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DemocraticWing

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32. How are his credentials valid?

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 12:39 AM

Jan 2014

Having a medical degree doesn't make you an expert on physics. I have friends and acquaintances with PhDs in Physics, but no way in hell would I let perform surgery on me.

Now, as to what he's saying...interesting philosophical theory, but there's no scientific proof that his theories are true. There's not even a centuries old book for his philosophy like most religions have, just the articles and books he's written in the last decade.

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Dr. Robert Lanza, considered one of the leading scientists in the word... [View all] 1monster Jan 2014 OP

Consciousness creates the universe is basic Scientology. postulater Jan 2014 #1

Sounds like bullshit to me. GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #2

... Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #3

Aaand there it is. ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #10

Cable boxes don't get satellite signals Fumesucker Jan 2014 #4

He's a medical doctor, not a quantum physicist. Marr Jan 2014 #5

Oh dear, quantum mechanics. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #6

Cold But Fair, Sir.... The Magistrate Jan 2014 #11

Strictly speaking, magic DOES exist. sir pball Jan 2014 #47

Arguments from authority in science are invalid. longship Jan 2014 #7

Exacerbated times a million when such authority is speaking outside their field. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #8

Yup, that's always a warning sign. longship Jan 2014 #12

thank you for posting this magical thyme Jan 2014 #9

I don't have an axe to grind here; but I'm always amazed at how people who have 1monster Jan 2014 #15

He happens to be a biologist / biochemist, so it's unsurprising that he would propose a biocentrist magical thyme Jan 2014 #21

Precisely. He's a biochemist. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #27

It's an untestable hypothesis, so it's more philosophy than science. Codeine Jan 2014 #13

Woo. And because he's selling a book, I guess it may also be quackery. Orsino Jan 2014 #46

"We don't get it so we are going to denounce it and denigrate it as 'woo.' Sneer." - SMs* Berlum Jan 2014 #14

;:o) 1monster Jan 2014 #17

Isn't he the father or related to the shooter LukeFL Jan 2014 #16

because he happens to have the same last name? seriously? magical thyme Jan 2014 #19

Nope Dash87 Jan 2014 #20

mental masterbation leftyohiolib Jan 2014 #18

This is the Secret of Life. CanSocDem Jan 2014 #22

I'd like to believe this...splains a lot! Auntie Bush Jan 2014 #23

None of us know because none of us are dead, Holly_Hobby Jan 2014 #24

Is there a testable experiment or prediction anywhere in there? ThoughtCriminal Jan 2014 #25

Why do you hate science? Orrex Jan 2014 #26

My answer to the Great Question is superior! NuclearDem Jan 2014 #29

No. TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #36

Three articles that show Lanza for the crackpot he is... SidDithers Jan 2014 #28

That's gonna leave a mark! opiate69 Jan 2014 #30

Just saying - LibertyLover Jan 2014 #41

Yeah, but I'm just echoing the attempted insult from this dumbass thread... SidDithers Jan 2014 #43

Oh, well in that case - LibertyLover Jan 2014 #45

FFS... you can't credential yourself out of crack-pot science cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #31

How are his credentials valid? DemocraticWing Jan 2014 #32

Yup, it's an argument from authority, nothing more. n/t X_Digger Jan 2014 #35

He's a believer Warpy Jan 2014 #33

Woo is woo. Archae Jan 2014 #34

Plenty of people are reliable in one area, but completely whacked in another bhikkhu Jan 2014 #37

interesting. There are tons of scientists physicists included who put out a hypothesis liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #38

And one more, to finish off the thread completely... SidDithers Jan 2014 #39

Get off his lawn, Sid!!!! nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #40

I think he misinterpreted the double-slit experiment. Dash87 Jan 2014 #42

some scientists believe in creationism. so what? nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #44