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I do not expect that homeopathy will ever be established as a legitimate form of treatment, but I do expect that it will continue to be popular.

James Randi

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James Randi
Age: 92 †
Born: 1928
Born: August 7
Died: 2020
Died: October 20
Magician
Philosopher
Writer
City of Toronto
Randall James Hamilton Zwinge
The Amazing Randi
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