Description : Excerpt from Dawkins' excellent documentary "Enemies of Reason"
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By: Soushinsei
Added: 06/28/08
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Tags: "alternative, "deepak, "quantum, "richard, chopra", dawkins", medicine", physics",
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| Lavalampoflava |
| I think Deepak Chopra is an absolute genius. No, he's in the opposite direction of genius - more primal, going in the opposite direction of intellect. There isn't any empirical proof of what he's talking about and there will never be any syllogism that can rationally demonstrate the existence of such phenomena, but especially brilliant philosophers, such as Kant, have shown that both rationalism and empricism are not fail-safe. There is no foundation for anything, including science.
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| Hirnlego999 |
| Isn't reality enough? Why do we have to as children invent our own reality?
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| Hirnlego999 |
| Umh. Science and psychology does in fact support the effect of placebo. Its used again and again in scientific tests with control groups.
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| Hirnlego999 |
| Anyone studying things that Chopra talks about knows that what he speaks about is pure pseudo-science. Sounding scientific without being that is exactly what we hear here.
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| Hirnlego999 |
| No.. Chopra admitted that he is a sells snake oil and Dawkins doesn't seem to to believe all the stupid things he has to listen to.People are too gullible..
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| nevek1111 |
| Unfortunately it is incredibly difficult to speak about things that fall out of our common expereinece. Dawkins, although very clever is unwise to reduce consciousness to meat and electricity. I found A book called "the holographic universe" that shines a little light on the nature of consciousness. Good luck.
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| phatcorns |
| I think the key thing to note is when Deepak says at 3:50 that science has become too arrogant in its mechanistic approach. It's not so much that Deepak is right or wrong or science is right or wrong. It's more that science has totally decided that the very notion of a concrete observable universe is an undeniable fact and that anything that cannot be concretely and empirically quantified is just hocus pocus. Who knows, it could be, just don't write off anything.
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| Badboyblue3 |
| Looks like Deepak doesn't know what he's talking about and just marketed 'snake oil' under the disguise of spirituality.
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| fonzdaii |
| Is it me or did Dawkins get shut down on his own show?? hahahaDawkins is too arrogant.
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| farrc |
| But Dawkings must know that our understanding of our existance using science is not yet complete. Dawkings has the habit if being arrogant and always use science as his shield. He must be a little open minded about the unknown and the limitations of the human brain.
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| appatel |
| Who would not love useful idiots? But I am not one of them. I will give him at least for, he is not making living out of hatred like Rush, Oliely or Savage does.
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| therealsaltspring |
| I'm not attacking anyone. Peace. and yes I understand exactly what I wrote.
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| lKR1S |
| Now you are attacking me. I understand what I wrote, but you might have not. What I was trying to get across is that Chopra isn't doing anything to exploit anyone or rob them.
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| hurtzwolf |
| Exactly. Dawkins ignorantly lingers at one end of the spectrum. Everything he picks apart with such scrutiny still comes from the limited reference point of mind. Just as spirituality that is not tempered by scientific inquiry breeds fundamentalism, the contrary breeds a sterile and lacking perspective.
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| TruthAddictUK |
| By the way the Catholic church. was or is one of the richest in the world, so why can chopra not earn money for his expertise? Does anyone think Hillary Clinton is a bimbo to believe babble? I dont think so. He was a trained medical doctor, and it is proved that the pasebo effect works ie if someone believes the medicine they are taking will work, then sometimes a solution of water and salt (Saline) or sugar tablets will cure headaches or other symptoms. Do doctors imaging these results?
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| appatel |
| Seems like you have good hand on "Chopra charm" practice. Big hollow words. Did you understand yourself what you wrote?
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| TruthAddictUK |
| The West and western medicine is only now catching up with ancient healing methods, including meditation and mind-body links. Many standard Medical doctors now believe this too. It takes an intelligent mind to understand what he is saying. Not a silly person. Even Einstein in the end started studying God/energy the universe.
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| Toeface1 |
| And complete idiots.
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| therealsaltspring |
| Old paradigms fall hard. Dawkins type will become extinct. A thought is a thing. Chopra has nothing to prove to me but there's money in attacking the people in attacking people who are taking us to the next stage of evolving. Science IS SO ARROGANT!
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| lKR1S |
| regardless of what their talking about, Dawkins is attacking Chopra and trying to make him seem less Dawkins. This attitude is exactly what the world doesnt need. Chopra is only tryin to create wholeness in the world. Chopra isn't ripping people off. Whatever you choose to spend your money on is your problem. Quit blaming others for your mistakes and take some responsibility. Its not about whose right because usually both are wrong. It about who is more beneficial to the individual and the whole
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| bdk1234567 |
| -you might use the term quantum leap to emphasize a "huge advance" in some scientific (or other) field. You don't use the term "quantum leap" to dazzle people with the word "quantum" and then take their money - Chopra uses quantum jargon to do just that.-yes, we use metaphors all of the time. We use them to help make our points clearer. Chopra is using the mystifying effect of q.p. (and its good standing in science) to rob people of their money, which is deceitful.
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| bdk1234567 |
| -Dawkins disdains obstructions of truth (i.e. religion, as one example).-because at one point, he qualified as a doctor but no longer does. Perhaps Dawkins is lamenting over the man's discarded potential. Dawkins exploits his finances to show Chopra's motive for being a bullshitter.-dawkins is saying quantum physics is hard to understand, and is therefore easy to bamboozle people with its jargon.-chopra frames his act as though his knowledge of q.p. gives his bullshit validity.
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| Isabella8466 |
| Chopra was well marketed, to an eager audience in the 90's. The medical and scientific community has little respect for him. Dean Ornish, Dr. Andrew Weil are good credible resources, Chopra is not.
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| shyamalanm |
| You can't explain, predict, or even try to understand quantum mechanics. View it, and leave it as it is, that what Quantum theory is... "K. Raj Srivastava"
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| appatel |
| Chopra is good at BS(BullShit)ing. Rich unhappy fools fall for it.
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