The Scientific Point of View
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answer questions
1) How does
J.B.S.Haldane describe both a judge and scientist to be impartial?
A:- J.B.S.Haldane says that science attempts to be truthful and impartial. It also carries impartiality a great deal further than legal point of view. By making a comparison between scientist and judge, Haldane opines that a good judge will try to be impartial between two individuals regarding to giving judgments. While a good scientist will be impartial not only between two individuals but even about a tape worm and solar system. He will leave behind his natural repulsion of the tape worm, makes a serious study of it. His respect for the solar system also exalted (beyond) for human understanding.
2) How is that scientist is a curious mixture of pride and humility?
A:- The judgment of scientist, as Haldane says, is always impartial. Scientist always attempts to be truthful and is impartial in making judgments. He never adds his own interpretation about any issue without logic/reasoning. Haldane says that scientist himself feels pride and humility even while he deals with a tape worm or solar system. With this view, Haldane opines that scientist is a curious mixture of pride and humility.
3) What are the contradictory statements given by the enemies of science about scientists?
A:- This context is in the lesson, "The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane. Haldane remarks that the enemies of science not only find fault with scientists (as they feel he is doesn't respect moral views) but also for interfering ethical (moral) problems which in fact do not concern scientists.
Haldane doesn’t accept both of these criticisms on scientists, consider their statements as illogical.
4) What does the author want to tell us by giving the example of Negros?
A:- With the example of American Negros, Haldane wants to makes it clear that the tendency of the average man has always been depended on the emotional and ethical side of an issue rather than on facts. Being emotional and ethical, some Americans believe that Negros are inferior to them and should be separated from them. While some believe that Negros too should enjoy the same rights like White Americans. But they hardly consider the scientist's view in this issue. This is what Haldane wants to tell us by giving the example of American Negros.
5) What are the biological effects of the American Civil War on the Negro population? Why was it so?
A:- This context is in the lesson, "The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane. Haldane gave us the information that the main biological effects of the American Civil War was it was enormously raised the death rate of Negros. The war lowered their birth-rate so enormously that after this war. The number of Negros killed in the war was greater than the causality list of this war.
Haldane remarks that it was happened because most of American's action was guided by irrational, raw emotion of political belief rather than by scientific thought.
6) Why does the author say 'the first step in a return to nature would be the discarding of clothes'? Does he support their view "Live according to nature"?
A:- Haldane says so as he remarks that in fact getting recovered from any disease seeks taking medicine or consulting a doctor. But, many people, having emotional and irrational beliefs, believe that diseases could be prevented by a return to nature. Haldane remarks that if we need to do so, we are supposed to discard (remove) our clothes, and become part of the 'animal kingdom’, where animals don't wear any clothes. Then this act will undoubtedly increase the mortality rate of people from pneumonia disease.
In view of Haldane the phrase, "live according to nature" is quite meaningless and he doesn't support this view.
7) What, according to the author, can make the diabetics live longer?
A:- This context is from the lesson “The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane. According to Haldane the worst sufferers from diabetics can regain full health and live longer by taking two to three daily injections. It is possible only when they keep in mind that a diabetic will no more work without insulin and their bodies are the systems that obey quite uniform laws.
8) "Science cannot determine what is right and wrong and should not try to". What is that science cannot and should not do?
A:- By comparing scientific point of view with religious view, Haldane opines that even though science places all phenomena on the same emotional level like God. But scientific view shouldn't be compared with God's view as it profoundly differs from God's view. Because, according to the religious view, it is God who determines what is right and wrong. While Haldane says that science cannot determine what is right and wrong and should not even try to do that as science can only interpret the consequences of various actions but never pass judgment.
9) "The tendency of average man has always been dwell on the emotional and ethical side rather than on facts of the somewhat dull kind which interest the scientist". What do the scientists do?
A:- This context is in the lesson, "The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane.
Haldane remarks that for the sake of understanding an issue the average man takes the help of his emotional and ethical side. He hardly considers the facts, which interests the scientist. The views of average man are vividly irrational. While scientist never dwell/depend on the emotional or ethical side of a case. Haldane says the Scientist always takes rational and logical views into consideration to understand an issue.
10) Do you agree with Haldane's view of science?
A:- Yes. I agree with Haldane's views of science. Because, in my view, his views are rational, logical, scientic, truely practical. There is impartiality in Haldane's remarks about scientist as well as various issues of the society.
As he mentioned in this lesson, there is noticeable irrationality, illogic, unscientific in the views of many people in this world. I believe, as Haldane says, we should adopt scientific point of view to find progress in our life.
A:- J.B.S.Haldane says that science attempts to be truthful and impartial. It also carries impartiality a great deal further than legal point of view. By making a comparison between scientist and judge, Haldane opines that a good judge will try to be impartial between two individuals regarding to giving judgments. While a good scientist will be impartial not only between two individuals but even about a tape worm and solar system. He will leave behind his natural repulsion of the tape worm, makes a serious study of it. His respect for the solar system also exalted (beyond) for human understanding.
2) How is that scientist is a curious mixture of pride and humility?
A:- The judgment of scientist, as Haldane says, is always impartial. Scientist always attempts to be truthful and is impartial in making judgments. He never adds his own interpretation about any issue without logic/reasoning. Haldane says that scientist himself feels pride and humility even while he deals with a tape worm or solar system. With this view, Haldane opines that scientist is a curious mixture of pride and humility.
3) What are the contradictory statements given by the enemies of science about scientists?
A:- This context is in the lesson, "The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane. Haldane remarks that the enemies of science not only find fault with scientists (as they feel he is doesn't respect moral views) but also for interfering ethical (moral) problems which in fact do not concern scientists.
Haldane doesn’t accept both of these criticisms on scientists, consider their statements as illogical.
4) What does the author want to tell us by giving the example of Negros?
A:- With the example of American Negros, Haldane wants to makes it clear that the tendency of the average man has always been depended on the emotional and ethical side of an issue rather than on facts. Being emotional and ethical, some Americans believe that Negros are inferior to them and should be separated from them. While some believe that Negros too should enjoy the same rights like White Americans. But they hardly consider the scientist's view in this issue. This is what Haldane wants to tell us by giving the example of American Negros.
5) What are the biological effects of the American Civil War on the Negro population? Why was it so?
A:- This context is in the lesson, "The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane. Haldane gave us the information that the main biological effects of the American Civil War was it was enormously raised the death rate of Negros. The war lowered their birth-rate so enormously that after this war. The number of Negros killed in the war was greater than the causality list of this war.
Haldane remarks that it was happened because most of American's action was guided by irrational, raw emotion of political belief rather than by scientific thought.
6) Why does the author say 'the first step in a return to nature would be the discarding of clothes'? Does he support their view "Live according to nature"?
A:- Haldane says so as he remarks that in fact getting recovered from any disease seeks taking medicine or consulting a doctor. But, many people, having emotional and irrational beliefs, believe that diseases could be prevented by a return to nature. Haldane remarks that if we need to do so, we are supposed to discard (remove) our clothes, and become part of the 'animal kingdom’, where animals don't wear any clothes. Then this act will undoubtedly increase the mortality rate of people from pneumonia disease.
In view of Haldane the phrase, "live according to nature" is quite meaningless and he doesn't support this view.
7) What, according to the author, can make the diabetics live longer?
A:- This context is from the lesson “The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane. According to Haldane the worst sufferers from diabetics can regain full health and live longer by taking two to three daily injections. It is possible only when they keep in mind that a diabetic will no more work without insulin and their bodies are the systems that obey quite uniform laws.
8) "Science cannot determine what is right and wrong and should not try to". What is that science cannot and should not do?
A:- By comparing scientific point of view with religious view, Haldane opines that even though science places all phenomena on the same emotional level like God. But scientific view shouldn't be compared with God's view as it profoundly differs from God's view. Because, according to the religious view, it is God who determines what is right and wrong. While Haldane says that science cannot determine what is right and wrong and should not even try to do that as science can only interpret the consequences of various actions but never pass judgment.
9) "The tendency of average man has always been dwell on the emotional and ethical side rather than on facts of the somewhat dull kind which interest the scientist". What do the scientists do?
A:- This context is in the lesson, "The Scientific Point of View" written by J.B.S.Haldane.
Haldane remarks that for the sake of understanding an issue the average man takes the help of his emotional and ethical side. He hardly considers the facts, which interests the scientist. The views of average man are vividly irrational. While scientist never dwell/depend on the emotional or ethical side of a case. Haldane says the Scientist always takes rational and logical views into consideration to understand an issue.
10) Do you agree with Haldane's view of science?
A:- Yes. I agree with Haldane's views of science. Because, in my view, his views are rational, logical, scientic, truely practical. There is impartiality in Haldane's remarks about scientist as well as various issues of the society.
As he mentioned in this lesson, there is noticeable irrationality, illogic, unscientific in the views of many people in this world. I believe, as Haldane says, we should adopt scientific point of view to find progress in our life.
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