Superstition

Superstition had embedded Malaysian culture from the elders to the young. Traditionally, it was passed from generation to generation. Generally superstition is a belief that does not based on proof and thorough scientific evidence. This phenomena still exist until today because of the faith of it believers. Superstition can be classified as two, local and international. Local superstitions are superstition that practice by local and international superstitions are superstitions that practice by all. The example of local superstition are a girl who sings in the kitchen is fated to marry an old man, pointing at rainbow will make you lose your finger, if a black cat jump over a corpse, the corpse will be a ghost and others.Even nowadays, they are still Malaysian that still believes the help of supernatural to achieve well, power and others. They used the help of some sought of people that act as medium to achieve their goals in life. They have different name in different culture. For example, bomoh in malay culture ,feng shui masters(Chinese geomancers) and Indian astrologers. This practice should be stopped immediately by the government to ensure the stability and security of nation.

Socrates

Socrates, a classical Greek Philosopher was born in the year 469 B.C.E at Athens. He was the son of an Athenian stonemason and sculptor named Sophroniscus. He was pictured as person that rarely or never wash clothes and walk around Athens barefooted. Socrates is a non-conformist person. Non-conformist refers to one that does not accept or reject to be in an usual beliefs, customs or practices. He questioned everything including the truth about god’s words and curios why he was a little ugly man differently from what consider as grateful and beautiful in Athens. He likes to find the truth and correct the lazy assumption. Socrates gave the world a valuable gift that is to think logically about ourselves in order to become more confident, independent and less problem in facing what others think about us. Basically, Socrates was the founder of the critical thinking. He develops this method of questioning and cross-examination of position that consider as the perfect critical thinking. Critical thinking is the state when one is using all knowledge and intelligence to be in sensible and logical position. Socrates died in 399B.C.E because he took hemlock, a poison.