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India's scientists are forced to do research in areas such as cow urine and 'cow-pathy'. They waste precious talent, time and research budgets on coming up with amazing results such as this. But no matter their findings, cow-piss will still sell, such is the power of blind faith. Image
The fundamental problem is that India lacks the most elementary of attributes required for a "scientific temper" - scepticism. The burden of proof should be on those who promote cow-urine as an 'effective' remedy for some disease or condition.
If you deny this basic premise, and in consequence, place the burden of proof on others to show that cow urine is either useless of worse harmful, then you open the door to every charlatan in town to promote his version of #BullShit, and challenge the sceptics to prove him wrong
That would lead to a crazy and ridiculous situation. Especially given the power and reach of faith preachers to sell absolute bunkum as health promoting remedies. This is exactly what has happened with Ayurveda, homeopathy and unani traditional medicine systems too.
I repeat, the burden of proof falls on he who promises nirvana with his proposed medicine.
Scepticism does not mean taking on the burden of proving the charlatan wrong.
Scepticism means demanding evidence of benefit from the promoters of snake-oil remedies.
I wrote this essay on Ayurveda some time ago
newslaundry.com/2020/11/11/ayu…

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