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Let’s ignore science at our peril

The world today is driven by scientific and technological developments. Recently, Tarun Gogoi, Assam Chief Minister, got into trouble for saying that the reason for the high population growth among Muslims in the State is their high illiteracy levels. Similarly, if we want to tackle water-borne diseases like cholera and typhoid, we need to use modern medicine and techniques like boiling drinking water, not pray to god that the person be cured. Two hundred years ago, everyone believed in an almighty god, one who created the world and all life on Earth. Einstein, arguably the greatest scientist in human history and my personal hero, termed belief in God “childish superstition.” I close with a quote from Darwin about the condition of the poor, “If the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” We are great sinners, indeed!

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