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Hundreds years ago, as a beginning of the controversy between mainstream areas and nonmainstream areas(C: I don’t think they are that “mainstream” or “nonmainstream” at that very beginning. I mean, the nonmainstream inquiry is actually mainstream then.), people try to explain mysteries by astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits. I fundamentally agree that these nonmainstream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits partially(C: OK, the thesis sentence) satisfied human needs. However, the successors of these nonmainstream areas of inquiry have not found substantial evidence yet(C: there is a famous saying: you can never prove the existence of God. Those nonmainsteams don’t need evidence, actually.)—let alone about establish(R: establishing) the structure of academic institution and play a vital role in society.
People’s curiosity of the future leads them to figure out what will happen in the future eagerly. Biologists try to find the answer by researching from the beginning of creature’s life; chemist eager to decipher the mystery by analyzing the composition of the university(R: universe), however, so far, no scientist could tell us about the future affirmatively and exactly. In contrast, people believed in astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits describe the future by predicting the future with the inspiration of the star and the alleged supernatural power, then satisfied People’s curiosity that are not addressed by mainstream science. (C: I just got confused here.)For example, Astrology, a key science in classical China, Greece, and Rome, connected the dynasty changes with the movement of the starts’ pattern. Moreover, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits also satisfy human vanity(C: satisfy vanity? I don’t think this word is proper.), especially those who alleges he have magic six sense.
However(R: On the other hand), achievements of these nonmainstream areas of inquiry give us nothing but the feel of self-confidence and self-satisfaction. A popular example of the inspiration of fortune-telling is the case of a woman who claims that her impairment from her dream prevented each of her five children from serious disaster, and it is acknowledged women usually have acute intuition than man. However, no substantial evidence supports support the rationality of fortune-tell. How can we get benefits from these specious theories, and invest our time and energy merely because we get the inspiration in our dream or acquire insight into events through magic or contact with the supernatural.
Furthermore, humans seem naturally driven(R: being driven) to suspect the theory accepted by most people and more likely to agree the theory which satisfies his needs. So, without distract process to validate the legitimacy of these nonmainstream areas of inquiry, researchers who fight with them even might suspect the rationality of science and become self-deception. For instance, during the Second World War, the period full of disappointment, make it is possible that Parapsychology, a kind of nonmainstream areas of inquiry, encroached the belief of people. A human being is quite a frail creature(C: frail? Are you describing “frail” before? I don’t think so), and needs to be more firm with the truth.
In sum, I concede that these nonmainstream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits offer people the self- confidence and self-satisfaction(C: It is not true. Take a look at the eschatology). However, we cannot live only with self-confidence and self-satisfaction, reason and logic cannot be substituted by psychological benefits and over-approach to these nonmainstream areas makes people become vulnerable to self-deception, fantastic ideas, and even delusions. (C: Too long a sentence.)
C: A simpler, but more precise word is better than a abused GRE word from red bible. |
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