Apologies, I should have used a better phrase. Although I still think he fits the dictionary definition of the word (&quot;an eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject or theory.&quot;), I can see how it might be interpreted as more demeaning than that.<p>I stand by my opinion that the ideas expressed in this interview are bizarre and incoherent. Then again, many very well-educated and well-credentialed people have held weird ideas about the mind.