Posted by: jepayotyai March 1, 2015
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By definition, science, is "..systematic study of ....through observation and experiment..." The cool thing about human being who practice this field of study is that most of them are inclined to be humble; in a sense that if and when theories are refuted (proved otherwise), you move on. Well, there are ample examples of egoistic scientists but that is probably a human weakness.
Philosophy, on the other hand, is a whole different ball game. I am, like many threaders here who acknowledged being ignorant about vedas. But my curiosity brings me here to ask this observation or phenomenon. What does it take to change a faith based stance? To change a philosophy, if you may allow me to call it philosophy.
I like calling myself an 'atheist'. I've watched in vain, dozens of videos, where new age verbose and articulate proponents of god-less morality, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris et al, failing to convince countless religious mullahs and pundits to acknowledge that not believing in god is as sane as believing in it. So this argument is non-nonsensical I guess. Who can change any of the threaders' mind, here, in what each of us believe in. As ridiculous as I think the subject of religious texts and scriptures are, I will be banished and burned with verbal abuse if I mention it here or in any other passionate forums like this. And I did.
Anyways, it's better not to question the prophets, the illuminated, the haloed because who am I and what persuasive logic do I have? So the point is not to convince or persuade you to believe in anything that I myself do. The question is how did I get here, to think the way I do. Can I think like a Christian, a Muslim, a Hindu? How can I be convinced. I am so damn stubborn in what I believe in. I hit the wall in my persuading to the Padre (पाद्री) that God doesn't exist. He thinks I am a lost soul and I think the same about him. He says, one day I will fall in my knees and pray to god (because something personal would've happened to me that'd require god's attention). And this could be any god, a Zoroastrian god. The point being how stupid and naive I'd have been not to have seen the light.
Philosophy, on the other hand, is a whole different ball game. I am, like many threaders here who acknowledged being ignorant about vedas. But my curiosity brings me here to ask this observation or phenomenon. What does it take to change a faith based stance? To change a philosophy, if you may allow me to call it philosophy.
I like calling myself an 'atheist'. I've watched in vain, dozens of videos, where new age verbose and articulate proponents of god-less morality, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris et al, failing to convince countless religious mullahs and pundits to acknowledge that not believing in god is as sane as believing in it. So this argument is non-nonsensical I guess. Who can change any of the threaders' mind, here, in what each of us believe in. As ridiculous as I think the subject of religious texts and scriptures are, I will be banished and burned with verbal abuse if I mention it here or in any other passionate forums like this. And I did.
Anyways, it's better not to question the prophets, the illuminated, the haloed because who am I and what persuasive logic do I have? So the point is not to convince or persuade you to believe in anything that I myself do. The question is how did I get here, to think the way I do. Can I think like a Christian, a Muslim, a Hindu? How can I be convinced. I am so damn stubborn in what I believe in. I hit the wall in my persuading to the Padre (पाद्री) that God doesn't exist. He thinks I am a lost soul and I think the same about him. He says, one day I will fall in my knees and pray to god (because something personal would've happened to me that'd require god's attention). And this could be any god, a Zoroastrian god. The point being how stupid and naive I'd have been not to have seen the light.