of society. It has not been active since December 2011. [19] Consequence was a biweekly podcast hosted by former outreach coordinator Brian Thompson in which regular people shared their personal narratives about the negative impact a belief in pseudoscience, superstition, and the paranormal had had on their lives. It has not been active since May, 2013. [20] James Randi Educational Foundation ( JREF) is an American grant-making institution founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. As a nonprofit organization, the mission of JREF includes educating the public and the media on the dangers of accepting unproven claims, and to support research into paranormal claims in controlled scientific experimental conditions. The organization announced its change to a grant-making foundation in September 2015. [6] Please forgive my spelling. I have no idea about how to spell this phrase correctly. I heard someone say this on a TV show and I wanted to know: Is it a common phrase used in English speaking countries? Why do you use this phrase? Does it just mean something is "very easy" or is there other meaning?

In 2008 the astronomer Philip Plait became the new president of the JREF and Randi its board chairman. [14] In December 2009 Plait left the JREF due to involvement in a television project, and D.J. Grothe assumed the position of president on January 1, 2010, [15] holding the position until his departure from the JREF was announced on September 1, 2014. [11] As part of the JREF's goal of educating the general population about science and reason, people involved in their community ran a popular skeptic based online forum [28] with the overall goal of promoting "critical thinking and providing the public with the tools needed to reliably examine paranormal, supernatural, and pseudoscientific claims". [29]