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MattBaggins

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6. There is woo and then there is choprawoo

Reply to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2013, 09:33 AM

Dec 2013

There was at some point a generator on the net that would take random physics and medicine concepts and string them to together. It was indistinguishable from Chopra's writing. He just takes fancy words and strings them together. His followers have no idea how silly his ideas really are.

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Has PBS really come to this? Deepak Chopra infomercials [View all] jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 OP

Has DU really come to this? Berlum Dec 2013 #1

The world doesn't have enough poo. longship Dec 2013 #3

agreed jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #9

be thankful jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #8

Yes, PBS has become close to useless in my area. Record infomercials, repeats of Sally Orman. Awful on point Dec 2013 #2

sadly jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #10

Infomercials, and Orman do not make PBS "woo." PBS has much valuable programming and we must kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #13

Woo sells... SidDithers Dec 2013 #4

what is pathetic are the philosophically illiterate, frankly. And materialists should learn KittyWampus Dec 2013 #16

PBS uses garbage like that for their fund raisers csziggy Dec 2013 #5

There is woo and then there is choprawoo MattBaggins Dec 2013 #6

Deprak Chopra edhopper Dec 2013 #7

understanding jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #11

As H L Menkin said edhopper Dec 2013 #12

It's not that Chopra is stupid pokerfan Dec 2013 #21

Bad science and the catastrophic health problems it causes Berlum Dec 2013 #14

More from Depleted Cranium... SidDithers Dec 2013 #20

Where have you been? The self-help hucksters have been on pledge drives Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #15

"They have it in their heads that bad programming raises more money" JVS Dec 2013 #22

I stood very close to him once PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #17

I've been rather critical of many forms of woo here. Archae Dec 2013 #18

You are not the only one miffed. Jazzgirl Dec 2013 #19

I was really hoping for a gift card from the Koch brothers who regularly contribute to PBS... L0oniX Dec 2013 #23