Part Ⅱ Writing1.
Directions: Write an essay of no less than 200 words on the topic given below. Use the space provided on your Answer Sheet II. TOPIC
People who claim to have supernatural powers, like Wang Lin, Yan Xin and many others, have come and gone in the past few decades and have always had a large following. What conclusion may be drawn from this phenomenon?
Wang Lin, a Qigong Master who claims to have supernatural power, has a large following in China nowadays. Many people, even some high officials or celebrities, come to visit Wang Lin. But he has finally been proved to be a cheat. One conclusion may be drawn from this phenomenon: people's scientific thinking still needs to be enhanced.
When some mysterious phenomena occur in society, ordinary people tend to believe it without critical thinking or scientific reasoning. Wang Lin, the so-called Qigong Master, was actually playing some tricks before the public. The supernatural power he claimed to possess was actually a hypnosis, which he had taken advantage of to control the audience's psychology. After a successful show, he claimed to possess a supernatural power which could help people to achieve success easily. This has greatly catered to people's unconscious desire to take a short cut to succeed, or get rich overnight. The promise of success brought them a very good feeling, hence caused them to turn a blind eye to the fact that Wang Lin's show of supernatural power was actually a magic show.
For decades, Chinese people have tended to believe in supernatural powers but not scientific knowledge. Qigong Masters like Yan Xin and Wang Lin have always had a large following. One reason why Qigong Masters always have a large following is that ordinary people have known very little scientific knowledge. This has led to the prevalence of pseudoscience in our society. If they had some scientific sense, these Masters of Qigong would not be able to cheat them so easily. We live in a physical world which is controlled by physical laws. Science has a very detailed explanation for most of the phenomena in this world. Supernatural power exists only in people's imagination, just as Wang Lin's case has shown.
From the above analysis, we may arrive at the conclusion that because of their psychological needs, people choose to believe in the existence of supernatural power. There is an urgent need to disseminate scientific ideas to the public.
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