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#AskAbhijit 163: China, Sri Lanka, Democracy, Israel, Covid, Pakistan, Sphinx, Darwin, Neurology

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The Importance of Teaching Science

I think that we have to teach all aspects of science, proven science. We know that evolution is a thing we see in the fossil record or millions of years. So this has to be taught. At what level, let them decide. But if it is being completely removed, that would be a problem. That's what I, that's my view. Okay. Some very intelligent people claim that you cannot be culturally grounded while also being scientifically advanced. You can certainly read that. If you are reading Cambridge University books about China, I can guarantee you it's going to contain Eurocentric and Occidentalist bias. Outsiders will never understand a culture properly. It's only people who are

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