Deepak Chopra is a modern day Shaman who promotes mystical notions of reality to millions of people by slipping magic into the gaps in our naturalistic understanding of the world around us. He always begins with a naturalistic assertion usurped from science and follows a fuzzy metaphorical interpretation of the argument to a supernaturalistic end. The hook is his claim that these ideas are on a higher truth level than that which science can access.
In reality, the motives behind Chopra’s science distortion are not very idealistic. The fantasies he promotes form the marketing strategy behind a vast business enterprise selling magical cures to every ailment imaginable.
The harm done by such New-Age Shamans as Deepak Chopra is avoidable. What is needed is for scientists, humanists and all concerned people to expose these lies that are repeated everyday in the popular media.
In the video that follows, I analyze Chopra’s strategy to show how he distorts science using metaphors in order to profit from selling quackery. If your internet connection is too slow for streaming the HD quality video, you can try accessing a lower quality version here, or the lowest (cell phone) quality version here.
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yeah i believe chopra and likes are businessmen cashing on, i must say, on traditional knowledge as the basis, like the fact where he uses excerpts like those about ‘ojas’ (which u pronounced wrongly as ‘ojaas’)…n these are facts, which slowly but steadily are being grasped by modern medical researchers. recently, some medical researchers came up with a revolutionary finding that various organs n tissues have their own memory too (aired on news channels sometime in nov) ! n this is given in ayurvedic treatises too, where it extends further to say that all ur tissues n cells also feel feelings of joy n pain what u feel on a whole, albeit on their own level…what u say to that ? nevertheless, the modern ayurvedic coaching given in today’s indian universities is far from what really is in the core of it…its just to produce more ayurvedic physicians for the country who can make moolah like their allopathic or homeopathic counterparts…a good reading of book on ayurveda n its real essence by dr. robert e. svoboda would prove immensely helpful n provides a good insight into this…
thx.
Excellent website, please keep up the good work.
One point that I think you missed; Deepak Chopra said in the video clip that “information contiues to propagate through inter-galactic space”
Well radio transmission has been around for over 100 years now..so lets say the information has propagated for 100 light years, a rough estimate.
Well our own galaxy is approximately 90 0000 light years across, the closest galaxy approximately 75 000 light years away.
It is very clear that there is no man made information propagating through inter-galactic space and there won’t be for many tens of thousands of years!
James
Thank you for this. Any attempt to counter the moneygrubbing, thought-reforming, mushy-brained bollocks that these charlatans are shoving down the throats of the susceptible and vulnerable is very welcome indeed.
Ajita:
Truly outstanding work! Please make this available on you tube so that with every hit on “Deepak Chopra” this video comes up as an option. Thanks,
Milind,
Thank you! I have posted it on youtube (links posted under another comment above), but I’m afraid there are way too many followers of this con-man for a video criticizing him to rank very high. Nevertheless, let’s keep trying!
best,
Ajita
for all of u who have no idea about they’re own true nature, it seems to me u have deepak ALLLLLLLLLLLL wrong!!! Hilarious i might add. WHen u can penetrate the spiritual realms of our very existence..as he can and does DAILY!…THIS IS NOT quackary…..experience is what he has…his very eyes can fly through this universe, just as mine can within mediation. when u have monkeys doing experiments over and over, it does not mean they have an understanding, it actually goes to show how they themselves do not believe they are a metaphysical being, meaning that our awareness is bound to the physical dimension. WHICH IT IS NOT!..MEANING….go deeper into life for all u NON believers!!!!!! recheck quantum physics and spirituality….u will find they are one in the same.
thank u
science has nothing to do with spiritual realms and romantic thinking . iam not atheist but the senseless comparison of quantum physics with consciousness is a desperate attempt and misleading.once again i want to make it very clear that god belief has nothing to do with science .u can be a believer or atheist with or without the knowledge of science. belief is kind of like human dignity .it is stupid to validate that using science and VICE VERSA .
its kind of ironic that the deepak chopra cult started in 1991 the same year of collapse of SOVIET UNION which is the powerful and first true scientific society in theory.im not a commie but remember the days when churches being destroyed while sputnik pierced into space. when religion is under iron fist …only then there is a possibility to eliminate people like deepak chopra.
Chopra is well known in the U.S. and has a large following. As an American scientist, it pains me to see people believing he is an authority on science. His misleading statements foster magical thinking which is dangerous in our complex world. Your video is the best expose that I have seen exposing his misrepresentation of science. If this is your initial attempt at making this type of video then you have great potential for enlightening the world to more rational thought. In my opinion, the techniques that you used are effective communication tools. Chopra has done damage to India by his duplicity. Your video helps to restore India’s image. Thanks.
mikethephilosopher
Thank you for your encouragement and words of appreciation, Mike. I was hoping that this method of criticism would be effective in countering the rambling misrepresentations of science that Chopra spews. It is heartening to know that a scientist agrees with my strategy. Also, thank you for your statements about restoring India’s image that has been tarnished by this charlatan.
I am happy that my first video project is getting good reviews. This encourages me to do more of this sort of thing!
Here are the links to the video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMs8qfRMjus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcVx5j-kF3Q
Hey Ajita, great video and very good work exposing quacks like Deepak Chopra. Btw, is this video available on youtube so that I can post it on my blog as well.
Btw, are you the narrator of this video? Good narration I must say.
Thank you NN. I haven’t put it up on youtube yet because it needs to be cut (it’s over 10 minutes). I’ll let you know when I do that. And yes, that’s my voice :).
HI Ajita,
I think if you can break up the video into two parts that will be good. Then we can post it without losing content.
Btw, do you know how RDF can post longer video on youtube. DO they have a paid subscription?
Yes, I think they have a paid account on youtube. I think that gives them a lot of privileges including posting larger and more lengthy files and generating ad revenue for themselves.
This video is awesome Ajita !! Genius. Outstanding work ! This guy is no doubt a charlatan. Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words, Ajit. Chopra makes me really mad because he is one of those people responsible for holding India back by making it seem as though science is Western and that India is a land of mumbo jumbo. A lot of Indians are buying into this as a matter of national pride, not to mention the others he cons worldwide. It is embarrassing that India is represented by these idiots in the popular culture in America and the rest of the world, when we have so many rational thinkers as well. He must be criticized for his lies and for the damage he does to India’s scientific possibilities.
I have no experience with these things and had the help of a friend during the editing, but the audio is not balanced because of the shitty editor we had. The next one will be better.