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"of course this has no scientific basis"

You probably mean- I haven't seen any research that tries to associate water impurities as parameters to human behavior as parameters.

Why do Indians always sound so defensive about their practices? As someone whose parents spent a decade in india- they attributes their happiness to the lifestyle they learnt in india. None of which had a clear basis in modern science.



> You probably mean- I haven't seen any research that tries to associate water impurities as parameters to human behavior as parameters.

That's what I mean, but I put it more succinctly.

> Why do Indians always sound so defensive about their practices?

Um... because I'm a scientist, and I haven't seen any peer-reviewed scientific articles on this subject?

Why do (some) Indians always have a chip on their shoulders? See, both of us can play silly question games.


> Why do Indians always sound so defensive about their practices?

I'd be tempted to sound defensive on scientific subjects if my country were taking this route: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46778879


"Why do Indians always sound so defensive about their practices?"

I feel like that's a broad overgeneralization, but regardless I'd wager a guess that it would have something to do with not wanting to sound like a charlatan or a fool. Even if it works for them, people can be awfully bristly about health and lifestyle practices when it comes from someone they don't know.




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