This seems to be a continuation of the Von-Neumann interpretation of QM this isn’t new: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann–Wigner_interpret...

The cutting edge of physics is often borderline metaphysical and well to a point nonsensical especially when you rely heavily on flawed thought expriements and unable to construct any good experimental ones.

Or rather we have a knee-jerk reaction "it a priori mustn't be so", and thus somebody like Penrose who brings actual arguments (regardless of if they're flawed or not, scientists have flawed arguments all the time), is accused of "masquerading religion".