Claims that plastic surgeries were performed in ancient times when blood groups were not known, and that aircraft was flown without fuel are unscientific, according to A. Ramachandraiah, professor at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal.
Delivering a lecture on ‘Science, Non-science and Nonsense” at the C.P. Brown Library here, Prof. Ramachandraiah said India could take pride in its achievements in mathematics, space technology, medicine and metallurgy, but faith should not be portrayed as scientific in nature. “Upholding faith as science in forums like the Indian Science Congress will not boost India’s prestige, interests or satisfy its needs,” he said. It is a fact that Susruta carried out several surgical procedures 4,000 years ago, but claiming that plastic surgeries were performed then is unacceptable, he asserted.
“While Wright Brothers discovered aircraft in 1904, a pilot trainee, Bodas, raised a point at the congress that aircraft was flown beyond continents and into space 6,000 years ago, which was baseless” Prof. Ramachandraiah said.
The NIT professor said: “Science is universal, while faith is personal, and they should not be amalgamated for political mileage.”
‘Claiming plastic surgeries were performed 4,000 years ago and citing scriptures as proof for that are unacceptable’
