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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
Lanza gets it so wrong though, that I can't believe for a second that it's just that he doesn't have a grasp on physics.
Recently on NPR's program OnPoint, they had the author of the book Grain Brain, a neurologist I believe, who likened gluten to a terrorist. He seemed very polished, but everything he said about gluten was speculation (although delivered as fact), or misstated facts refuted by scientists. Everything he had to say seemed like it was precision engineered to play into people's health fears, while also supporting the anti-gluten diet fad that he helped create. Essentially, the guy was a snake oil salesman.
I get the sense that Lanza is making the same sort of sales pitch. It's always a bad idea to assume ill intent when incompetence will do, but Lanza just seems like he should be too informed (especially after years of skeptics pointing out the flaws in his arguments) to be honestly claiming biocentrism is a real thing.
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I guess it's hard to recognize your mistakes, especially if they helped make you a minor celebrity. This kind of "theory" is highly likely to get a higher share of media attention than it deserves.
Also, I just wanted to mention that the nirmukta link Kenny posted is a great article, worth reading IMO whether or not you're interested in Lanza's theory.
http://nirmukta.com/2009/12/14/bioce...ious-universe/