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just want to say one thing “a person who never studied science has no right to criticise it and same goes for spiritualism” Science is all related to physical world…. And spiritualism is all related to non physical inner world…. Both have different phenomenon, way of experiencing. Many scientists including great APJ abdul kalam was theist. So dont judge Or analyse a filed in which you never entered or never studied about it.
Loved the article…though you had been sarcastic of God kingdom through out… the way you concluded for us no need to abandon the religion sighting unknown of unknowns where science still struggles….religion offer few things for our way of life…It is quite balanced…and very realistic..
Even if the entire humanity is to be wiped out of earth, we cannot attribute it to the failure of science or religion. What we can maximum attribute is that to be the failure of technology (after effect of science) and failure of prayers (which is only a part of religion).
This questioning is nothing new and is in fact centuries-old, very boring fundamentalist atheistic trope. This is known in philosophy as the “Problem of Evil and Suffering” and basically means “if god exist, why bad thing happen” an ignorant, petulant childish question. Theists like Alvin Plantinga and many others have answered this even to the satisfaction of modern atheists and you can look up ” answers to the problem of evil and suffering” on the Internet . Religious texts including the Bible (see the Book of Job) explicitly affirm this phenomenon of God *deliberately* allowing bad to happen to good people too. Using this pandemic to beat this dead horse again only shows the intellectual bankruptcy of the modern atheist movement.
Interestingly in Holy Bible Psalms 14:1 it is mentioned “the fool says in his heart’ there is no God'”. No other religious text openly mocks atheists but also gives the first person account of the Creator Himself. Without a transcendent God humans can not find an answer to meaning of life and moral standard. Our author says material need is the reason for religiosity, but one of richest and wisest king – Solomon humbled himself before the Creator. Modern Europeans less attachment to Christian religion because of exaltation of self
and difficulty to adhere to the moral values demanded in the Holy Bible.
This article sucks! No almighty interferes in human lives! When pandemic happens the so called almighty flee first, the mist high who can’t avert evil to save the the people who serve him whole heartedly! Then why is he called omnipotent? Why did he not answered the prayer of the imprisoned, of the helpless? And when children was sold from the breast of mother’s why was he deaf to the mothers cry? Men’s idea is behind religion! Creating the picture of heaven and hell!! There are no men of God, it’s just a scheme of exploiting people! When pandemics happen the almighty flee first COVID-19 break out all the house of God are lock down, hospitals are open and the scientist are the one finding the vaccine, where are the men of God ? The self acclaimed men of God can’t perform any miracle to heal the infected people?
People need to study the history of their religion.
In context of God ,there are still people who revere asaram & that scoundrel ram Rahim.It was Einstein who said the universe & human stupidity are infinite, about the universe he was not sure. God is sure of survival ,just because of the one quality that Einstein ascribes to human creed.
Belief in God has truly become a problem in developed countries. With new inventions and theories individuals are now distancing them from God. But the ‘belief’ that science can make people not believe in the existence of God, itself is turning irrelevant. Science is sort of making people believe in God. Scientific facts present in the quran is attracting more people towards islam. Incomplete knowledge of science makes a person an atheist. But complete knowledge of science makes a person believer in God. Now the fact that critics are challenging various articles of islam actually results in people reading more of quran. So, even if any author like Taslima challenges the authority of God, people will surely know WHO GOD IS!
Western societies do not have a problem with faith in God.
They have a problem with institutions like the Church.
Paedophilia in the Catholic Church . Etc. etc.
There is a hormone implanted in the human brain that helps leave every outcome to the Unknown Mightiest when every support is lost. Women folks are the ones who naturally draw much of their courage and inspiration from it because they mystically know they have to suffer the worst tribulations on earth to make the family and humanity survive. That is why the vast majority of women are seen flocking to most religious functions. That’s why Hindu female Goddesses are called SHAKTI. They have 8 times more energy and drive than men but prefer not to show it and accept to be a complement to men at marriage functions but regain their natural stature to make the family and the nation survive….
What a bogus article! Of course with the development of science comes understanding of nature and then people start seeing the religion is nothing but a fraud. Developed countries like northern Europeans already have people becoming atheist. Of course some people will always be irrational and at least their numbers will shrink and not rise as this author is claiming. If society aggressively questions the benefits god and his man made institutions have brought to them, and compare it with the benefits science brings. They will see the light. Problem is that scientists do not get aggressive like religious people and that’s why ignorance has been allowed to exist in the society.
just want to say one thing “a person who never studied science has no right to criticise it and same goes for spiritualism” Science is all related to physical world…. And spiritualism is all related to non physical inner world…. Both have different phenomenon, way of experiencing. Many scientists including great APJ abdul kalam was theist. So dont judge Or analyse a filed in which you never entered or never studied about it.
Loved the article…though you had been sarcastic of God kingdom through out… the way you concluded for us no need to abandon the religion sighting unknown of unknowns where science still struggles….religion offer few things for our way of life…It is quite balanced…and very realistic..
Even if the entire humanity is to be wiped out of earth, we cannot attribute it to the failure of science or religion. What we can maximum attribute is that to be the failure of technology (after effect of science) and failure of prayers (which is only a part of religion).
This questioning is nothing new and is in fact centuries-old, very boring fundamentalist atheistic trope. This is known in philosophy as the “Problem of Evil and Suffering” and basically means “if god exist, why bad thing happen” an ignorant, petulant childish question. Theists like Alvin Plantinga and many others have answered this even to the satisfaction of modern atheists and you can look up ” answers to the problem of evil and suffering” on the Internet . Religious texts including the Bible (see the Book of Job) explicitly affirm this phenomenon of God *deliberately* allowing bad to happen to good people too. Using this pandemic to beat this dead horse again only shows the intellectual bankruptcy of the modern atheist movement.
Interestingly in Holy Bible Psalms 14:1 it is mentioned “the fool says in his heart’ there is no God'”. No other religious text openly mocks atheists but also gives the first person account of the Creator Himself. Without a transcendent God humans can not find an answer to meaning of life and moral standard. Our author says material need is the reason for religiosity, but one of richest and wisest king – Solomon humbled himself before the Creator. Modern Europeans less attachment to Christian religion because of exaltation of self
and difficulty to adhere to the moral values demanded in the Holy Bible.
This article sucks! No almighty interferes in human lives! When pandemic happens the so called almighty flee first, the mist high who can’t avert evil to save the the people who serve him whole heartedly! Then why is he called omnipotent? Why did he not answered the prayer of the imprisoned, of the helpless? And when children was sold from the breast of mother’s why was he deaf to the mothers cry? Men’s idea is behind religion! Creating the picture of heaven and hell!! There are no men of God, it’s just a scheme of exploiting people! When pandemics happen the almighty flee first COVID-19 break out all the house of God are lock down, hospitals are open and the scientist are the one finding the vaccine, where are the men of God ? The self acclaimed men of God can’t perform any miracle to heal the infected people?
People need to study the history of their religion.
In context of God ,there are still people who revere asaram & that scoundrel ram Rahim.It was Einstein who said the universe & human stupidity are infinite, about the universe he was not sure. God is sure of survival ,just because of the one quality that Einstein ascribes to human creed.
Belief in God has truly become a problem in developed countries. With new inventions and theories individuals are now distancing them from God. But the ‘belief’ that science can make people not believe in the existence of God, itself is turning irrelevant. Science is sort of making people believe in God. Scientific facts present in the quran is attracting more people towards islam. Incomplete knowledge of science makes a person an atheist. But complete knowledge of science makes a person believer in God. Now the fact that critics are challenging various articles of islam actually results in people reading more of quran. So, even if any author like Taslima challenges the authority of God, people will surely know WHO GOD IS!
Western societies do not have a problem with faith in God.
They have a problem with institutions like the Church.
Paedophilia in the Catholic Church . Etc. etc.
There is a hormone implanted in the human brain that helps leave every outcome to the Unknown Mightiest when every support is lost. Women folks are the ones who naturally draw much of their courage and inspiration from it because they mystically know they have to suffer the worst tribulations on earth to make the family and humanity survive. That is why the vast majority of women are seen flocking to most religious functions. That’s why Hindu female Goddesses are called SHAKTI. They have 8 times more energy and drive than men but prefer not to show it and accept to be a complement to men at marriage functions but regain their natural stature to make the family and the nation survive….
What a bogus article! Of course with the development of science comes understanding of nature and then people start seeing the religion is nothing but a fraud. Developed countries like northern Europeans already have people becoming atheist. Of course some people will always be irrational and at least their numbers will shrink and not rise as this author is claiming. If society aggressively questions the benefits god and his man made institutions have brought to them, and compare it with the benefits science brings. They will see the light. Problem is that scientists do not get aggressive like religious people and that’s why ignorance has been allowed to exist in the society.