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William Seger

(10,778 posts)
16. Ouch! The Rational Wiki section on his "quantum woo" is brutal
Sun Dec 20, 2020, 03:08 AM
Dec 2020
Quantum woo pushing

Having made a large sum of money from this [Dual Action Cleanse] business, Irwin has started to promote Quantum woo. In 2012 he has registered the domain name of "Quantum Gravity Research" [10][11], and in 2014 registered a non-profit organisation with the same name based in LA.[12]

In 2012 he has begun releasing "research papers"[13] about numerous junk sciences like cold fusion, the golden ratio, crystals, and consciousness. To make his scam appear more legitimate, he has hired several associates with genuine experience in Physics, and through them, has stuck his name on academic papers of varying legibility. [14][15]

In 2015 he also started uploading videos about the group's "research" [16], in which either he discusses various woo topics, or one of his associates "lectures" on Physics to Irwin himself or a crowd of no more than 5 people at a time. (however, it's worth noting that in those lectures, he often talks over them). The YouTube channel also hosts two 30-minute half-professionally produced fiction documentary films "What is Reality?" and "Hacking Reality" that cover a number of topics — nearly all of which are completely misunderstood.[17][18]

Klee's philosophy could be described as a form of panpsychism, in which consciousness is, in Klee's view, a fundamental property of matter, and plays a role in quantum collapse. In his video lectures, he often invokes circular reasoning to come to the conclusion that "the universe self-actualizes itself."

It is likely that this whole effort is simply a donation scam, hoping to get donations intended to assist the team with their supposed research. It is obvious that Irwin and his associates put much effort to market the project and make it appear legitimate. Probably the biggest tell-tale sign of woo is the amount of material intended for the general public. Real research teams don't commission Documentaries on their work, or create fancy websites to publicize it.
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