Society

KEY POINTS

·         Scientific temper – It means that knowledge based only on authority or legend – of superiors, elders, tradition or convention – is insufficient unless it is supported by a rational process of reasoning based on facts.

·         Scientific temper, thus, is an attitude which involves the application of logic.

·         Discussion, argument and analysis are vital parts of this approach.

·         In recent times, our country is witnessing a series of incidents of lynching and targeted mob violence against vulnerable groups.

·         Restoration of scientific temper will help to counter the false beliefs that underlie oppression and violence that exist in our society.

How it would help?

·         It would create a knowledge society with rationalist ethos, where belief in science and systematic evidence is treated as a basis for belief.

·         It would encourage free inquiry and be tolerant of dissent since its world view must be essentially sceptical with no rigid views about eternal truths.

·         Superstition and quackery may still well exist but would be considered a form of deviant behaviour by most people.

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