Nature Doesn't Cheat - People Do.

However, I Believe That It Would Be Difficult To Have Legitimate Scientists Agree To Participate.

The Only Difference Is That Religion Is Much Better Organized And Has Been Around Much Longer, But It's The Same Story With Different Characters And Different Costumes.

Paranormal Phenomena Have A Habit Of Going Away Whenever They Are Tested Under Rigorous Conditions. This Is Why The $1,000,000 Reward Of James Randi, Offered To Anyone Who Can Demonstrate A Paranormal Effect Under Proper Scientific Controls, Is Safe.

Religion Is Based Upon Blind Faith Supported By No Evidence. Science Is Based Upon Confidence That Results From Evidence - And That Confidence Can Be Modified And/or Reversed By Further Observations And Experimentation. Science Approaches Truth, Closer And Closer, By Hard Dedicated Work. Religion Already Has It All Decided, And It's In The Book. It's Dogma, Unchangeable, And Unaffected By Reality And Whatever Facts We Come Upon In The Real World.

Escapology Has One Thing Going For It That Probably Made Harry Houdini Such A Superstar In His Day And A Legend In The Present. Everyone Wants To Escape From Something. Taxes, Contracts, Illness, Work, The Multitude Of Burdens That We Chafe Under Are Shadows From Which We Want To Escape.