Activities
The Science and Rationalists' Association of India debunks pseudoscientific claims, including astrology.
This group critiques not only pseudoscientific claims, but mystical and religious claims as well. Nobel Prize-winner Mother Teresa came under criticism from the group. According to one leader, "Mother Teresa has a clean image, and there is no doubt that she has helped the poor…. But in the end we believe that Mother Teresa is not at all any better than all the other godmen and godwomen, because she helps to place a more kindly mask on the overall exploitation in our society." After Mother Teresa's death, the group cast doubt on an alleged miracle healing upon which the beatification of the nun depended.
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