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Frequently claims are shown to be hoaxes and are debunked (James Randi exposing Uri Geller is an example[1]).

In other cases, claims are simply not falsifiable, and testing them is consequently not possible. For example, prayer. If one prays for X, and X happens, this can be attributed to whatever figure was prayed to. However, if X does not happen, it is often rationalized by stating "it wasn't ready to happen yet", or "this means I'm focused incorrectly, and don't need it."

With these rationalizations, prayer is not falsifiable, and becomes indistinguishable from coincidence or chance. Frequently, one can replace the figure prayed to with any other thing (for example, a brick or carton of milk [2]), and the "argument" for prayer now "demonstrates" a completely different thing.

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