Judgment Essay: The Danger of Magical Thinking
Should the scientific community do more to educate the general public about the dangers of magical thinking?
Danger of magical thinking
The scientific community has been committed to creating awareness of the dangers of magical thinking, but superstition has been a hindrance
Magical thinking is common in the scientific world
Many acknowledge that Newton was the greatest scientist, et a few can hardly recall that the father of gravity spent the better half of his entire life muffing with the alchemy.
Emergence of modern science
Magical thinking has been propagated consistently as its exact opposite of modern science.
The misnomer with traditional science is entrenched on closer scrutiny, culminating to conjectures anchored on variants of magical thinking“No matter how much a culture congratulates itself on being scientifically correct, we fight with a profound tendency towards magical thinking” (P. 1).
Scientific mindset
Such a mindset will help the general public mute the magical thinking
At the moment, old age is a plague that can be addressed with any available tool
Public awareness about scientific processes ensuring that blood industry is safety and ethically practiced
Restrictions
Religion, politics, economic and scientific factors do no allow magical thinking
This does not imply that people do not have access to information
This is an old fashion of thinking, but its common in the US
Lack of enough evidence about magical thinking
Assumptions
Science and religion are inseparable because of opposing assumptions
The world that exists outside the physical realm is known as the natural
Scientific discoveries have their challenges
Avoiding Vampirism:
Scientific community should intensify public advocacy to stem out ancient barbarism
Structured Legal Markets
Economic benefits:
Having a structured system in place will help regulate the blood industry and benefits interested parties
Mutual Benefit:
The young will have a renewable source of income.
Wean people from pseudoscience:
It will drive ignorance away
Decision-making processes: scientific awareness will influence how decisions are made in the business world, media, and the judicial system
Conclusion
Underlying benefits: the blood remains lucrative provided magical thinking and superstition will be driven away by scientific literacy.
Whether or not the scientific community dedicates itself to educating the general public about the danger of magical thinking, superstition has and remains ingrained in the human mind and practice. Magical thinking is evident in the scientific world to start with. Many people, for instance, recognize the fact that Newton was the greatest scientist of all times. And yet a few can hardly recall that the father of gravity spent the better half of his entire life muffing with the alchemy, looking for …
