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Covid-19: Statistics, Science and Scientific Temper
- Author(s):
- Pramod Ranjan (see profile)
- Date:
- 2021
- Group(s):
- Cultural Studies
- Subject(s):
- COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects, Technology--Sociological aspects, Science--Social aspects, Fraud investigation--Data processing, Health--Political aspects, Science--Philosophy, Science--Moral and ethical aspects
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Neil Fergusson, scientific tempe, lockdown, Public Health Emergency of International Concern, mask protest, Theresa Tam, Erotic and Sexual Service, common sense and intelligence
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/j6za-yj31
- Abstract:
- It is widely believed that science played a seminal role in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. But many things that were done in the name of science, in fact, contributed to the creation of this scourge and in giving it a horrifying form. During the Corona times, statistics were projected as science and a major part of the world was pushed into lockdown. Against this backdrop, the question that arises is whether science is more important or scientific consciousness? This research paper highlights some facts and actions, which fall into the category of superstition, but which were projected as scientific. This has triggered a process of turning science into a kind of religious ritual and mega corporations have played a key role in this. This research paper proposes that drawing a lesson from what happened during the Covid times the so-called scientific solutions should subjected to democratic scrutiny.
- Notes:
- One mandatory lesson of the Covid times is that science should be brought under democratic scrutiny and its development should be made people-oriented. And our education system should lay emphasis on development of scientific temper. Scientific temper does not only show us the way to reject superstitions, magic and mumbo-jumbo, born out of the outdated knowledge systems (religion etc) but it can also help us scrutinise the claims of modern science.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 9 months ago
- License:
- Attribution
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