Superstitious Beliefs In India Are Harmful

12/13/2015

India is a secular country, which includes many religions. Each religion has its own god and is said to be the most superior way to live and reach god. Each one has many unscientific, astrological beliefs from luck to sacrificing a human for another human. Sati, a cruel act with Indian origins, forces a widow to sacrifice herself after her husband’s death. The people of India even include animals in their foolish behavior. They say that if a black cat obstructs your way, the journey is said to result in a terrible outcome.

Animals are sometimes killed because of superstitions. For example, a cobra is believed to drink milk and many people pour milk in their habitats and kill the poor creatures. People belief in witches and pray to them as god. It seems silly that a human prays to another human and considers him as superior of 'god-like', when all are equally made by nature, the only known god. People even pollute precious water bodies like the river Ganges believing in astrology.

People in India believe that a distant planet, say mars or Jupiter may change their lives. Some astrologers predict the future in a very common way and get their name printed in all the poor minds. Astrology, developed from mathematics, observation and has became fraudulent. The Indians, even the clever, are afraid of god and worship in all the unscientific ways. In India, astrology is more famous than astronomy. The babas are more respected than scientists.

The government is taking steps to suppress the superstitious beliefs and develop India, but many astrologers are major obstacles for the development of our country and superstitious beliefs also impede our country’s development.

Here's a link to an article about Dabholkar, a 67-year-old medical doctor-turned-activist who “wanted to expose the people who cheat the poor in the name of gods, who promise false cures for cancer or do black magic to perform so-called miracles.” He said that superstition was a disease causing a lot of harm, especially to the poor and the gullible. READ FULL ARTICLE

1 Comment

Kiran Kumar

12/22/2015 01:47:19

Good article.
Superstitions, blind belief and unscientific way of thinking is the root cause of most of the problems faced by human beings.
Animals which are inferior to man naturally suffer because of stupid behavior of human beings who are bent on scoring self goals.

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My name is Varun. I’m from Hyderabad, Telangana. I’m 14 years and I’m studying in 9th grade. I like to write articles and influence others through it. Whenever I learn anything new, I just go on writing about it. I also enjoy drawing animal and birds.

I daily get up by the sounds of sparrows in my balcony. My mom likes them so much. She feeds them regularly.

I live near a lake which gets filled up with migratory birds in the months of December and January. My father and I go to the lake to watch them with our binoculars. There is also one more interesting spot near my house. We can find peacocks just a kilometre away from my house! My friends and I often go there to watch them. I’m so happy to live in such a place.

I enjoy bird watching. But the sad thing is that I find the count of birds decreasing year by year. I’m want people to understand about the importance of animals and birds. I want them to understand that we (every living being) are interdependent to one other directly or indirectly. I want to give them a clear idea that if we want to live peacefully, we need the help of animals and Aves which maintain ecological balance.

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