The Spirit Science

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[[File:The Spirit Scientist.jpg|165px|thumb|right|Jordan River, the man behind this series.<ref name=about>[https://www.spiritsciencecentral.com/about About Us]</ref>]]
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[[File:These_things_don't_matter_for_Jordan_Duchnycz.PNG|thumb|right|350px|Fear, stress, anger, depression, [[marriage]], bills, debt, [[money]], anxiety, loneliness, debt, medical problems, '''[[children]]''', and '''A LITERAL [[Rapture|RAPTURE]]''' should not worry you. '''Don't even think about how to solve them!''']]
'''The Spirit [[Pseudoscience|Science]]''', also known as '''Spiritverse''', is a website created by '''Jordan Duchnycz'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160214220003/http://jordanpearce.com/about/ About]. Retrieved 23 April 2017.</ref> (who also goes by '''Jordan David Pearce'''<ref>Pearce, Jordan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131213020301/http://jordanpearce.com/whats-in-a-name-part-2/ What’s in a Name &mdash; Part 2]. jordanpearce.com. 8 December 2013.</ref>), a native of [[Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Canada]].<ref name=about/>

The Spirit Science promotes a [[Crank magnetism|wide range]] of [[New Age]] [[woo]] including but not limited to [[astral projection]], [[chakra]]s, [[crystal woo]], [[orgone energy]], [[quantum woo]] and [[sacred geometry]], generally bearing a lot of resemblance to [[theosophy]].

The Spirit Science endorses many "[[PRATT|classic]]" [[pseudoscientific]] and [[pseudohistorical]] themes, which are in turn based on claims from [[cranks]], [[willful ignorance]] or completely made-up ideas. It would likely be easier to list the crank beliefs the Spirit Science ''does not'' perpetuate.

Jordan also operates a number of [[YouTube]] channels loaded with the same [[bullshit]]. A defining Spirit Science piece 
of crap
 is the hour-long animated "documentary" titled ''The Human History Movie'' — better known under its changed [[clickbait]] title, ''Our history is not what we think!'', which is a baffling mess of insane New Age pseudohistory, all with no sources, of course.<ref name=SS_12>Spirit Science (31 January 2012). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8NNHmV3QPw Spirit Science 12 ~ The Human History Movie]". ''[[YouTube]]''.</ref> 

The Spirit Science propagates a [[Willful ignorance|dangerously ignorant]] ideology — a [[reptilian]] hybrid between the [[Law of Attraction]] and the Bobby McFerrin song "Don't Worry, be Happy". What the Spirit Science suggests is that you shouldn't try to solve the problems that negatively affect your life, but instead [[Denialism|try not to think about them]] (Jordan once claimed that if you get sick it's because [[Blaming the victim|''you'' made it happen with the power of your own negative thoughts]]!) and [[Doublethink|pretend you're not bothered]] — thus, [[Memory hole|getting rid of the problem]].<ref group=note>All the while running the risk of building up school shooter levels of desperate angst as reality irrevocably catches back up. Because as most of us understand, the ''ignore it and it will go away'' method rarely works in real life.</ref>

The videos themselves were, for a long period of time in which most of his most popular videos were made, presented in a style that is an obvious rip-off of ''Extra Credits'', a much better series discussing video game design, history, and science fiction. Seriously. Watch them. Much better.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz Extra Credits YouTube]</ref>

==Spirit Quest==
[[File:Like dislike.png|165px|thumb|right|Although the video has since been pulled, this is the latest like to dislike ratio the video had according to the Internet Archive.<ref name=SQ>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160113211927/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSh4omTySq4 Spirit Quest 18 - Hospitals and Healing]</ref>]]
Jordan also has [https://www.youtube.com/user/jordanduchnycz another YouTube channel]. One of its playlists is called "Spirit Quest", which is some sort of diary Jordan uses to comment on his travel through the [[USA]] in 45 videos. Number 18<ref name=SQ/> is particularly remarkable, where Jordan goes into a hospital, wears some scrubs and records a surgical operation only to later complain about modern hospitals using 'technology' instead of [[Crystal woo|crystals]] to cure people. If unauthorized, he could have been arrested for taking hospital material, getting into a surgery room with God knows what hygienic conditions and recording an operation.

This what he put in the description:

{{quotebox|I infiltrated a hospital to see what modern society knows about the healing arts. I learned many things. Allow me to share them with you. How did I get into the hospital you ask? Well, I picked up skills from playing {{wpl|Metal Gear Solid}} and used them in real life, obviously.<ref name=SQ/>}}

Many people were outraged by this, pointing out how negligent it was from his part to get into a surgery room without permission. However, Jordan humbly apologized by calling his concerned viewers ''[[asshole|assholes]]'' in an edit made in the video's description.

{{quotebox|EDIT 2015 - LOL people in the comments are such @$$holes! I went in as a part of a film team, i was prepped and met all of the doctors before hand and they all loved me. Calm down people, do you REALLY THINK that doctors would be so chill about some dude walking in and filming? Cripes alrighty.<ref name=SQ/>}}

Of course, Jordan would have never had this problem had he not tried to claim that he "infiltrated" the hospital using his epic stealth skills. However, expecting Jordan to understand that his audience is likely to take him at his word is just too complicated for him to grasp.

==Themes==

===Alchemy===
[[File:Emerald tablet.jpg|thumb|right|165px|The Emerald Tablet from ''Amhitheatrum sapientae aeternae'' by Heinrich Khunrath (1606)]]
Alchemy has been deemed as a valid science in numerous occasions by Jordan. For example, the Emerald Tablets, [[pseudohistorical]] gemstone recordings of [[Atlantis]], were created through alchemical transmutation. They cannot be broken down or attacked chemically.<ref name=SS3>Spirit Science (14 March 2012). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ztsIR6i0e4 Spirit Science 3 ~ Channeling]". ''[[YouTube]]''.</ref><ref name=SS12_3> Spirit Science (3 January 2012). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7gsTMGeHzo The Solution]". ''[[YouTube]]''</ref> Needless to say, these tablets violate many laws of [[chemistry]] and [[physics]]. First of all, [[element]]al transformation is only possible through nuclear reactions.<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/element-transformation Element Transformation]</ref> Alchemy tried to transmute common metals into precious ones through mere chemical reactions, something impossible since atomic number remains invariant.<ref>[https://www.nde-ed.org/Physics/AtomElements/atomicmassnumber.xhtml Atomic Number and Mass Numbers]</ref> Secondly, being made of emerald would make them vulnerable anyway. Emerald's Mohs hardness is between 7.5 and 8, and can be scratched with harder minerals such as corundum (hardness 9).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Krauss|first1=Edward H.|last2=Slawson|first2=Chester B.|title=[http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/collectors_corner/arc/diamond_hardness.htm Variation of hardness in the diamond]|journal=American Mineralogist|volume=24|pages=661-676|date=1939}}</ref> Being a [[crystal]], emerald can chip and shatter with impacts and brutal temperature changes.<ref>[http://www.multicolour.com/emerald/emerald-physical-properties.html What are the physical properties of an emerald?]. Multicolour.</ref>

===Astrology===
The belief that the relative position of astronomical bodies in the sky can cause involuntary changes in [[human]] behavior is widely promoted.<ref name=SS31>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaDeiBRifm8 Secrets of the Moon]. Spirit Science. [[YouTube]]. 25 December 2014.</ref><ref name=SC1>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sUrrY3GrNY Mars Retrograde]. Spirit Science. [[YouTube]]. 18 March 2014.</ref><ref name=SS_12/>To a certain degree, there are no problems with this. Absence of sunlight can be depressive to many people<ref>[https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651 Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)]</ref> (see [[vitamin D]]) and moonlight might have altered people's [[sleep]] cycles in the past, and thus their behavior.<ref>Bryner, Jeanna. [http://www.livescience.com/13323-supermoon-lunacy-full-moon-myths.html "Supermoon" Lunacy: Does the Moon make us crazy?]. LiveScience. 18 March 2011.</ref> Essentially, [[Light|light's]] effects upon the {{wpl|Circadian rhythm||,}} instead [[Soul|soul-tormenting]] [[magic]]. The problem arises when claiming that celestial bodies that are hard to see can affect our behavior, such as [[Mars]] or [[Saturn]], not reflecting enough [[light]] to affect sleep cycles.

===Backster Effect===
[[File:Illuminati .jpg|165px|thumb|right|The people stopping you from learning about the emotions of plants.<ref name=SS34>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NsuVsOoZE Spirit Science 34_1 ~ The Backster Effect]. YouTube. 19 April 2017.</ref>]]
The Backster effect, biocommunication,<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_perception_(paranormal) Plant perception (paranormal)]. Wikipedia.</ref> or plant perception,<ref name=skepdic_backster>[http://skepdic.com/plants.html Plant perception]. Skepdic.</ref> is the idea that non-sentient beings are sentient. CIA interrogator Cleve Backster reported that plants showed responses towards ''him thinking of harming them'' that his invention, the {{wpl|polygraph||,}} could record.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant The Intelligent Plant]</ref> Rather than to accept how utterly useless his machine is, Backster deduced that plants (and later, other non-sentient life) could experience distress, despite their biological limitations. A Spirit Science video proposed that this was possible because life could communicate with each other using the mysterious "field" described by [[David Wilcock]]. Jordan claimed that the evidence is both ignored by the scientific community and the media (while also showing a drawing of the [[Illuminati]] as one of the reasons). He also "addressed" skeptics and scientists who made new trials that failed to show Backster's result through this "enlightening" phrase.<ref name=SS34/>

{{quotebox|When someone does an experiment, their own thoughts and intentions have an effect on the outcome of the experiment too, including the intention to disprove it. And so the scientists observing the experiment, even if they are at the other side of a shielded room, still affect the experiment. The ''Mythbusters'' actually demonstrated this perfectly. However, in their follow-up test with an EEG, they found no effect at all, leading them to believe that the myth was busted. What they didn't consider however, their very mental presence around the experiment was far greater than say, the energy of the catapulted eggs [they were used to measure whether plants were disturbed by it], and thus there was no reaction from the plant, because it was tuned to the individuals who were paying so much attention to it, regardless of electromagnetic shielding.<ref name=SS34/>}}

First, ''Mythbusters'' did not consider such a possibility because it is absurd to the highest degree. From logic and common sense, there is no reason as to why reality should care just because you want something to turn out according to your desires. It is more likely, [[Occam's razor|for the mere fact of being simpler]], that a trial shows no connection because [[Absence of evidence|''there is no connection'']], rather than to assume that there is a mysterious one but it's being suppressed by a conspiracy.

===Chakras===
In [[Hinduism]], chakras are many points in the human body of [[Subtle energy|immeasurable energy]] and human emotion.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/chakra chakra]</ref> Jordan goes one step further and claims that they both absorb and radiate [[electromagnetic]] [[radiation]] such as visible light and [[microwave]]s.<ref name=SS2>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhX6LoNZdAc Chakras]. Spirit Science. [[YouTube]]. 29 December 2011.</ref>
This claim is beyond idiocy, because if chakras were radiating visible light, then we would as a consequence be glowing creatures. Besides, even if they only absorbed other forms of electromagnetic [[radiation]], their existence would have been revealed long ago. For example, inexplicable dark spots would appear in an X-ray radiography.

===Channeling===
Channeling is a form of [[telepathic]] communication based on a complex set of sensory feelings.<ref name=SS3/> While not being obvious at first, it is nonetheless the basis of Spirit Science. Most information comes from Drunvalo Melchizedek, who claims to have channeled information from Thoth, an [[Immortality|immortal]] Atlantean leader. In other words, a great deal of the site's veracity is based on the belief that Drunvalo is not making sh*t up. Apparently, all sentient beings are able to channel, but its efficiency depends on the receptor's neurological capabilities.<ref name=SS3/> If this were true, we would expect channeling to be the easiest among humans, compared to other terrestrial creatures. However, telepathy experiments such as those of [[Ganzfeld experiment|Ganzfeld]] have shown flawed methodology been non-demonstrative of telepathy.

===Chemtrails===
They are used for geoengineering.<ref>[http://thespiritscience.net/2016/05/24/the-purpose-behind-chemtrails-geoengineering-programs-confirmed-at-un-climate-change-conference/ The purpose behind "chemtrails": geoengineering programs confirmed at UN climate change conference]. Spirit Science. 24 March 2016. </ref> Allegedly, its sources come from the website "[http://stopsprayingcalifornia.com/What-are-they-Spraying.html Stop Spraying California!]", which in turns claims that chemtrails contain pollutants such as uranium and "[[PIDOOMA|Human white blood Cells-A]]."[http://stopsprayingcalifornia.com/Human-White-Blood-Cells-A.html Human White Blood Cells-A and Chemtrails]

===Crystals===
It is repeatedly claimed that crystals are alive, possess magical properties, and can heal people. Even though Jordan himself admits that they lack reproductive capabilities or human sapience, they are nonetheless alive and have willpower.<ref name=SS13_1>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoUOn4Vbrz0 Crystals]. Spirit Science. [[YouTube]]. 8 January 2012.</ref> Crystals can get tired of their owner and jump out of their pocket whenever they want.

Another problem comes with the issue of healing properties. It does not work unless the person believes that it will, thereby making crystals a mere [[Placebo effect|placebo]]. And placebos cannot cure anything, relieving some symptoms instead. Anyway, crystals supposedly heal people by increasing the frequency of their [[Aura|auras]]. As these forms of energy are undetectable by technology, this claim is neither [[falsifiable]] nor scientific.

===Conspiracy theories===
{{cquote|Did you know that the [[CIA]] killed President [[John F. Kennedy]]? He had demanded information about a UFO he had sighted and the CIA assassinated him to prevent the truth about aliens coming to light.<ref name=SS15aug2016>[http://thespiritscience.net/2016/08/15/what-can-psychology-tell-you-about-your-extraterrestrial-beliefs/ What can psychology tell you about your extraterrestrial beliefs?]. Spirit Science. 15 August 2016.</ref>}}

===DNA activation===
Not even deoxyribonucleic acid is safe from New Age [[woo]].<ref name=SS11_11>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUunraf0bEM Dna Activation]. Spirit Science. [[YouTube]]. 1 October 2012.</ref> [[Junk DNA]] has [[Magic|magical powers]] which can be unleashed through a process called 'activation'. Firstly, "junk DNA" or more appropriately, non-coding DNA, refers to parts of the [[genome]] which do not synthesize proteins, but synthesize transfer, ribosomal and regulatory RNAs for example. Secondly, in [[biochemistry]], activation refers to reactions such as peptide hydrolysis and phosphorylation that change the polypeptide sequence and protein conformation, thus altering enzymatic (catalytic) properties. For example, a hydrolytic protein is phosphorylated in the rough endoplasmic reticulum to incapacitate it from digesting other cell components. It is later activated through instantaneous dephosphorylation when arriving towards a more acidic environment such as lysosome, where it is needed. The important idea here is that biochemical activation cannot be controlled at will. Furthermore, Spirit Science states that our DNA has a triple-helix still to be identified. This is also false since we know its structure through X-ray crystallography. A third polynucleotide strand very rarely appears in cells, because of its instability.<ref>{{wpa|Triple-stranded DNA}}</ref>

===Energy woo===
Energy is synonymous with "free-floating" emotions and thoughts.<ref>[http://thespiritscience.net/2017/03/10/protect-yourself-from-negative-energy/ Protect yourself from negative energy]. Spirit Science. 10 March 2017.</ref>

===Evolution===
Not a hot topic, since evolution is [[stopped clock|acknowledged as factual]].<ref>[http://thespiritscience.net/2014/03/15/spirit-science-evolution/ Evolution]. Spirit Science. 15 March 2014.</ref> But it is mixed with a lot of New Age lore, usually referring to spiritual progress when it is brought up.<ref name=SS11_1>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha_9Omn9obk Evolution]. Spirit Science. YouTube. 27 September 2012.</ref>

===Extraterrestrials===
Many species depicted in [[ufology]] are believed to exist, such as Sirians, [[Pleiadians]], [[greys]], and [[Martians]].

Sirians and Pleiadians are benevolent beings keen at channeling (telepathic communication).<ref name=SS3/> In reality, intelligent life simply cannot exist around the {{wpl|Sirius}} and {{wpl|Pleiades}} group of stars. However, Sirius is only slightly more than two hundred million years old<ref>[https://theplanets.org/stars/sirius-star/ Sirius Star – Facts About The Brightest Star From Earth]</ref> and Pleidas is only around one hundred million<ref>[https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/how-far-are-pleiades-really How Far are the Pleiades, Really?]</ref> (for reference, it took around four billion years for intelligent life to form on Earth<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231025-if-alien-life-is-artificially-intelligent-it-may-be-stranger-than-we-can-imagine If alien life is artificially intelligent, it may be stranger than we can imagine]</ref>), and a large portion of their light is [[ultraviolet]] radiation, ionizing macromolecules necessary for life on any neighboring planet.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835849/ Light, Including Ultraviolet]</ref> With that said, even unicellular life would have trouble arising around these stars in the first place.

Regarding grey aliens, apparently they nearly conquered us in 1989. Luckily, humankind was saved by a very good-natured Peruvian woman who gained control of a magical airship which made the [[aliens]] sick and forced them to leave Earth.<ref name=SS12_3/> How this real-life Independence Day went unnoticed by the global population is never explained.

See section “{{sl|Mars and Martians}}” for more information about another fictional species.

===Fluoride===
Despite having poor knowledge of chemistry, the levels of fluoride in water are "outrageous" for Spirit Science.<ref name=SS_9jul2016>[http://thespiritscience.net/2016/07/09/you-should-be-angry-about-the-high-levels-of-fluoride-added-to-your-water-heres-why/ You should be angry about the high levels of fluoride added to your water; here's why]. Spirit Science. 9 July 2016.</ref>

===Giants===
They did exist, including the [[Nephilim]], which will be discussed in the future.<ref name=SS12_1/> Yes, this implies that there's going to be a sequel to the Human History movie. Apparently, how tall a human being is is related to his or her spiritual enlightenment and chromosome count. We're currently on the second "spiritual level", with 46 chromosomes. Our predecessors used to be a little bit shorter and had 44 chromosomes. The pinnacle of this enlightening process is becoming 50-foot- tall beings with 52 chromosomes.<ref>Spirit Science (4 January 2012). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2GdpWhBi3A; Spirit Science 12_4 ~ The Fall]". ''YouTube''.</ref> In reality, there is no evidence that our human ancestors, or the most recent members of the ''Homo'' genus for that matter,<ref>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome_2_(human)#Evolution; Chromosome 2 (human)]". ''Wikipedia''. Retrieved 18 August 2016.</ref> had fewer chromosomes. Indeed, the second pair in the human karyotype is the result of the fusion of two pre-existing chromosomes, so in the past we used to have 48. The presence of telomere-like sequences (such as a repeated TTAGGG sequence)<ref>MacAndrew, Alec. "[http://www.evolutionpages.com/chromosome_2.htm; Human Chromosome 2 is a fusion of two ancestral chromosomes]". ''evolutionpages.com''.</ref> near the centre indicate this. But looking at the bright side, ''Spirit Science'' made a falsifiable prediction, without appealing to its "frequency" non-sense. A Chinese man was born with a diploid count of 44, due to the fusion of the 14th and 15th chromosomes.<ref>"[http://genetics.thetech.org/original_news/news124; The 44 Chromosome Man]". ''genetics.thetech.org''. Published 26 February 2010.</ref> Since neither essential genes were lost nor harmful ones added overall, the man was born healthy, free of shortness or some kind of "spiritual retardation". So, prediction disproven.

===GMOs===
With the site’s adamant appeal to nature, demonization of transgenic crops is inevitable.<ref>[http://thespiritscience.net/2016/05/08/the-cereal-brands-that-are-labeling-their-gmo-products-as-100-natural/ The cereal brands that are labeling their GMO products as 100% natural]. Spirit Science. 8 May 2016.</ref> Spirit Science whines about [[GMO|GMOs]] not being natural, but ignores that the so-called "organic food" consists of crops that have been modified through selective breeding.

===History===
The people of The Spirit "[[Pseudoscience|Science]]" [[Pseudohistory|believe]] that [[Extraterrestrial|Martians]] came to [[Atlantis]] and [[Aliensdidit|began ruling]] the human population of Atlantis. They also believe that underneath [[Giza pyramids|the pyramids]] is a [[Unidentified flying object|space "warship"]] that was used in 1989 to make all the [[greys]] get sick causing them to flee earth, and that there is a giant underground city under [[Egypt]] near the ship,
à la [[Roland Emmerich]]'s ''Stargate'' franchise. [[Jesus Christ]] went to [[Tibet]] to become a [[Buddhist]] and return as a wise man and spiritual leader. Also, his birth was planned by the Egyptian god {{wpl|Thoth}} (though he wasn't actually an Egyptian god, but the King of Atlantis according to their rather exotic additions to the {{wpl|Emerald Tablet}}) in order for humanity to achieve "Christ Consciousness" in 13,000 years, whatever that means. 

A tunnel in [[Romania]] goes to [[Egypt]]. And there are 13 families that are descendants of the Martians that invaded Atlantis and are now secretly controlling the world and are essentially the [[Illuminati]], except that the Illuminati are no longer the true (good, human) Illuminati, but actually a [[Anti-Catholicism|Catholic]] corruption of the Illuminati. And that [[Jews]] are aliens from the future, but good aliens. The bad aliens are not Jews &mdash; kind of how [[David Icke]] believes in the [[Protocols of the Elders of Zion]], but thinks they refer to actual shape-shifting lizard people, not that [[Antisemitism|the Jews are evil alien overlords]]. So, apparently neither Spirit Science (despite the unfortunate abbreviation possibility…) or Icke are [[Antisemitism|anti-Semite]]s, just [[Insanity|batshit crazy]] and [[Fractal wrongness|fractally wrong]]. No, really.<ref name=SS_12/>

===Homeopathy===
It is supported like almost any other alternative medicine.<ref name=SS20/>

===Hollow Earth===
Spirit Science does not support the hollow Earth model ''as it is popularly known''.<ref>[http://thespiritscience.net/2014/03/26/the-science-of-hollow-earth/ The Science of the Hollow Earth Theory]. Spirit Science. 26 March 2014.</ref> Cross-sections of the Earth are depicted with a molten core and a rocky mantle.<ref name=SS31/> However, in parallel realms with different laws of physics coexisting with our own, the Earth might be hollow. Jordan says that the toroidal shape of the Earth's magnetic field, with its lines entering and exiting through the planet, might have something to do with this. In actuality, however, he fails to understand how magnetic fields work. When an electric charge moves, it generates a magnetic field perpendicular to the vector of its movement. If it does so circling around something (such as the axis of the Earth as the electrically-charged core rotates), the resulting magnetic field will have a toroidal shape. The shape of magnetic fields is nothing more than the result of the laws of physics within our universe.

===Jesus===
The ''Human History'' movie hijacked the central figure of [[Christianity]]. Though there is no problem in believing that [[Jesus of Nazareth]] was a [[Historical Jesus|historical person]] who has been mystified, Spirit Science essentially claims that Jesus was [[psychic]], as if it were more believeable than claiming he was son of [[God]]. He was conceived through the "spiritual mating" of an Atlantean couple of survivors, all of which was Thoth's plan to guide humanity to an enlightened future. Jesus went to [[Tibet]] and lived there for 18 years to become an enlightened Buddhist guru.<ref name=SS_12/> This was possibly ripped off from Christopher Moore's ''Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal'',<ref>''Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal'' by Christopher Moore (2002), published by William Morrow and Company, ISBN: 0-380-81381-5</ref> but more likely some second- or third-hand regurgitation of [[Lost years of Jesus#Trip to India|19<sup>th</sup> century ideas]] that were [[fringe]] even back then and stemmed from a mixture of [[Historical evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ#Euhemerism vs Apotheosism|Euhemerism]], [[Orientalism]], spiritualism, {{wpl|Syncretism|syncretism,}} and "[[hoax]]ism" similar to the stuff found in the ideas about a [[Great White Brotherhood]]. By what means did a poor person travel thousands of kilometers is never explained, in the same way that no reliable evidence other a [[pseudohistory]] book is presented to back up this.

===Jews===
The ''Human History'' movie claims that the ancient Hebrews were aliens who traveled back in time from an unknown location in the future to ancient Earth. They are not humans, and that is why Moses tried to free his people.<ref name=SS_12/> Whether this is [[antisemitism]] or just stupidity is for you to decide, though probably the latter given his statement in the same breath, "They knew a lot of things that we didn't know yet."

===Martians===
According to the imaginative "Human History" movie, Martians were red humanoids with a thriving civilization on Mars less than a million years ago, when it was very Earth-like. However, they screwed everything up when an experiment altered their mindset, making them amoral, greedy, and power-hungry. The resulting wars ultimately blew up their atmosphere, forcing them to seek a better neighborhood to live, [[Earth]].<ref name=SS12_1>Spirit Science (1 January 2012). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKFTNHjCovU Spirit Science 12_1 ~ Rise of Atlantis]". ''YouTube''.</ref> If anything of this fantasy was true, and Martians literally "blew up" their atmosphere, its surface would not only contain plenty of [[Fossil|fossils]], but mummified corpses as well. Instantaneous exposure to near-vacuum would have boiled away [[water]] from the body of any living being, thereby preserving them. The destruction of the Martian atmosphere would not have resulted in the end of all life either. Apart from certain species of bacteria, an extremophile lichen was able to survive in Martian conditions.<ref>Baldwin, Edwin (26 April 2012). "[http://www.skymania.com/wp/2012/04/lichen-survives-harsh-martian-setting.html/ Lichen survives harsh Mars environment]". ''SkyMania''.</ref> Anyway, back to our story. The surviving Martian population settled on Earth. Gravity is 2.5 times stronger here, which would make walking problematic and falling fatal for the alien refugees. Last but not least ludicrous, Martians not only survived Earth's punishing [[gravity]], but also managed to successfully [[Sex|mate]] with humans. It is not only improbable for [[aliens]] to look like [[Human|us]], but cross-breeding is genetically impossible. Besides, those [[Atlantis|Atlantians]] were presumably very, very open-minded to have sex with aliens.<ref name=SS_12/>

===Medicine===
[[File:ss_medicine.PNG|thumb|right|Attempted satire about medicine.]]
As a New Age site, Spirit Science is eager to talk about how flawed modern medicine is, while ignoring the downsides of [[Alternative medicine|alternatives]].<ref name="ss_31_1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47dafJsd-hE Spirit Science 33_1 ~ Let Food Be Thy Medicine]. ''YouTube''. 20 March 2017.</ref> Apparently, doctors do not learn even the most basic facts about nutrition,<ref name="ss_31_1"/> despite the fact that a degree in medicine does contain subjects about it. Further, what we eat is so important that there are degrees in nutrition. To say that health organizations are in cahoots with [[Big Pharma|pharmaceutical corporations]] to make the public see little value in nutrition is also false.

===Occam's razor===
In a video response to Martymer81, Jordan exposed his lack of awareness about [[Occam's razor]] (also known as the law of parsimony).<ref name=occam>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dOYJBMM3XI "SS Mailbag 2 ~ Debunker Showdown Spirit Science  Spirit Science "]. ''YouTube''. 18 November 2013.</ref> This method of problem solving states that among competing [[hypotheses]], the one with the fewest assumptions should be chosen. For example if there is no evidence of Atlantis, the appropriate explanation is that it simply does not exist, instead of saying that ''it vibrated at a higher frequency and hence didn't leave any physical clue of its existence''. In the aforementioned video, Jordan implied that it is a method for ''simplifying'' things, when explaining to Martymer81 how he could have expressed his [[skepticism]].

{{quotebox|Hi Jordan, let me understand what you mean. When an inventor has an idea, as soon as he thinks of it, it manifests where? In another dimension? Can you explain more about what that means? Further, when other people think of that idea too, it's because they see it… I don't really get it. Does anything have to do with the inventor talking about it? Can we '''Occam's razor this down''' a bit, so that it's simpler to understand for everybody and maybe we can all grow in our understanding of it?<ref name=occam />}}

===Palmistry===
Because why not?<ref>[http://thespiritscience.net/2016/08/13/the-history-of-palmistry-what-do-your-hands-say-about-your-personality/ The history of palmistry: what do your hands say about your personality?]. Spirit Science. 13 August 2013.</ref> [[Palmistry]] faces the same problem as astrology, lack of a plausible method to work. It is a placebo at best, invented for making people feel better about their struggles in life.<ref> Pejic NG.
 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18681355 Palmistry, tarot cards, and psychotherapy]. NCBI. PubMed. The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. March-April 2008.</ref>

===Pineal gland===
The [[pineal gland]] has hidden parapsychological powers that can be unleashed.<ref>[http://thespiritscience.net/?s=Pineal+gland Pineal gland]. Spirit Science.</ref>

===Psychedelic drugs===
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The benefits are praised, while the risks are ignored.<ref name=SS_psychedelic>[http://thespiritscience.net/?s=psychedelic Psychedelic]. Spirit Science.</ref><ref>[https://www.thespiritscience.net/2016/07/23/4-hallucinogenic-herbs-that-are-legal-in-your-garden/ 4 Hallucinogenic Herbs That Are Legal & In Your Garden]. thespiritscience.net, 23 July 2016.</ref>

===Reiki===
A [[Reiki]] master can open your [[chakra]]s.<ref name=SS2/>

===[[Sacred geometry]]===
Drunvalo Melchizedek's Flower of Life is brought up ''ad nauseam'', with Jordan even giving the topic its own independent video.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHuvW7YaGjQ Spirit Science 6 ~ The Flower of Life]</ref>

===The Moon===
On December 25<sup>th</sup>, 2015, Jordan made a video named "Secrets of the Moon"<ref name=SS31/> along with his friend the "Atlantis King",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/theatlantisking Atlantis King]. YouTube.</ref> where he [[Straw man|misrepresents]] lunar science in an attempt to make his particular case for [[intelligent design]].

{{sbs|title=1|Secrets of the Moon:|RationalWiki:}}

{{sbs|1=[1:04] What’s stranger? The Moon is actually far too big to be a natural satellite of the Earth. If I’m not mistaken, there is not a single other planet in our Solar System whose moon compares in ratio to our own Earth-Moon ratio. Our moon is actually larger than Pluto.
|2= There are no limitations in the size of a natural satellite, other than it must always have a smaller radius than the planet it's orbiting in order to be considered a moon. For what we know, there could even be “double planets”.<ref>[https://www.universetoday.com/164456/where-are-all-the-double-planets/ Where are All the Double Planets?]</ref> That our moon is larger than Pluto is not remarkable either, Ganymede and Titan are larger than Mercury but they are rightfully considered moons.{{efn|Ganymade has a radius of 1,635 miles,<ref>[https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/moons/ganymede/facts/ Ganymede: Facts]</ref> Titan has one of 3,200 miles,<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Titan-astronomy Titan]</ref> and Mercury is only 1,516 miles.<ref>[https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/facts/ Mercury Facts]</ref>}} And if Pluto had retained its planet status, the ratio of the Pluto-Charon system (0.51) would be greater than the Earth-Moon system (0.27). And an even larger ratio is that of dislikes to likes that your video currently has (~0.6).}}

{{sbs|1=[1:20] The current leading theory in science is that something like a Mars-sized planet-like rock came out of nowhere and hit the Earth, and then it became the Moon. And when those physics didn’t work out, they came up with a new theory, that said that the same planet-like rock-like thing hits the planet, bounces around and then hits it again, and then becomes the Moon. Needless to say, the physics still didn’t work.
|2= The leading explanation you have [[straw man|misrepresented]] is called the Great Impact hypothesis. It proposes that the Moon formed as a result of debris coalescing gravitationally just outside Earth’s Roche limit. The debris in turn was the result of a collision of the primordial Earth with a Mars-sized protoplanet named Theia. Such an event explains certain observations, such as the Moon having a relatively small metallic core (indicating that it came mostly from mantle material) and the Earth having a larger-than-expected metallic core (resulting from the fusion of the two previous cores). Physicists know that planetary collisions are not like a billiard game. Two colliding bodies can bounce off if they do so elastically: if they are rigid enough to withstand without deforming as a result. Otherwise, kinetic energy is spent deforming them and cannot be recovered. Planetary masses have such kinetic energy and gravitational pull that they cannot survive intact after a close encounter, hence bouncing is impossible.}}

{{sbs|1=[1:44] Well, now that you ask, have you ever heard anything about it being hollow? [1:55] In November of 1969, NASA crashed a lunar module into the Moon causing the equivalent of one ton of TNT. NASA said that the Moon reverberated like a gong for half an hour. Then they did it again, causing the impact of 11 tons of TNT and it rang like a bell for over 4 hours. It vibrated in a way as if it were hollowed out, with giant hydraulic damper structures inside of it.
|2= While astronaut Pete Conrad did indeed say "the entire Moon rang like a gong" when the lunar module Intrepid impacted it, the only conclusion NASA scientists came to is that the lunar surface material could reach a greater depth than previously thought. No mention is made of this suggesting dampening structures beneath the lunar surface, and indeed contradicts that the Moon has a hollow interior.<ref>https://history.nasa.gov/SP-350/ch-12-3.html</ref><ref> [https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/pg15.htm Software, Robotics, and Simulation Division]</ref>}}

{{sbs|1=[2:20] The surface of the Moon contains minerals like titanium, but also processed metals like brass and mica. It also contains something called uranium-236 and neptunium, which are both minerals that have never been found to occur naturally. Uranium-236 is a long-lived nuclear waste that appears in spent nuclear fuel and neptunium is a radioactive by-product of nuclear reactors when plutonium is being created. This means that at least some of the rocks on the Moon are most likely synthetic, and while it’s only a theory, I wouldn’t say it’s illogical to come to the conclusion that it could artificially-created.
|2=About each of the substances:
*Titanium is a naturally-occurring chemical element, not a mineral.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/titanium titanium]</ref>
*Mica is a naturally-occurring mineral, not a processed metal.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/mica mica]</ref>
*Copper-zinc alloy fragments were found on the Moon and called “brass”, but the experts clarified that it had no terrestrial analogue.<ref> Alfred A. Levinson and S. Ross Taylor. “[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OongBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=moon+brass+samples&source=bl&ots=X8O9N_ZoYr&sig=XqyEQPrPdDoTPSCqRZxkMKOxuGw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt0PLYjYrTAhVHKMAKHZG7BMwQ6AEIJjAF#v=onepage&q=moon%20brass%20samples&f=false Moon Rocks and Minerals.]” p 90-91. 4 December 2015.</ref>
*On [[Lunar radioactivity|another article]], we explain that uranium-236 is continuously being created by solar wind affecting uranium-235, which has a longer half-life.
*Neptunium is a naturally-occurring chemical element.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/neptunium neptunium]</ref>
What's written here isn't a [[Scientific_theory|theory]]. It's barely a ''conjecture''.}}

{{sbs|1=[3:01] Well, craters should vary in depth due to the size and impact of the various space rocks that hit them, right? We can tell that there was a difference in the meteor sizes that hit the Moon by the diameters of each crater. And yet, how can all of them, across the board, are the same depth?
|2=False. Lunar craters vary in depth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D9S-0mcmIg Feeding The Trolls 93: Spirit Science]</ref>}}

{{sbs|1=[4:38] And just like the tides, it even bends the water in our bodies. That’s why at nights with full moon there’s always an increase in violent crimes.
|2=The Moon does not bend the water in our bodies, tidal effects only manifest when there is a significant difference in the gravitational pull from one side of the affected body to the other. For the human body, that amounts to a force measured in trillionths of Newtons. Claims that the phase of the Moon affects the human condition due to, for example, an increase illumination during the Full Moon phase have defied demonstration or even statistical correlation.<ref> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16407788 The lunar cycle: effects on human and animal behavior and physiology]</ref> While the tidal cycle affects certain biomes on Earth, such affects do not indicate that the Moon is artificial. And the whole bit about more violent crimes at full moon is a big fat urban legend.<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/31/full-moon-effect-debunked-again/#.W197XBgnbVM Full Moon effect debunked again]</ref> }}

===Thoth===
Perhaps one of the wackiest claims is that of the existence of Thoth.<ref name=SS_12/> In the infamous Human History movie, it is "revealed" that Thoth wasn't actually an [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[god]], but the Priest King of Atlantis.

What is Thoth? A man with a bird beak, according to his cartoon depictions. Nothing is stated about his mother or wife, but his father was one the founders of Atlantis named Thome, and Thoth had a son named Tat. Even more, Tat has a secret brotherhood named after him that has been protecting sacred places to this day.<ref name=SS_12/>

When a cataclysmic event was coming, Thoth and two of his friends traveled to the land of Khem, currently the Gizah plateau, and built the [[pyramid]]s through their supernatural prowess. (Never mind contemporary records and archeological evidence that it was a big construction project in Ancient Egypt.) Since the destruction of Atlantis, Thoth is a disembodied immortal spirit that some decades ago decided to pass all his knowledge that humanity had forgotten into a single man, Drunvalo Melchizedek. Instead of revealing himself simultaneously to hundreds of respected figures within political, scientific and academic circles, this incredibly wise being decided that giving that knowledge to a single individual that nobody had heard about was the best option.

===Time travel===
There are occurrences of this.<ref name=SS27jan2016>[http://thespiritscience.net/2016/01/27/time-travel/ 10 inexplicable occurrences that indicate time travel exists]. Spirit Science. 27 January 2016.</ref> This can be achieved both technologically<ref name=SS27jan2016/> or spiritually<ref name=SS_12/> using the Merkaba.

===Vibration===
Everything can be seen as being a vibration of ''something'' according the site,<ref name=SS7>Spirit Science (1 January 2012). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPkX0iOVX18 Spirit Science 7 ~ Dimensions]". ''[[YouTube]]''</ref> with [[Quantum woo|quantum mechanics backing this up]]. Everything has a 'frequency', and changing it phases something out of existence. Having different frequencies is SS's ticket for [[unfalsifiable]] claims. For example, there is no evidence for Atlantis because its events along with the continent itself, existed at a much higher frequency. [[DNA]] has more than two strands undetectable by technology for the same reason.

===Water===
As always, [[water woo]]. In October 13, 2012 a video named "Spirit Science 20 ~ Water" was subbed.<ref name=SS20>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtDennZr5fA Water]. Spirit Science. [[YouTube]]. 13 October 2012.</ref>

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{{sbs|1=[0:06] The time has come for us to talk about water. This’s been one of those things who has caused some disputes in the comments’ and discussions ever since episode one, when I brought up [[Masaru Emoto|Dr. Emoto]], who spent his life researching water and demonstrated that by projecting love onto water and freezing the water, it would cause the water to freeze in beautiful patterns. Projecting negatively onto water caused the water to form like this [amorphous shapes]. And that’s a pretty dramatic difference. | 2=Setting aside that Masaru Emoto [[Credentialism|holds no actual doctorate in science]], we have an entire [[Masaru Emoto|article dedicated to him]] and his so-called experiment. Most tellingly, he was even invited by [[James Randi]] to his {{wpl|One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge}} in 2003 to reproduce his experiments under laboratory conditions, but was reluctant to participate.<ref>[https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4433 The Water Woo of Masaru Emoto]</ref> Totally unexpected if he is an honest person willing to demonstrate the veracity of his work.}}

{{sbs|1=[0:38] Now, the common argument from the sceptical perspective is that there was a triple blind study on Emoto's research and several times they didn't see nearly the same results that Emoto did. Does this mean Emoto is a lying, crazy Japanese guy? Not necessarily. He seems like a pretty level-headed guy. Could it mean that the people who did the triple blind studies didn't understand what Emoto understood about water? Well, I feel like this may be more of a possibility but this is what we're going to discuss today. |2= First, are you not aware that the best liars, by definition, seem honest? Second, Emoto’s work was simple enough that no misunderstandings are possible. Show different emotions to water and you will affect how its crystal form when freezing or how the rice it contains ferments.}}

{{sbs|1=[1:10] We also know that every living species of life on Earth comes from water and needs water to grow this includes crystals too by the way.|2=Crystals need a liquid medium to form,<ref>[https://tinyrituals.co/blogs/tiny-rituals/how-crystals-are-formed How Crystals Are Formed]</ref> but not necessarily water. If what is being crystalized is the medium itself, a slow cooling time is important. If the crystal grows from a solution, then a rapid evaporation will accelerate the process.}}

{{sbs|1=[1:44] Water is the only element in existence that can exist in three states solid liquid and gas. [Correction by Jordan: Yes, many other Elements can exist in 3 states. But think about this from the 4 Elements Perspective.]|2=But still,
*Water is a chemical compound, not an element.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/water water]</ref>
*Plenty of other substances can exist in those states. 
*Even among the classical elements, water is not unique in that aspect. Air can be cooled until condensation.<ref>[http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=219 Can you freeze air? And if you can, will it freeze in layers, one layer for each type of molecule? (e.g. oxygen, carbon dioxide etc.)]</ref>}}

{{sbs|1=[2:05] Well, it’s the only element that expands when it freezes and contracts when it heats. Every other element on the planet does the opposite, which science to date cannot explain.|2=Science has explained it. Water molecules when frozen form an hexagonal pattern, which takes up more space than when they are chaotically going around as a liquid.<ref>”[http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Chemical/waterdens.html The Expansion of Water upon Freezing]”. ''Hyperphysics'' website.</ref>}}

{{sbs|1=[2:29] Why does water have the highest surface tension of all liquids? Why is it that it's the most powerful solvent on earth? And why is water able to rise against gravity through the trunks of giant trees against thousands of atmospheres of pressure? Want to know the truth? The truth is that there are a lot of unanswered questions about water and what it is, that we have absolutely no logical conclusive answers to. This is an absolutely beautiful thing because admitting that we know nothing allows us to open up to learn new things about what it is that we want to know.|2=Accepting your own ignorance is good, but not assuming that anyone else knows as little as you do. 
*Water does not have the highest surface tension of all liquids, Mercury has a higher one.<ref>[https://www.biolinscientific.com/blog/surface-tension-of-water-why-is-it-so-high Surface tension of water – Why is it so high?]</ref>
*Water is the best solvent due to its high [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/diph2o.html dipole moment].
*Water rises through the trunks of trees thanks to {{wpl|Capillarity|capillarity}}.}}

==Stupidity Spirit Science rejects==
Don't get us wrong. There's stuff that is just [[stopped clock|not accepted]].

===[[Biblical literalism]]===
In the FAQ page, when responding to question number 9, Jordan says:

{{quotebox|It is important to remember that regardless of what any doctrine or religion has written ~ Those words are written by Men.<ref name=SSFAQ>[http://thespiritscience.net/faq/ Spirit Science FAQ]. Spirit Science. Deleted.</ref>}}

However, he has no problem in believing in the [[Exodus]] narrative, as shown in the ''Human History'' movie. Jordan basically [[Cherry picking|rejects all the parts in religious scriptures that are inconvenient for his belief system]].

===[[Moon landing hoax]]===
According to the Moon video, NASA did have the technical capabilities to send vehicles to the [[Moon]].<ref name=SS31/>

===[[Young Earth Creationism]]===
It's incredible, but Spirit Science is not into it. That doesn't imply that its other claims aren't as wrong as those of [[fundamentalists]] though. The ''Human History'' movie indicates that the world is much older than six millennia. Sadly though, it incorrectly states that modern humans and the [[Sphinx]] have been around for [[Alternate historical chronology|much]] [[Michael Cremo|longer]] than what is generally agreed.

==In response to criticism==
The show already preemptively instructs to "neither believe nor disbelieve" its claims.<ref name="SS_10">"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__bgs-DIpo8 Spirit Science 10 ~ The Math of God]." YouTube.</ref> The followers usually quote this when criticism arises. But smashing your [[rational]] capabilities so that you form no conclusions about the likelihood of claims is itself a problem, and it is also clear that these followers do believe the claims, often defending them.

The show has responded to another YouTube channel that voiced criticism. The response went on and on about how "[[bulverism|I understand what you are going through]]" and stuff, without actually stating what that was. It was a kind of [[Forer effect|"horoscope"-style]] response to criticism, vague enough that the followers could imagine that it was on point.

Jordan, along with his website, is [[hypocritical]], i.e. expects standards from others that doesn't himself adhere to. He accuses "mainstream" science of being dogmatic and asks people to have an [[open mind]] about his ideas,<ref name=SS11_1/> while he himself won't refrain from deleting a comment pointing out all the [[bullshit]] he says in a video.

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==External links==
*[http://www.thespiritscience.net/ The Spirit Science homepage.]
*[http://www.youtube.com/TheSpiritScience The Spirit Science YouTube channel.]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dVOrJ-c7_s&list=PLHLnw5-2vMBRvibTnTI89CaPt6M-WI0R4 Why do People Laugh at Spirit 'Science'?], Martymer81's YouTube series debunking Spirit Science.
*[http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com Spirit Science and Metaphysics], a web page started by followers of The Spirit Science but now subsumed under its creator's auspices.
*[http://jordanpearce.com/ Blog under his real name.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmWeueTF8l83d7a2fhb0rUyyvA-BJeCke Spirit "Science"] by CoolHardLogic.
*YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hTPF6tKKLI&feature=youtu.be Jordan vs. Jordan- Debunking Spirit Science (A Woodoscience Special)]

==Notes==
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==References==
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