Former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, Dr. U.R. Rao said that blind faith is bad for the society and must be eradicated.
Delivering the inaugural address on the third day of the First annual conference of Ramakrishna Vivekananda Bhavaprachara Parishad at Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashrama here on Tuesday, Dr. Rao said that Science is a part of life and must become the mantra of every man which also helps in eradicating the blind beliefs existing in the society.
Coming down heavily on electronic media for telecasting astrology-related programs, Dr. Rao said that “half the time television channels show astrology-related programs which instil superstitious beliefs among people and misguide them”.
He said people must give importance to science and evaluate each thing on the basis of science.
Television being a powerful media, should educate the people especially the rural masses, but that is not happening to the extent it should.
He mentioned more than 200 television channels in the nation depend on satellites which are built scientifically for telecasting these programs without which the channels will shut down.
