The ceremony, a lamb sacrifice, was ordered by contractors on the site who hope that priests can ensure safety by chasing away evil spirits
It appears scientists themselves are beginning to acknowledge that science may not be the ultimate. Moreover, could this be the reason why a Taoist animal sacrifice ritual was carried out at the site of one of the high-priority nuclear projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences?
Nevertheless, the academy itself sees a priest's blessings as pseudoscience.
Therefore, in a face-saving move, the academy has suspended He Zhanjun, assistant to the head of the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, and Cao Yuxiang, a senior researcher, who oversee the site in Gansu province for doing nothing to stop the butchering of a lamb.
In a statement, the academy said:
“We’re tasked with pushing for scientific progress and with promoting the spirit of science. We offer our sincere apology for any act contrary to the spirit of science that has occurred in the process of this project.”
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