Issue41 【戮力同心小组】第一次习作 BY Dacy

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41"Such non-mainstream 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."
人们需要非主流研究，因为可以解决非主流科学不能解决的自然现象
人们需要非主流研究，因为可以给人以心里安慰。
不能被当今科学所支持的学科，不一定就是没有其道理的。
但很多非主流学说毫无根据，不可接受

I disagree with the speaker’s assertion that non-mainstream inquiries such as astrology, fortune-telling and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society for they can satisfy human needs which cannot be addressed by mainstream science. I concede that non-mainstream studies have their merits and people need them for certain reasons, but in most cases, their bad influences far outweigh their merits.

First,certain non-mainstream areas of inquiry could address some natural phenomena which could not be interpreted by mainstream science. In deed, restricted by the limited knowledge and science development, people cannot thoroughly interpret some natural event, and thus they expect that the non-mainstream research could answer the questions. Especially in ancient times or some backward regions, this reliance of non-mainstream studies is relatively obvious. For example, in ancient china, without known how rain is formed, people believe that it is god who in charge of rain, which are forced them to pray for rain. Although with the progress of science, such reliance on non-mainstream inquires like praying for rain has become fewer, still people have lots of unknown natural phenomena which give a place for non-mainstream researches.

In second place, some non-mainstream research would satisfy the people’s anxious propensity to know the future and fate of themselves. Because people feel so insecurity, and confusion when facing unknown future and uncertain choice, so that one may needs psychic comfort, like fortune-telling and astrology. Under this circumstance, certain non-mainstream subjects have psychological advantages which make people feel better.

Thirdly, we should not completely negate some non-mainstream inquiries which explore unknown regions and cannot be supported by mainstream science. This may only means that the nowadays science development is not enough for interpreting it, for the reason that in the past some inquires were so-called non-mainstream, but now they have become the mainstream studies. For example, Bruno, Galileo, Copernicus, their study about astronomy was considered non-mainstream subjects, and even the heretical doctrines. However, these researches are valuable and the astronomy has become mainstream study. Thus, we could deduce that some non-mainstream pursuits today may become mainstream inquiry tomorrow.

Nonetheless, many non-mainstream studies are without any reason. As far as I know, some non-mainstream inquires are based on subjective conjecture and lack of sufficient evidence to support it. For example, phrenology, a theory claims that a person’s character and intelligence can be measured by feeling the bumps and depressions on the skull which has no scientific basis, and today it is considered a pseudoscience. Such pursuits make people rely on it completely and attribute

[ 本帖最后由 Dacy 于 2007-7-27 23:16 编辑 ]

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I disagree with the speaker’s assertion that non-mainstream inquiries such as astrology, fortune-telling and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society for they can satisfy human needs which cannot be addressed by mainstream science. I concede that non-mainstream studies have their merits and people need them for certain reasons, but in most cases, their bad influences far outweigh their merits.
（开篇提出观点，同时暗示了分支观点，经典开头方式。）
First, certain non-mainstream areas of inquiry could address some natural phenomena which could not be interpreted by mainstream science. In deed, restricted by the limited knowledge and science development, people cannot thoroughly interpret some natural event, and thus they expect that the non-mainstream research could answer the questions. Especially in ancient times or some backward regions, this reliance of non-mainstream studies is relatively obvious. For example, in ancient china, without known how rain is formed, people believe that it is god who in charge of rain, which are forced them to pray for rain. Although with the progress of science, such reliance on non-mainstream inquires like praying for rain has become fewer, still people have lots of unknown natural phenomena which give a place for non-mainstream researches.

In second place, some non-mainstream research would satisfy the people’s anxious propensity to know the future and fate of themselves. Because people feel so insecurity, and confusion when facing unknown future and uncertain choice, so that one may needs psychic comfort, like fortune-telling and astrology. Under this circumstance, certain non-mainstream subjects have psychological advantages which make people feel better.
（这两段论述的是非主流科学对人类的作用，不过按照我的理解，你的核心观点是非主流科学不会在社会上占重要地位，所以这里用1段论证一下非主流科学对人类的作用就可以了。）
Thirdly, we should not completely negate some non-mainstream inquiries which explore unknown regions and cannot be supported by mainstream science. This may only means that the nowadays science development is not enough for interpreting it, for the reason that in the past some inquires were so-called non-mainstream, but now they have become the mainstream studies. For example, Bruno, Galileo, Copernicus, their study about astronomy was considered non-mainstream subjects, and even the heretical doctrines. However, these researches are valuable and the astronomy has become mainstream study. Thus, we could deduce that some non-mainstream pursuits today may become mainstream inquiry tomorrow.
（针对非主流和主流科学的定义进行论述，这个论证思维很必要，非主流科学和主流科学是一个相对的概念）
Nonetheless, many non-mainstream studies are without any reason. As far as I know, some non-mainstream inquires are based on subjective conjecture and lack of sufficient evidence to support it. For example, phrenology, a theory claims that a person’s character and intelligence can be measured by feeling the bumps and depressions on the skull which has no scientific basis, and today it is considered a pseudoscience. Such pursuits make people rely on it completely and attribute

仿佛你没有粘贴完全。。后面没有了。只能大概说一下感觉，
按照我的理解，这里有一个很重要的限定词：重要的作用（vital role），所以我觉得你在论证了非主流科学缺乏理论依据后应该进一步论证一下它没有起重要作用或者论证一下恰恰是主流科学在社会上起到了重要的作用，这样针对你的观点在逻辑上可能更严密一些。

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晕死了，竟然只把第一篇word的作文粘了进去。起到了搞笑的效果。
恩你说的有道理，我会改一下的。总之先粘全了好了>"<


I disagree with the speaker’s assertion that non-mainstream inquiries such as astrology, fortune-telling and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society for they can satisfy human needs which cannot be addressed by mainstream science. I concede that non-mainstream studies have their merits and people need them for certain reasons, but in most cases, their bad influences far outweigh their merits.

First,certain non-mainstream areas of inquiry could address some natural phenomena which could not be interpreted by mainstream science. In deed, restricted by the limited knowledge and science development, people cannot thoroughly interpret some natural event, and thus they expect that the non-mainstream research could answer the questions. Especially in ancient times or some backward regions, this reliance of non-mainstream studies is relatively obvious. For example, in ancient china, without known how rain is formed, people believe that it is god who in charge of rain, which are forced them to pray for rain. Although with the progress of science, such reliance on non-mainstream inquires like praying for rain has become fewer, still people have lots of unknown natural phenomena which give a place for non-mainstream researches.

In second place, some non-mainstream research would satisfy the people’s anxious propensity to know the future and fate of themselves. Because people feel so insecurity, and confusion when facing unknown future and uncertain choice, so that one may needs psychic comfort, like fortune-telling and astrology. Under this circumstance, certain non-mainstream subjects have psychological advantages which make people feel better.

Thirdly, we should not completely negate some non-mainstream inquiries which explore unknown regions and cannot be supported by mainstream science. This may only means that the nowadays science development is not enough for interpreting it, for the reason that in the past some inquires were so-called non-mainstream, but now they have become the mainstream studies. For example, Bruno, Galileo, Copernicus, their study about astronomy was considered non-mainstream subjects, and even the heretical doctrines. However, these researches are valuable and the astronomy has become mainstream study. Thus, we could deduce that some non-mainstream pursuits today may become mainstream inquiry tomorrow.

Nonetheless, many non-mainstream studies are without any reason. As far as I know, some non-mainstream inquires are based on subjective conjecture and lack of sufficient evidence to support it. For example, phrenology, a theory claims that a person’s character and intelligence can be measured by feeling the bumps and depressions on the skull which has no scientific basis, and today it is considered a pseudoscience. Such pursuits make people rely on it completely and attribute their failure to bad destiny, rather than their laziness or capacity. The disadvantages of such kinds of non-mainstream inquires far outweigh the psychological advantages they have. It is said that some people suffering from a curable disease does not resort to medical treatment, but ask the divination and paranormal force for help, and eventually died.

In sum, though some non-mainstream inquiries might help some people feel better and satisfy their curiousness, some of them are based on subjective assumption, which may prevent people from pondering problems properly. Thus, people should accept the non-mainstream inquires which are based on objective evidence, and otherwise they would bring more disadvantages than the advantages.