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I see no evidence of woo-orientation slowing down - Deepak Chopra has seemingly never been more popular - and angry backlash is a perfectly understandable respo
by dTal 3y ago
I see no evidence of woo-orientation slowing down - Deepak Chopra has seemingly never been more popular - and angry backlash is a perfectly understandable response to swathes of people being taken in by lies with spiritual overtones. We should be thankful that Uri Geller never attempted to become a true cult leader.
- TillE 3y agoYeah there's been an enormous resurgence in astrology in recent years, some semi-ironic but most of it absolutely sincere. You can say "oh but isn't this harmless", but it's not really. Critical thinking isn't just a thing you can turn off and on. Carl Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World" deals with this really well.
- Gordonjcp 3y agoYes, but nobody ever believed that Uri Geller could really bend spoons.
- RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u 3y agoJust like nobody actually believes that the Earth is flat. Oh wait...
- stouset 3y agoOr that Mars appearing to move backward in the sky has a significant impact on your personal life.
- Gordonjcp 3y agoNobody does believe the Earth is flat.
- ggm 3y agoIt's a posture. "Owning the libs" taken to illogical extreme
- Gordonjcp 3y agoIt's a joke, that people don't appear to "get". The more upset people get about "Flat Earthers", the funnier it is.
- dTal 3y agoMaybe this was once true, but nowadays I'm afraid the etiology is rather more complicated than that - flat eartherism is now full-on cult territory. I recommend the documentary "Behind the Curve".
- Gordonjcp 3y agoMan, it actually sounds like you've fallen for it too, or have I been whooshed?