Chinese scientists Wednesday described the recent
suicide incident by Falun Gong practitioners as an obsessive
and shocking action which revealed the "anti-humanity,
anti-society and anti-science" nature of the Falun Gong
Cult.
Lu Yongxiang, president of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences (CAS), said he was shocked and outraged
at the suicide case by seven Falun Gong members, who set
themselves on fire, which took place on January 23, the eve
of the Chinese Lunar New Year on Tian'anmen Square.
The suicide was organized by the Falun Gong
cult headed by Li Hongzhi has shown its true colors as a
cult, which confronted the people and the government at the
expense of the lives and family of its members while
advocating truthfulness, goodness and endurance, said Lu.
He described the struggle against the cult as
a fight between good and evil, predicting it will be a long
one.
Cults will be eliminated only after a
scientific spirit is deeply rooted in the mind of the broad
masses, he said, adding that the CAS, China's leading
research organization, will continue to try its best to
popularize science and scientific spirit in the future.
Nuclear Scientist He Zuoxiu, who began to denounce the Falun
Gong cult in April, 1999, said the terrifying suicide of the
seven cult members represents typical blinding action under
cults in the world.
He and many other
scientists felt sorry and sympathy for the fate of two
beautiful girls badly burnt in the event.
He
said the cult has been rapidly politicizing itself and very
few cults in the world has been so politicized as Falun
Gong.
"I've received lots of letters and
leaflets from the cult, many of which viciously attacked top
leaders of the Chinese Government," said He.
He and some scientists called for greater
efforts to educate cult members and toughen measures against
the very few extremists.
Jiang Huanqing from
the Institute of High-energy Physics, said the suicide
attempt on January 23, the eve of the Chinese Lunar New
Year, by the seven people on the Tian'anmen Square, the
political heart of the country, is clearly an organized and
calculated move.
Ai Guoqiang, an academician
of the CAS and an astronomer, cautioned that the cult
members may take more drastic measures against the society
and the government in the future.
Xian
Dingchang, an academician of the CAS, said the attempt shows
Falun Gong is a 100 percent cult and an anti-government
organization.
"Contrary to being
truthful, good and enduring as advocated, the Falun Gong
group actually is "hypocritical, evil and mad,"
said the scientist.
Astronomers with the
academy also denounced the fallacy about "heaven"
by Li Hongzhi.
Zhu Min, an archaeologist who
specializes in the evolution of animals, also refuted Li's
attacks on Theory of Evolution founded by British scientist
Charles R. Darwin.
Wu Ruihua, a psychologist
with the CAS, explained the way cults, including Falun Gong,
exercise spiritual control over their followers, which
gradually cause the followers to lose their reason and
become desperate.
(Xinhua 01/31/2001)
Chinese Scientists Denounce Falun Gong Cult (31 January 2001)
2003-11-20 17:03