issue41 [076G飞跃小组]joyce8512第六次作业

joyce8512UID: 2263806

TOPIC: ISSUE41 - "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."
因果型提纲：
正负负。
1．非主流领域的确满足了人们的某些需求。
面临选择或危险，心理不确定。例子：投资算命，结婚挑黄道吉日。
2．科学推动了社会发展，便利了人们生活。这些作用是非主流领域不能实现的。
例子：电灯取代蜡烛。+ 医学上进步，使很多疾病可以得到治疗。
3．过分相信非主流学科会带来危害。
例子：有病了不看医生靠意念结果死掉。
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Are nonmainstream areas important to our society? The speaker claims that such areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society since they satisfy human needs that are not resolved by mainstream science. From my perspective, it is true that nonmainstream fields to some extent meet the psychological needs of people; however, the status of mainstream science should be far more significant than nonmainstream areas when it comes to the contribution to the whole society.

Admittedly, nonmainstream areas--such as fortune-telling, psychic and paranormal pursuits--are helpful to satisfy the psychological demands of people. Understandably, people will feel unsure and insecure when they are in face of the fateful choices or grave dangers, and then they will turn to the fortune-telling for help. Take the wedding day as an example, a multitude of people will refer to the fortune-teller to gain the information concerning which date is most fortunate for the couples in order to make the marriage blessed and everlasting. In one word, nonmainstream areas are truly helpful to make people feel better about themselves, their choices and their circumstances.

However, on the other hand, the function of mainstream science is far more crucial than that of nonmainstream fields to people’s life and the society as a whole. Simple put electricity for example, people living in an era of only candles before Edison’s invention of electric lamp. From then on, people said farewell to the dark condition and the traditional lifestyles of sleeping along with the sunset while getting up along with the sunrise, which is, a fundamental improvement of human beings. Another instance is in the medical realm, a large number of diseases that is fatal to our forefathers are solved successfully today, so that people can live a healthier and longer life nowadays. Shortly, it is the science that produce a more developed and attractive society for groups of people to live.

In addition, nonmainstream areas will adverse to the society if there is no restriction of them, which is neglected by the speaker. Here is a proper case to support my assertion. In 2003, a Chinese farmer named Liu Ming had a terrible disease. Strongly holding the belief that he will saved by the psychic and paranormal power, Liu Ming refused to neither take any medicine nor go to the hospital. Unfortunately, he passed away soon after the illness. It seems clear that believing the nonmainstream theory without any consideration and suspicion is likely to lead to anti-science, which is quite dangerous to people’s life and the whole society.

All in all, in my point of view, although nonmainstream areas are adapt to the psychological needs of people; however, it is always the mainstream science that address the problems and upgrade the society, which is vital to the development of the society in the long run. Additionally, with the potential threaten to people’s life and the growing of society, nonmainstream fields should be confined and limited in a certain scope.

[ 本帖最后由 joyce8512 于 2007-3-2 14:32 编辑 ]

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In addition, nonmainstream areas will adverse to the society if there is no restriction of them, which is neglected by the speaker. Here is a proper case to support my assertion. In 2003, a Chinese farmer named Liu Ming had a terrible disease. Strongly holding the belief that he will saved by the psychic and paranormal power, Liu Ming refused to neither take any medicine nor go to the hospital. Unfortunately, he passed away soon after the illness. It seems clear that believing the nonmainstream theory without any consideration and suspicion is likely to lead to anti-science, which is quite dangerous to people’s life and the whole society.

好像没有提到 流明老伯伯 是因为相信非科学而不去医院 应该说明一下这个原因。

还有我觉得良辰吉日结婚的例子不是太好 老美有这个习惯么？ 可以选择塔罗牌的例子 很多人愿意把选择托付给米新的占卜上，但大多出于娱乐的目的。

joyce8512UID: 2263806

恩~谢谢
后来也有人跟我说了，美国结婚不挑日子的。这个例子太中国了，不好~换掉！！！