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issue041 - 作用、意义:科学 Vs 非科学
Such nonmainstream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society by satisfying human needs that are not addressed by mainstream science.
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partly agree
1 占星术,算命等非主流领域确实能够满足一部分科学无法满足的需要
a 科学还不够发达,很多人们想知道的现象得不到解释,而占星术等填补了人们在这方面的需要
b 人类本身是非常脆弱的,所以人们总希望有一种力量能使自己变得强大,而这些力量是基于客观的科学无法给予的
2 这些非主流领域的的东西在一定程度上给人提供了一种希望和寄托,
3 如果社会过于专注于研究这些非主流领域的东西,将产生严重的危害
a 影响真正推动社会发展的科学的进步
b 被别有用心的人利用,造成对社会的危害
The speaker contends that nonmainstream areas of inquiry such as astrology, fortune-telling, and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society by satisfying human needs that are not addressed by mainstream science. I partly agree with this contention to an extent, but I must admit that the popularity of such nonmainstream areas would play an negative role in the progression of our society.
In the first place, these non-mainstream areas of inquiry address certain human needs, which mainstream science and other areas of intellectual inherently cannot. For the one hand, our science and technology is not so developed that many occurrences we cannot control or even explicit. But as human beings, we are curiosity and so eager to explore the world much more than we could by science. As a result, these nonmainstream areas come out as an interception of the world in another way which science cannot deal with. On the other hand, we must admit that we mankind are vulnerable and helpless in a sense. Everybody, however powerful and rich, would not elude the fact that we are mortal. This awareness is somewhat unacceptable, which motivate us try to believe that there is still a another world after death. As a result, these nonmainstream areas untrap us from such bewilderment. It is the function that science cannot perform. Both of the reasons revelation that these nonmainstream areas are somewhat a supplement to meet human beings needs
In the second place, these nonstream areas provide us a faith that leads some people to live with less pain. The world around us is not as perfect as we expect, since it is congested with unjustness, poverty, hungry, etc. These nonmainstreams somewhat conform these people to an extent that they still have a belief that they will live better afterlife which relief them from the pains they are suffering in present life.
However, if the function of these nonstreams is overqualified, the consequence is significant to our society. The popularity of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits will definitely impetus the progression of science and technology, which is the ultimate force bring us to have better lives. Moreover, once these nonmainstreams is utilized by someone, it will do great harms to our human beings ever than we can expect. We should never overlook the dramatic force that these nonmainstream release.
In sum, I concede that nonmainstream areas of inquiry such as astrology, fortune-telling, and paranormal pursuits indeed satisfy our mankind in some aspect that science could not deal with in a long time. However, it is impetus us to explore the world if we depend too much on it. |
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