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Nalin de Silva | |
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නලින් ද සිල්වා | |
.jpg) De Silva in 2006 | |
| Born | 20 October 1944 Kovilagodella, Panadura, British Ceylon |
| Died | 1 May 2024 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Bauddhaloka Maha Vidyalaya Thurstan College Colombo Royal College Colombo University of Ceylon University of Sussex |
| School | Buddhist philosophy Constructivism Relativism Nationalism |
| Doctoral advisor | William McCrea |
Main interests | Epistemology, general relativity, quantum mechanics |
Notable ideas | Constructive relativism, Chinthanaya[1] |
| Website | www.kalaya.org http://www1.kalaya.org/ |
Thakurartha Devadithya Guardiyawasam Lindamulage Nalin Kumar de Silva (Sinhala: නලින් ද සිල්වා; 20 October 1944 – 1 May 2024) was a Sri Lankan philosopher[2][3] and a political analyst. He was the former Sri Lankan ambassador in Myanmar.[4] He was a professor in the department of mathematics, a member of University Grant Commission and the dean of the faculty of science at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
De Silva openly stated that the so-called 'objective scientific method' was a lie.[5][6]
In June 2011 he stated that information regarding the presence of arsenic in water claiming that the cause of Rajarata chronic kidney disease had been given to him by the god Natha.[7] The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, an organisation in which De Silva claimed lifelong membership, has said that they consider it "extremely unfortunate that the Dean of a Science Faculty should make it his publicly stated aim to run down science and bring it into disrepute."[8] However the presence of arsenic was verified in water and vegetation, and the source was found to be agrochemical fertilizers.[9][10]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Readers1". Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ damith (4 May 2024). "Dr. Nalin de Silva's funeral in California today". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ https://divaina.com/sunday/index.php/visheshanga1/14020-2020-05-09-13-00-69 [dead link]
- ^ De Silva, Nalin. "The importance of learning English/ Mathematics – V". The Island. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Chemical Arsenic and other Arsenics". The Sunday Divaina. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Devivaru, Arsenic and Science". Sri Lanka Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ SLAAS. "SLAAS refutes Arsenic claims". The Daily News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Charita, Wijeratne. "Arsenic or not pesticides are deadly". The Island. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Ockersz, Lynne. "Arsenic in water placing 'whole nation at risk' says scientis". The Island. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2012.