- The concept of geopathic stress is more belief and experience driven and not supported by compounding scientific evidence.
- It is said to be a natural radiation that rises up through the earth and becomes distorted by weak electro-magnetic fields, created by subterranean running water, certain mineral concentrations, fault lines, and underground cavities and purported to be harmful to living organisms.
- While some call this and its associated concepts a hoax, others have shown a great faith in this concepts and believe to be true its alleged harmful affects on the human body, including its classification as a carcinogen.