tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917719923795697268.post8433423178689835761..comments2023-06-12T17:58:50.023+05:30Comments on Echoes '09: Swine Flu—the panicdemicechoes hcuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821879988250205374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917719923795697268.post-85156358274835414952009-10-12T21:07:49.135+05:302009-10-12T21:07:49.135+05:30But there's a statement in your article to whi...But there's a statement in your article to which I object;which is,"Science,with its apparent competence,tends to lull us into false sense of security...complete control of our surroundings.."<br /><br />I'm afraid I fail to see how this can possibly be true.If anything,science tells us that we are NOT in ANY control of our surroundings,and that much more of our lives and the universe at large,is ruled by chance,and random occurrences than we think.We have very limited in our control over nature and it is impossible to predict the onset of diseases like swine-flu.The only thing that can be done is to contain and try and find cures/vaccinations.Nithyanandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022082651722467775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917719923795697268.post-46209798546325419912009-10-12T20:59:00.292+05:302009-10-12T20:59:00.292+05:30You've rightly pointed out that vastly more nu...You've rightly pointed out that vastly more number of people in India die every year from preventable diseases like TB and diarrhoea.In fact,4 lakh people die in India of TB every year.But this is not on the media radar,while swine flu is.Why? It's simple.Swine flu flew to India with American desis.It affected the upper and middle classes first,before affecting the local population here.The poor,who die of hunger and the shocking number of children stunted by malnutrition never get mentioned in the mainstream media.Some are more equal than others.....Nithyanandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022082651722467775noreply@blogger.com