issue 41 [0710G ＋U Aug小组] 第10次作业 satanic

SatanicUID: 2362211

/*1.无法解释，则求助于超自然力。天狗吃月亮*/
/*2.这种想象能够给人自信，给人快乐感，童话射日给人好奇*/
/*3.两者共存*/


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."
WORDS: 578          TIME: 00:48:22          DATE: 2007-8-4 14:13:41
When asked whether the nonmainstream inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuit play a vital role by satisfying human and exclude by mainstream science, people may find it hard to come to consensus due to their different background and conflicting values. However, as far as I am concerned, I strongly support the arguer's conclusion.
First of all, the nonmainstream inquiries exist thousands of years ago in order to explain the facts that are beyond the illustrating ability of mainstream science. The old saga which is about the magic dog in sky eating the moon is a vivid instance in this occasion. Once upon the time, the assiduous, brave people living on this land live in a primitive way of life and they are curious about phenomenon that they can not explain, such as the moon is bright and luminous at the middle of a month in old China lunar calendar and as the coming of the end of a month, the moon becomes dark and obscure gradually. The primitive man are curious about this interesting astronomical phenomena but it is surely out their explanation ability at that time. They thought out a legend that there is a magic dog on the sky and it is fond of mooncakes, presenting the moon in ancient China. At the middle of a month, it tastes the delicious mooncake and gradually the moon becomes smaller and smaller and finally totally dark and obscure. This legend is passed down as sagas, which indicates that in the ancient society, unsophisticated primitive people are fond of finding the essence of nature phenomenon, however, when it is unavailable, they searched for paranormal pursuits of satisfying their enormous curiosity.
Additionally, the nonmainstream areas as astrology, fortune-telling and psychic and paranormal pursuits can bring confidence and comfort for the worrying future. There is an old legend in China about a deity -- son of the earth, shouting suns by his arrows. In the sweltering summer, ten suns was hanging on the sky, toasting the grassless land and the suns makes the primitive intelligent people dying of thirst and famine. The brave son of the earth can not ignore the harsh living condition of people on his land, surprisingly, he shot down nine suns by his nine arrows and finally the earth cools down. This legend is handed down, although it might be still unbearing hot for ancient people, as thinking that they are in a much better condition than their precedents/forunner, they may pleased and not complaining about the bad living situation.
Last but no least, the nonmainstream and the paranormal pursuits are correlated and unseperated in the future. One philosopher once said (and I paraphrase) every law can never ever-lasting and it has its own limitation. It can apply to scientific research. People supposed that the earth is flat or cubic before the Copernicus’s assumption. People comprehended that the sun is the center of the comic before the invention of astrological telescope which found there are other suns out of galaxy. With the expending scale of scientific research, more puzzles have find their answers, however, new-born puzzles which people still can not explain look for paranormal causes.
In summary, it is likely that people will never to arrive at the same conclusion based on this controversial issue. However, taking account all the dimensions discussed in this analysis about the correlationship between mainstream science and paranormal pursuits might be a decisive step out of this dilemma.

谢谢楼上和IRIS。又超时了，NND，要提高速度，减少错误