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Cautions notwithstanding, I must admit to a new appreciation of intuition, without which I would not have known of my wonderful daughter — and two grandsons! It's enough to warm an old skeptic's heart.

Joe Nickell

People assume it was about religion.... I put together a team that had Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and agnostics.... For us it was not a religious issue, it was a matter of evidence.... You want people to be precisely correct about evidence. Details matter.

Joe Nickell

The glistening varnish and certain surface irregularities created a play of light that produced the appearance of weeping. A religious supplicant predisposed to see tears...could, especially if carrying a candle, see in the resultant glimmering in the tiny eyes, aided by vertical cracks and other streaks, the effect of tears.

Joe Nickell

Joe Nickell

Joe Nickell

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Born: December 1, 1944

Died: March 4, 2025 (aged 80)

Bio: Joe Nickell was an American prominent skeptic and investigator of the paranormal. He helped expose such famous forgeries as the purported diary of Jack the Ripper.

Known for:

Secrets of the Sideshows (2005)
Real-Life X-Files (2001)
Adventures in Paranormal Investigation (2007)

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