In Pakistan and Afghanistan, Taliban tells people not to use vaccines -it says it is the Western conspiracy to sterilize people. It also says, vaccination is against religion. That is why these two countries along with Nigeria became stumbling block in polio eradication.
Why even in the Us states like California have this problem. Read this article: California Bill Would Ban Vaccination Opt Out Based on Personal Belief
“Personal beliefs” can be anything including religious ones.
Q: ( based on the above one): Agreed. As for California and elsewhere, the false claim is that vaccinations cause autism. On the other hand, the leadership of California is not unlike the Taliban in there impositions but not yet their degree of violent enforcement. It is considered by many outside CA and much of the West Coast as fascist.
Q: Can we accept the scientific findings of a person even if he is not good?
Krishna: Your Q is not clear. What do you mean by "not good''? If it means ''morally not good", yes, we can accept it as long as the work is scientifically correct and benefits the world.
I was told that Newton was a mean and vindictive person, and that Einstein didn't treat his first wife well. It seems the common technique of repairing broken bones by inserting (for a few months) stainless steel pin(s) to maintain alignment was developed and refined by a doctor working in Nazi medical research center. But still the world embraced the work of these people.
On the other hand even if the person is morally good, if his work doesn't adhere to good scientific method standards, the peer-reviewers recommend to reject it.
Scientific methods and methodologies are standards that define 'good and bad in science'.
Q: Is fasting good for health?
Krishna: I have read several research papers on this. Some say it is good and some say it is bad!
Yes, in a recent work, the researchers found that fasting every other day to lose weight impairs the action of sugar-regulating hormone -- insulin -- which may increase the risk of diabetes.
How does fasting remove toxins from the body? These doctors say, when you go without eating for more than a day or two, the body enters into ketosis. Ketosis occurs when the body runs out of carbohydrates to burn for energy, so it burns fat. And the fat is where the body stores many of the toxins it absorbs from the environment. I must add here that this is a controversial subject and there are no firm scientific confirmations that this is the case in reality.
Several factors play a key role in this. Like education - both life's experiences and academic. Your mental training and ability to analyse things. Ability to creatively connecting your knowledge with problems you face.
If you lack any of these things, your mental abilities become disabled.
If you have some, you will have a rainbow of grades of intelligence depending on what abilities you have.
Brilliance comes when you have most of these and can utilize them to their maximum levels. We call those who have this brilliance, intellectuals, people with the highest form of mental abilities.
That is what real intellectualism is. And you can obtain it if you want and really try for it.
However, different people think differently when they define intelligence…
Some people think having great sense of humour is intelligence.
Some think people who can earn lots of money are intelligent.
Some think great orators are intelligent.
Some think writers are intelligent.
Some think actors, musicians and sports persons are geniuses.
All these denote some shades of intelligence but don’t come under the ‘intellectual category’, the highest form of intelligence.
Q: Are PVC pipes safe for drinking water?
PVC and CPVC pipes should not be used for drinking water supply
Q: Is science training given properly in our country?
Krishna: Recently one of my neuro-scientist friends in the US sent me a message. The message provided a link to a conversation an Indian student had with the neuro-scientist on-line ( Indian students court American (and Western) scientists a lot on-line.
It was long and I will just give a brief content of it.
The student (PY) introduced himself to the scientist (NS) as a Physics student of IIT, Kanpur. He told the scientist he got a good training in scientific thinking in the prestigious Institute he 's studying and therefore very good at science.
Then PY said, "Sir, Bhaghavatgeeta is the ultimate truth. Science can never discover anything like the truth Lord Krishna told Arjuna. All scientists should accept it as truth. If any scientist denies it, that denotes his arrogance. Science can never teach to people or deal with moral values in human lives. Each and every human being should accept Hindu Dharma as the ultimate salvation method.
I don't read science articles because they don't give correct information. I prefer to read mythologies which show the right way to Heaven. If you read science and evolution, you will go to hell and have to face Yamadharmaraj.
Physics is the only branch of science that is correct. Rest are bogus. Everybody should study physics and physics only. Bla, bla, bla, bla...."
The scientist got so annoyed, he sent the link to me and said ... ( I don't want to repeat here what he said).
You can come to your own conclusion now.
Q: Does a scientific understanding of the world erase its emotional impact or spiritual power?
And this answer came from my personal experiences.
Scientific understanding will not erase emotions completely but you can control them well and learn how to use them judiciously. Critical thinking teaches you how to go about in an unbiased way, despite your emotions. So you will have medium emotional quotient if you are a person of science.
Science enhances your spiritual power if you step on the right path and in the correct manner. Surprised to hear this? You will not be if you read how this happens …
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Unlike what several people think, science deals with spirituality, emotions and morals too and can provide an excellent guidance in life’s journey.
If anybody says it cannot and laughs at this very thought, like some people do, I would only advice them to get corrected by venturing deep into the science’s core to have a right understanding of its brilliance and facts.
Q: How can you scientifically explain even the most convincing paranormal activity?
Q: Can thermal cameras really detect ghosts?
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According to one study I saw, 80% of Americans would be dead or would soon be if exposed to conditions of 1900. However it is estimated that due to much higher drive for reproduction in those days, our population would be about the same without the medical advancements.
The real change over the years is not only from plagues etc, but better general care of the sick, especially very young, with treatments of infections for example. Antibiotics of course replaced immunity system strength for long lives. We also have had a skyrocketing increase in those children who cannot cope for common exposures. A very high percentage of especially girls are paranoid, depressed, suffer high levels of anxiety along with very high rates of suicide. It seems the tradeoff by extreme medical success is reproduction of the ever weaker.
As for those anti vaccine, I do not know of any that do so based on religion, I thought it was those that blamed the dramatic increase in autism and other mental defects on such medications. So I take only from your statement that you may be anti religion, which is OK except for the fact all humans have one defined as a set of beliefs held as a matter of faith and mis-speak in absolutes.
So, do you think genetics has anything to do with the reproduction of the weak?