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Supertisitions in India: BY R.PRAKASH (913112114068) Iii-Mechanical
Supertisitions in India: BY R.PRAKASH (913112114068) Iii-Mechanical
Supertisitions in India: BY R.PRAKASH (913112114068) Iii-Mechanical
BY
R.PRAKASH (913112114068)
III-MECHANICAL
Superstition
Superstition is a belief that can be negated by common
sense or scientific knowledge based on evidence. With the
passage of time, the reasoning part behind the origin of
these religious beliefs got eroded.
That is exactly why most of these beliefs appear
unsubstantiated and false. However, in reality, there are
many such beliefs in the Indians culture which are
absolutely absurd and have no logic behind them.
Origin of Superstitions
Anything from the call of a bird to the falling of utensils is considered an
(ill) omen in India. Many of the traditional superstitions in India are
connected with some particular places, certain body parts, trees, animals,
birds and reptiles.
All superstitions remain as outward expressions of the tensions and
anxieties that hold sway over humanity as it struggles down the corridor of
life from birth to death irrespective of education, status and richness
Superstitious Scientists
Scientists are also prone to having their untenable beliefs despite their
eminence in their field of specialization.
Even scientists can err in matters as religious superstitions
Clearly one mans belief is another mans superstition.
Education will not help much to eradicate superstition; the latter will merely
shift its ground from time to time without losing appreciably its hold over
the human mind.
Effects of superstitions
Since superstitions do not allow people to think and act rationally,
irrational behaviour leads to heavy losses in terms of money, health, peace
of mind and sometimes life also.
Superstitious activities harm the environment.
It leads to intolerance and violence which disturbs the law and order
situation in the society.
People still believe in miraculous cures offered by witchdoctors and faith
healers (mostly babas and buvas) even though science and modern
medicine has gone into depth about prognosis, diagnosis and cure of most
of the diseases.
Eradication of superstitions
As Einstein endorses" Over thousands of years of evolution, everything has
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