One of Dawkins main argument in his "God Delusion" is that being an Atheist makes one appreciate living, the here and now, in one of his documentaries he ends by walking and seeing Nature and the mountains.. he undermines the spiritualist in making the atheist superior in appreciating "the finer" things and the "theist" not so...
Let us see how Dawkins' argument can be used against him for the "Theist" (believer in God)
- Appreciating the creation is an instinct for the theist because he appreciates the beauty of the Creator. this is similar to appreciating a beautiful artwork by a master craftsmen knowing that the piece of work was planned, crafted and had a purpose...
Surely, how can the atheist appreciate the world around us by knowledge that it was an atomical accident ? .. Appreciating something is to have knowledge of the purpose behind what was created ... That is why appreciating beauty and nature in its context is done in a finer way by the Theist..
- Life is a struggle and is War
Surely life is a struggle, having the knowledge of Gods mercy and Justice in the after life and this Life for all crimes committed, and ones that live in poverty is a Something that brings tranquility to ones life of a Theist. Seeking retribution in this life, andcoping with the troubles, hardships, will never be something which is always hoped to be obtained in this life because God is justice and God is Mercy, so true Justice and Mercy will always be attained in the End...
But what for the "Atheist".. maybe they see all the injustices, poverty etc. around and have the view that "I am so lucky, i haven't been affected" This is how dawkins put it. "How lucky am I" .... isn't this a purely individualistic and selfish position .....
This is a small piece in exposing dawkins ignorance and extremity in worshipping Science. For him, Science is the guide for morality, tranquility and justice. And even going against the subculture in looking for true happiness via spirituality and God consciesness.
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Ignorant Perceptions of a Muslim
Many Atheists make a mistake in how they perceive a Muslim in their belief ... And this has been encountered by me many a time ...
1) They think the Muslim is blind following his religion.
2) They view Islam similar to Buddhism, in that the Muslim is following the Rituals of Islam for the sake of the Ritual itself, not understanding the reason why the ritual is followed or appreciating that it is for a higher reason, i.e. the transcendental (God).
3) They do not understand the reasons for following the religion
4) They think that religion is all dogma, i.e. statements with no substance and no reason.
5) They think all religion is the same, and there are 1000's of them. But Surely in one country India, it as 1000 languages, and a thousand religions but they all belong to a handful of Language families and one religion.
6) They look at the ritual itself, for example, Fasting, and think to themselves, i could never be a Muslim because i could never do that... not understanding that the ritual itself should never be a reason for following Islam or becoming a Muslim.
Many atheists fall short in contemplating Religion falling short and staying ignorant in the gateway to the Afterlife (Religion) and therefore they have fallen short in Life itself.
1) They think the Muslim is blind following his religion.
2) They view Islam similar to Buddhism, in that the Muslim is following the Rituals of Islam for the sake of the Ritual itself, not understanding the reason why the ritual is followed or appreciating that it is for a higher reason, i.e. the transcendental (God).
3) They do not understand the reasons for following the religion
4) They think that religion is all dogma, i.e. statements with no substance and no reason.
5) They think all religion is the same, and there are 1000's of them. But Surely in one country India, it as 1000 languages, and a thousand religions but they all belong to a handful of Language families and one religion.
6) They look at the ritual itself, for example, Fasting, and think to themselves, i could never be a Muslim because i could never do that... not understanding that the ritual itself should never be a reason for following Islam or becoming a Muslim.
Many atheists fall short in contemplating Religion falling short and staying ignorant in the gateway to the Afterlife (Religion) and therefore they have fallen short in Life itself.
Saturday, 12 March 2011
how does the environment affect us ?
Salaried company workers often view and have the desire for promotion and a higher grade, Similarly factory workers follow the same path in principle, have the same ambitions, consumed by the reality that is the factory world the mentality, rhetoric, culture and ambitions of fellow factory workers ....
Partaking in the rhetoric and argumentations, and politics ... that consumes one so that "it" becomes the reality "the world" one lives in ... thereby excluding the bigger picture, whatever that maybe ...
We can apply this principle essentially to almost any situation .... That is the environments effects.....
the reflexive philosophy can be applied here and is interesting in that you are creating the world around you and it is creating you - and at the same time becoming consumed by it .... this affects intellect, philosophy and way of life of the "subject"....
The Environment has an effect that is immense, and by not responding to it, blindly walking through, not criticizing it, one can be part of the machinations, the problems and propaganda ...
So to briefly summarize, the Environment can be something dangerous if blindly accepted, we can unknowingly be consumed by it, accepting the status quo. Our vision, goals and philosophy of life can easily be restricted, a narrow path followed .... Just as the examples of the Factory worker and salaried employee ....
Partaking in the rhetoric and argumentations, and politics ... that consumes one so that "it" becomes the reality "the world" one lives in ... thereby excluding the bigger picture, whatever that maybe ...
We can apply this principle essentially to almost any situation .... That is the environments effects.....
the reflexive philosophy can be applied here and is interesting in that you are creating the world around you and it is creating you - and at the same time becoming consumed by it .... this affects intellect, philosophy and way of life of the "subject"....
The Environment has an effect that is immense, and by not responding to it, blindly walking through, not criticizing it, one can be part of the machinations, the problems and propaganda ...
So to briefly summarize, the Environment can be something dangerous if blindly accepted, we can unknowingly be consumed by it, accepting the status quo. Our vision, goals and philosophy of life can easily be restricted, a narrow path followed .... Just as the examples of the Factory worker and salaried employee ....
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