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Breatharianism
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Breatharianism is the idea that one can live without food and drink - all one needs is "pranic light" which is not made-up New Age cobblers, but is accurate, channelled information from a huge invisible spaceship hovering over North America. Or something.[1]
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[edit] Breatharians
Notable proponents of Breatharianism (or Inedia) include the Californian Wiley Brooks. In 1983, most of the leadership of the movement in California resigned when Brooks was caught sneaking into a hotel and ordering a chicken pie.
More recently the name most associated with the idea is Australia's Jasmuheen (born Ellen Greve), who claims to live only on a cup of tea and a biscuit every few days. However, the only supervised test of this claim left her suffering from severe dehydration.[2]
Breatharianism frequently involves sungazing in the dubious belief that nourishment can be gained directly from the sun's energy through the eye, even though it is not a photosynthesising organ. This is likely to be just a woo-based explanation of "energy", which has little or nothing to do with real definitions of energy. As with most supposed techniques of its type, proponents claim that the arts of breatharianism take years to master - usually this sort of excuse allows proponents to ignore evidence based on people trying and failing at the technique. It clearly requires a great deal of courage and self-disciple to be able to keep a straight face while talking about staring at the sun as a viable solution to the world's starvation problems.
[edit] Advantages of breatharianism
- You will save on food bills!
- You will become an ascended being of light and the space people will transport you to a golden paradise!
[edit] Disadvantages of breatharianism
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Apologetics Index
- Wiley brooks is still going strong! Oh and he needs beelions of dollars, what a surprise.
- Breatharians on Livejournal
