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THOUGHT AND ACTION
Prem Shankar Jha. Two preceding articles in this series have argued that Hindutva is, in every way, the antithesis of dharma. Dharma is a way of life based upon a human being’s duty to. Continue reading. The tendency to turn human judgment into Divine command makes religionone
ARCHIVE – THOUGHT AND ACTION Archive. 2021, January. 75th year of an endless journey - Vinod Shirsath. ‘Why Should We Not Rid Ourselves of This Entire Problem?’. - Bhagat Singh. Government’s Ayurvedic ‘Surgery’ Order is the Unkindest Cut - Vasudevan Mukunth. 1995 Ganesh Milk ‘Miracle’ - P. Raman. Picturing God as a White Man Is Linked toRacial Stereotypes
WHY SMART PEOPLE BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS MYTHS Why smart people believe coronavirus myths. David Robson. It is a sad truth that any health crisis will spawn its own pandemic of misinformation. In the 80s, 90s, and 2000s we saw the spread of dangerous lies about Aids – from the belief that the HIV virus was created by a government laboratory to the idea that the HIV tests wereunreliable
UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS Unity of all Religions. Dr. Bhagwandas, father of Shri Prakash, sometime Governor of then Bombay State, wrote a voluminous book by name “Essential Unity of all Religions”, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. It is said that Dr. Bhagwandas took 30 years to produce this book. It was immediately after partition when the injuries ofHindu
ABRAHAM KOVOOR
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan “god-men” and so-called paranormal phenomena. His direct, trenchant criticism of spiritual frauds and organized religions were SHOCKING ‘WORDS OF WISDOM’ FROM INDIAN GURUS AND HINDUTVA Cancer cured with cow urine. SadhviPragya Thakur, BJP MP from Bhopal and an accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, is not new to controversial statements. Like many from the Hindutva faction, she is also a firm believer in the magical powers of cow urine. “I was a patient of cancer and I cured myself by consuming gaumutr (cow urine)and
FREEDOM FROM SUPERSTITION AND UNREASON Superstition perpetuates discrimination, exploitation and harassment. Our fight towards complete freedom from superstition is a part of a larger goal , which Dr. Dabholkar had envisaged. And that is of society free from irrationality, . Freedom from caste hierarchy, addictions and moving towards society based on science, logic andrationality
CHICKEN BONES AND BLACK MAGIC Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. DR. AMBEDKAR AND BRAHMINS Dr. Ambedkar and Brahmins. Rakshit Sonawane’s account of how Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s son and the so-called followers of Babasaheb treated Dr. Savita Mai makes very sad reading (Indian Express, Friday, 30th May, 2003). The devotion with which Babasaheb’s Brahmin wife looked after him in his fading life and health went totally unheededCASTE PANCHAYAT
Many castes in the state follow the tradition of forming panchayat of senior members of the caste which dictates the rules for the society. If anyone is found violating the rules he will be cast out or slapped a fine. The panchayats run a parallel judiciary where the grievances of the members of the caste are heard and judgments passed.THOUGHT AND ACTION
Prem Shankar Jha. Two preceding articles in this series have argued that Hindutva is, in every way, the antithesis of dharma. Dharma is a way of life based upon a human being’s duty to. Continue reading. The tendency to turn human judgment into Divine command makes religionone
ARCHIVE – THOUGHT AND ACTION Archive. 2021, January. 75th year of an endless journey - Vinod Shirsath. ‘Why Should We Not Rid Ourselves of This Entire Problem?’. - Bhagat Singh. Government’s Ayurvedic ‘Surgery’ Order is the Unkindest Cut - Vasudevan Mukunth. 1995 Ganesh Milk ‘Miracle’ - P. Raman. Picturing God as a White Man Is Linked toRacial Stereotypes
WHY SMART PEOPLE BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS MYTHS Why smart people believe coronavirus myths. David Robson. It is a sad truth that any health crisis will spawn its own pandemic of misinformation. In the 80s, 90s, and 2000s we saw the spread of dangerous lies about Aids – from the belief that the HIV virus was created by a government laboratory to the idea that the HIV tests wereunreliable
UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS Unity of all Religions. Dr. Bhagwandas, father of Shri Prakash, sometime Governor of then Bombay State, wrote a voluminous book by name “Essential Unity of all Religions”, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. It is said that Dr. Bhagwandas took 30 years to produce this book. It was immediately after partition when the injuries ofHindu
ABRAHAM KOVOOR
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan “god-men” and so-called paranormal phenomena. His direct, trenchant criticism of spiritual frauds and organized religions were SHOCKING ‘WORDS OF WISDOM’ FROM INDIAN GURUS AND HINDUTVA Cancer cured with cow urine. SadhviPragya Thakur, BJP MP from Bhopal and an accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, is not new to controversial statements. Like many from the Hindutva faction, she is also a firm believer in the magical powers of cow urine. “I was a patient of cancer and I cured myself by consuming gaumutr (cow urine)and
FREEDOM FROM SUPERSTITION AND UNREASON Superstition perpetuates discrimination, exploitation and harassment. Our fight towards complete freedom from superstition is a part of a larger goal , which Dr. Dabholkar had envisaged. And that is of society free from irrationality, . Freedom from caste hierarchy, addictions and moving towards society based on science, logic andrationality
CHICKEN BONES AND BLACK MAGIC Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. DR. AMBEDKAR AND BRAHMINS Dr. Ambedkar and Brahmins. Rakshit Sonawane’s account of how Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s son and the so-called followers of Babasaheb treated Dr. Savita Mai makes very sad reading (Indian Express, Friday, 30th May, 2003). The devotion with which Babasaheb’s Brahmin wife looked after him in his fading life and health went totally unheededCASTE PANCHAYAT
Many castes in the state follow the tradition of forming panchayat of senior members of the caste which dictates the rules for the society. If anyone is found violating the rules he will be cast out or slapped a fine. The panchayats run a parallel judiciary where the grievances of the members of the caste are heard and judgments passed. ABOUT US – THOUGHT AND ACTION About Us. You are going through the e-magazine (e-zine) THOUGHT & ACTION, an official journal of Superstition Eradication Committee, Maharashtra. The Committee is popularly known as ANiS, an abbreviation of Committee’s name in Marathi i.e. Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samitee. We are actively functioning in Marathi speaking areas of MaharashtraAUTHOR’S LIST
Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. WHY SMART PEOPLE BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS MYTHS Why smart people believe coronavirus myths. David Robson. It is a sad truth that any health crisis will spawn its own pandemic of misinformation. In the 80s, 90s, and 2000s we saw the spread of dangerous lies about Aids – from the belief that the HIV virus was created by a government laboratory to the idea that the HIV tests wereunreliable
DR. AMBEDKAR AND BRAHMINS Dr. Ambedkar and Brahmins. Rakshit Sonawane’s account of how Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s son and the so-called followers of Babasaheb treated Dr. Savita Mai makes very sad reading (Indian Express, Friday, 30th May, 2003). The devotion with which Babasaheb’s Brahmin wife looked after him in his fading life and health went totally unheededCASTE PANCHAYAT
Many castes in the state follow the tradition of forming panchayat of senior members of the caste which dictates the rules for the society. If anyone is found violating the rules he will be cast out or slapped a fine. The panchayats run a parallel judiciary where the grievances of the members of the caste are heard and judgments passed. INDIA IS NO COUNTRY FOR RATIONAL PEOPLE Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter.ACT OF COWARDICE
Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. CARL SAGAN ON MOVING BEYOND US VS. THEM Unless we are very, very careful, wrote psychologist-turned-artist Anne Truitt in contemplating compassion and the cure for our chronic self-righteousness, we doom each other by holding onto images of one another based on preconceptions that are in turn based on indifference to what is other than ourselves. She urged for the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own BABA RAMDEV: YOGI OR COMMISSAR? Baba Ramdev has been probably most successful of God men of recent times. He claims to have a following of over a billion people. There are an infinite number of people claiming that his yoga therapy and medicines work wonders for their health. CULTURE IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR OPPRESSING WOMEN Culture is not an excuse for oppressing women. The light in her eyes had gone out. She sat on her hands, her head bowed, apathetic. We were in asalle dcoutea listening roomin a dimly lit hut in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. I was there as Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, to prevent conflict-related sexualTHOUGHT AND ACTION
Prem Shankar Jha. Two preceding articles in this series have argued that Hindutva is, in every way, the antithesis of dharma. Dharma is a way of life based upon a human being’s duty to. Continue reading. The tendency to turn human judgment into Divine command makes religionone
ARCHIVE – THOUGHT AND ACTION Archive. 2021, January. 75th year of an endless journey - Vinod Shirsath. ‘Why Should We Not Rid Ourselves of This Entire Problem?’. - Bhagat Singh. Government’s Ayurvedic ‘Surgery’ Order is the Unkindest Cut - Vasudevan Mukunth. 1995 Ganesh Milk ‘Miracle’ - P. Raman. Picturing God as a White Man Is Linked toRacial Stereotypes
UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS Unity of all Religions. Dr. Bhagwandas, father of Shri Prakash, sometime Governor of then Bombay State, wrote a voluminous book by name “Essential Unity of all Religions”, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. It is said that Dr. Bhagwandas took 30 years to produce this book. It was immediately after partition when the injuries ofHindu
ABRAHAM KOVOOR
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan “god-men” and so-called paranormal phenomena. His direct, trenchant criticism of spiritual frauds and organized religions were FREEDOM FROM SUPERSTITION AND UNREASON Superstition perpetuates discrimination, exploitation and harassment. Our fight towards complete freedom from superstition is a part of a larger goal , which Dr. Dabholkar had envisaged. And that is of society free from irrationality, . Freedom from caste hierarchy, addictions and moving towards society based on science, logic andrationality
SHOCKING ‘WORDS OF WISDOM’ FROM INDIAN GURUS AND HINDUTVA Cancer cured with cow urine. SadhviPragya Thakur, BJP MP from Bhopal and an accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, is not new to controversial statements. Like many from the Hindutva faction, she is also a firm believer in the magical powers of cow urine. “I was a patient of cancer and I cured myself by consuming gaumutr (cow urine)and
CHICKEN BONES AND BLACK MAGIC Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. INDIA IS NO COUNTRY FOR RATIONAL PEOPLE Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. RATIONALISM AND SECULARISM:MEANING, CONCEPT Rationalism. Rationalism is “any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification”. In more technical terms it is a method or a theory “in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive“. Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position “that Reason has SHOULD KHAP PANCHAYATS BE BANNED IN INDIA? Should Khap Panchayats be banned in India? Khap Panchayats have no legal recognition and they interfere with normal functioning of society by making decisions. It is not the job of Khap Panchayats to make decisions in Republic of India. Yes, Absolutely yes.THOUGHT AND ACTION
Prem Shankar Jha. Two preceding articles in this series have argued that Hindutva is, in every way, the antithesis of dharma. Dharma is a way of life based upon a human being’s duty to. Continue reading. The tendency to turn human judgment into Divine command makes religionone
ARCHIVE – THOUGHT AND ACTION Archive. 2021, January. 75th year of an endless journey - Vinod Shirsath. ‘Why Should We Not Rid Ourselves of This Entire Problem?’. - Bhagat Singh. Government’s Ayurvedic ‘Surgery’ Order is the Unkindest Cut - Vasudevan Mukunth. 1995 Ganesh Milk ‘Miracle’ - P. Raman. Picturing God as a White Man Is Linked toRacial Stereotypes
UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS Unity of all Religions. Dr. Bhagwandas, father of Shri Prakash, sometime Governor of then Bombay State, wrote a voluminous book by name “Essential Unity of all Religions”, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. It is said that Dr. Bhagwandas took 30 years to produce this book. It was immediately after partition when the injuries ofHindu
ABRAHAM KOVOOR
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan “god-men” and so-called paranormal phenomena. His direct, trenchant criticism of spiritual frauds and organized religions were FREEDOM FROM SUPERSTITION AND UNREASON Superstition perpetuates discrimination, exploitation and harassment. Our fight towards complete freedom from superstition is a part of a larger goal , which Dr. Dabholkar had envisaged. And that is of society free from irrationality, . Freedom from caste hierarchy, addictions and moving towards society based on science, logic andrationality
SHOCKING ‘WORDS OF WISDOM’ FROM INDIAN GURUS AND HINDUTVA Cancer cured with cow urine. SadhviPragya Thakur, BJP MP from Bhopal and an accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, is not new to controversial statements. Like many from the Hindutva faction, she is also a firm believer in the magical powers of cow urine. “I was a patient of cancer and I cured myself by consuming gaumutr (cow urine)and
CHICKEN BONES AND BLACK MAGIC Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. INDIA IS NO COUNTRY FOR RATIONAL PEOPLE Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. RATIONALISM AND SECULARISM:MEANING, CONCEPT Rationalism. Rationalism is “any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification”. In more technical terms it is a method or a theory “in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive“. Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position “that Reason has SHOULD KHAP PANCHAYATS BE BANNED IN INDIA? Should Khap Panchayats be banned in India? Khap Panchayats have no legal recognition and they interfere with normal functioning of society by making decisions. It is not the job of Khap Panchayats to make decisions in Republic of India. Yes, Absolutely yes.AUTHOR’S LIST
Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. RATIONALISM IN DEVELOPMENT OF HUMANITY Rationalism in Development of Humanity. Dr. Narendra Nayak. Well if we go to the term rationalism in the development of humanity, we would have to go a long way back right to the times of the cavemen, the development of civilizations and the use of fire and tools. Reason has been the main tool for the development of Homo sapiens- what RATIONALISM AND SECULARISM:MEANING, CONCEPT Rationalism. Rationalism is “any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification”. In more technical terms it is a method or a theory “in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive“. Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position “that Reason has FALLING INTO INFINITY Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end.ACT OF COWARDICE
Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. SHOULD KHAP PANCHAYATS BE BANNED IN INDIA? Should Khap Panchayats be banned in India? Khap Panchayats have no legal recognition and they interfere with normal functioning of society by making decisions. It is not the job of Khap Panchayats to make decisions in Republic of India. Yes, Absolutely yes. ATHEISTS NEW PERSPECTIVE Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. EXCESSIVE ATTACHMENT TO RELIGION The cliche, “Religion is opiate of people,” has been around for over two hundred years. No doubt, religion has given solace to billions of aching souls for several thousand years, and has led people safely through wars, pestilence, famine, natural disasters andother calamities.
RECENT TRENDS IN FAMILY AND MARRIAGE INSTITUTIONS Recent Trends in Family and Marriage Institutions. It is indeed a great honor to be invited to be the Chief Guest and be asked to deliver the Keynote Address for the National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Family and Marriage Institutions” being held at the Shrimati Sushiladevi Deshmukh Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Latur on the 12 thof December 2014.
WHO DOESNT LOVE SALES? THERES JUST ONE PROBLEM: THEY LEAD Susan Thompkins is somebodys Aunt Susan, and everyone has someone like her. Aunt Susan is a genuinely happy and loving woman, who buys gifts for her nephews and nieces whenever she shops for herself and herkids.
THOUGHT AND ACTION
On the occasion of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s 7th death anniversary Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was born on November 1, 1945. Had he been with us today, the spearhead of India’s rationalist ARCHIVE – THOUGHT AND ACTION 2021, January. 75th year of an endless journey - Vinod Shirsath ‘Why Should We Not Rid Ourselves of This Entire Problem?’ - Bhagat Singh Government’s Ayurvedic ‘Surgery’ Order is the Unkindest Cut - Vasudevan Mukunth ; 1995 Ganesh Milk ‘Miracle’ - P. Raman Picturing God as a White Man Is Linked to Racial Stereotypes - DaisyGrewal
UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS Dr. Bhagwandas, father of Shri Prakash, sometime Governor of then Bombay State, wrote a voluminous book by name “Essential Unity of all Religions”, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.ABRAHAM KOVOOR
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan “god-men” and so-called paranormal phenomena. INDIA IS NO COUNTRY FOR RATIONAL PEOPLE Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. CHICKEN BONES AND BLACK MAGIC Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. FREEDOM FROM SUPERSTITION AND UNREASON Superstition. It is really painful to hear about the recent instances of people believing in superstitions. The rumours being spread in and around Delhi about womens braids being chopped off is a recentexample.
SHOCKING ‘WORDS OF WISDOM’ FROM INDIAN GURUS AND HINDUTVA Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. RASHTRAPITA JOTIBA PHULEY AND SATYASHODHAK SAMAJ Rashtrapita Jotiba Phuley during his social movement of initial 15 years had been propogating his views, preaching at public meetings, through leaflets and booklets the importance of education and exhorting the lower castes to educate their children and to redeem themselves from the evil customs, wicked prejudices and wily precepts imposed on them in the name of God by the Brahmin priests and RATIONALISM AND SECULARISM:MEANING, CONCEPT Rationalism. Rationalism is “any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification”. In more technical terms it is a method or a theory “in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive“. Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position “that Reason hasTHOUGHT AND ACTION
On the occasion of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s 7th death anniversary Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was born on November 1, 1945. Had he been with us today, the spearhead of India’s rationalist ARCHIVE – THOUGHT AND ACTION 2021, January. 75th year of an endless journey - Vinod Shirsath ‘Why Should We Not Rid Ourselves of This Entire Problem?’ - Bhagat Singh Government’s Ayurvedic ‘Surgery’ Order is the Unkindest Cut - Vasudevan Mukunth ; 1995 Ganesh Milk ‘Miracle’ - P. Raman Picturing God as a White Man Is Linked to Racial Stereotypes - DaisyGrewal
UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS Dr. Bhagwandas, father of Shri Prakash, sometime Governor of then Bombay State, wrote a voluminous book by name “Essential Unity of all Religions”, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.ABRAHAM KOVOOR
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan “god-men” and so-called paranormal phenomena. INDIA IS NO COUNTRY FOR RATIONAL PEOPLE Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. CHICKEN BONES AND BLACK MAGIC Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. FREEDOM FROM SUPERSTITION AND UNREASON Superstition. It is really painful to hear about the recent instances of people believing in superstitions. The rumours being spread in and around Delhi about womens braids being chopped off is a recentexample.
SHOCKING ‘WORDS OF WISDOM’ FROM INDIAN GURUS AND HINDUTVA Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. RASHTRAPITA JOTIBA PHULEY AND SATYASHODHAK SAMAJ Rashtrapita Jotiba Phuley during his social movement of initial 15 years had been propogating his views, preaching at public meetings, through leaflets and booklets the importance of education and exhorting the lower castes to educate their children and to redeem themselves from the evil customs, wicked prejudices and wily precepts imposed on them in the name of God by the Brahmin priests and RATIONALISM AND SECULARISM:MEANING, CONCEPT Rationalism. Rationalism is “any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification”. In more technical terms it is a method or a theory “in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive“. Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position “that Reason hasAUTHOR’S LIST
Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. ARCHIVE – THOUGHT AND ACTION Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. RATIONALISM IN DEVELOPMENT OF HUMANITY Well if we go to the term rationalism in the development of humanity, we would have to go a long way back right to the times of the cavemen, the development of civilizations and the use of fire and tools.DISCUSSION ON GOD
Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. RATIONALISM AND SECULARISM:MEANING, CONCEPT Rationalism. Rationalism is “any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification”. In more technical terms it is a method or a theory “in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive“. Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position “that Reason hasDALITS IN INDUSTRY
The debate on affirmative action in the private sector has taken a bizarre turn, not only in terms of results but also in terms of attitude. Led by Ratan Tata, 21 leading Indian industrialists issued an ‘emancipation proclamation’ pronouncing the entire generation of dalit/tribal people with degrees from Indian institutions“unemployable”.
ATHEISTS NEW PERSPECTIVE Superstitions speak to powerful emotional needs that science often leaves unfulfilled. it caters to fantasies about personal powers we lack. It offers satisfaction of spiritual hungers, cures for disease, promises that death is not the end. SHOULD KHAP PANCHAYATS BE BANNED IN INDIA? Khap Panchayats have no legal recognition and they interfere with normal functioning of society by making decisions. It is not the job of Khap Panchayats to make decisions in Republic of India.ACT OF COWARDICE
Religious Blindness The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter. CELLARS OF THE INFERNO: CONFESSIONS OF RSS PRACHARAK RSS has been critiqued for long for its divisive and fascist ideology. Its role in spreading hatred, communal violence, killings arson and loot, blasts has been pointed out by critics.Skip to content
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SUMAN OAK PASSES AWAY…PRABHAKAR NANAWATY
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THE SHRINKING SPACE FOR SCIENTIFIC TEMPER IN INDIA IS WORRYINGC.P. RAJENDRAN
Indian television channels delivered a rude reminder of the arrival of a ‘new India’ when they blared news of defenceContinue reading
PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC CLAIMS ARE IRRATIONAL – BUT THAT’S NOT THEIRBIGGEST DANGER
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Even as public policy on science and technology is being contaminated by pseudoscience, such myths also instil notions of “scientific”Continue reading
I AM THE REAL RELIGIOUS ONE DR. NARENDRA DABHOLKAR (An excerpt from the second volume of ‘The Case for Reason’, a translation of the rationalist and anti-superstition activist’s‘Timiratuni
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WHAT IS THE RATIONALIST’S WAY TO FRAME AN ARGUMENT?S.K. ARUN MURTHI
Media attention over the last few years has gravitated towards right-wing groups that target ‘rationalists’ for what the groupsconsider
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RELIGION, THE OLDEST WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN HUMAN HISTORYNED HEIDEN
Most likely the first human who invented the first god, was some smart tribal guy who saw that it wasContinue reading
SCIENCE AND REASON IN INDIAAPARAJITH RAMNATH
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CAUGHT IN THE BABBLE: ON PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC CLAIMSSRINIVASAN RAMANI
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ANSWERING THE HARD QUESTIONRALPH LEWIS
As a psychiatrist working with people facing many kinds of adversity, sometimes people ask about my own religious beliefs. InContinue reading
SCIENCE IS THE COGNITION OF NECESSITYDR. VIVEK MONTEIRO
Kosambi’s classic definition of “science” is by itself sufficient to secure him a place in the history of thought. ItContinue reading
LINK BETWEEN BRAIN DAMAGE AND RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISMBOBBY AZARIAN
A study published in the journal Neuropsychologia has shown that religious fundamentalism is, in part, the result of a functionalimpairment in a
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INDIAN CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHICAL THERAPYAGEHANANDA BHARATI
The topic is Indian culture and philosophical therapy. Now when we talk about philosophical therapy, we may mean a numberContinue reading
WHY THE ENLIGHTENMENT WAS NOT THE AGE OF REASONHENRY MARTYN LLOYD
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW? FELICIA GOODRUM STERLING Worldwide scientific consensus warns of climate disaster and has made an urgent call for action. Yet, the Trump administration hasContinue reading
RATIONALITY: A DYNAMIC AND PERMANENT PARADIGM OF HUMANITYAVINASH PATIL
Dear friends, I am Avinash Patil, Executive President of Maharashtra Andhashradha Nirmulan Samiti, India. I am here to receive theContinue reading
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The will to believe induces in religious people a variety of blindness for which there seems to be no cure. Apparently educated people, whom one would expect to be acquainted with at least the elements of logic, will, with the utmost seriousness make the most ridiculous statements which will send the non-believer into convulsions of laughter.— R D Karve
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