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Ivatan beliefs:
1. 1. Mothers who newly delivered a baby aren't allowed to read for they'll experience aches.
Explanation: Because of the mother's drain labor, they still cannot regain their normal health status and so they can easily get tired and dizzy.
2. Ivatans avoid ironing clothes while in an open air.
Explanation: Anyone working in an occupation such as ironing, in which they extensively use their hands is said to be prone to pasma. From the traditional cause of "init" and "lamig", this is a traditional concept sufficiently intact in the contemporary Philippine psyche to be accepted, alone as a cause for pasma.
3. When winged ants come out, it foretells rain.
Explanation: Ants have the ability to sense when rainy season is approaching and when this time comes, they take their food and head for shelter.
4. Fishing during full moon is avoided because of poor catch.
Explanation: During full moon, the wind and current become relatively stronger, particularly during the southwest and the northeast monsoons. These conditions make the fishing operation difficult. Also, a full moon makes the surrounding bright by dispersing light. If a fishing gear that makes use of a weak ordinary light is employed, no fish will be become attracted to it because the light is not concentrated.
What else can I help you with?
When can you say that a particular belief has a scientific basis or not?
when it happens to me
Why superstition have no scientific basis?
The lack of a scientific basis is one of the DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS of a superstition. If there is a scientific basis for something, it would no longer be fair to call it a superstition.
Who established the scientific basis of vaccination?
Holmes Martins established the scientific basis of vaccination.
What is the basis for scientific explanations?
emperical evidence
What are the Examples of superstitions and their scientific basis if any?
Some examples of superstitions are walking under a ladder, knocking on wood, and having bad luck after breaking a mirror. Superstitions do not have a scientific basis, there might be a reason such as someone walking under a ladder might get something dropped on them, but this is not scientific.
Do superstitions about comets and asteroids have a scientific basis why?
No. By definition, a superstition is a belief that does not have a scientific basis.
What is the scientific basis of carring of rabbits footis good luck?
There is no scientific basis for this it is a superstitious belief not a scientific one.
What is the difference among superstitious belief from superstitious belief with scientific basis?
Superstitious beliefs are basically not proven and beliefs with scientific basis are beliefs that are proven to be true.
When can you say that a particular belief has a scientific basis or not?
when it happens to me
What some superstitious beliefs and practices with scientific basis?
There are none. If a belief or practice is superstitious, then by defintion it does not have a scientific basis.
What is your basis in deciding whether a belief is scientific or unscientific?
wether it is or not. but techinally it is scientific if it is proven by the scientific method.
Is the belief Friday the thirteenth has scientific basis?
No. No evidence in the scientific area. Many paranormal occurrences but no scientific evidence.
Give 5 examples of superstitions without scientific basis?
what are supertitious belief?
What is an example of an old practice or belief that has no scientific basis?
Don't swim right after eating is one.
What is the scientific basis of the belief that eating jack fruit at night makes you sick?
The scientific basis of the belief that is eating jack fruit at night makes you sick is that if you dont have any activity or physical activity at night and you will eat jack fruit is that it wont digest and it makes you sick.
What What is the scientific basis of the belief that eating jack fruit at night makes you sick?
The scientific basis of the belief that is eating jack fruit at night makes you sick is that if you dont have any activity or physical activity at night and you will eat jack fruit is that it wont digest and it makes you sick.
Differentiate science from superstitious beliefs?
a superstitious belief a statement which has no basis or true-to-life basis while scientific practice has a facts and basis through observationand experiments an of cousre experiences.
