The absolute truth
When looking for answers, we tend to settle for definitive ones. It has always got to be either this or that, either here or there, either right or wrong. But the absolute truth is a perfect soup, isn’t it?
The problem with absolute truths is that the moment an exception shows up, they cease to be absolute. And exceptions always show up. And because that is an absolute truth, there must be an exception to that too. And an exception to the statement that exceptions always show up can only be that somewhere out there, there is an absolute truth that has no exceptions. And then again, there would be an exception to that too.
See what I mean?
That God exists is an absolute truth. That there is no God is an absolute truth too. The answer, in my opinion, is somewhere in the middle. God is complicated, like the world is.
Please write another post on the definition of God. Also feel free to compare with the definition of God according to some popular religions/literature.
Amit Upadhyay
14 Jan 10 at 3:17 am
Absoluteness of anything varies from person to person, like for me (I think for Amit Upadhyay too) God Exists is an absolute truth but it may not be an absolute truth for you or someone else.
Cheers, liked you blog.
Amol
14 Jan 10 at 11:42 am
You are now officially ready to open an ashram and preach “God works in mysterious ways”. Wake up, its morning, time to go in search of food!
Vijayendra Mohanty Reply:
January 17th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Search for food? Who does stupid things like that?
me
17 Jan 10 at 11:06 pm
Oh sorry. Sadhus like you don’t do that. They get free food from God fearing chelas. See you are already ready for ashram.
me
17 Jan 10 at 11:35 pm
Consider this: There is no absolute. Everything is relative to our experiences, past and present. There is no way to empirically prove this – because it would only amount to using our sense of perception and reasoning, which in turn would be a result of our experiences, making it void. In a similar manner, there is no way to prove that there can be an absolute – even the most universal laws like motion and gravity involve a frame of reference, which makes it relative to the observer. So, even the concept of God, whether experiential or historical, is just another concept who’s validity is relative to the person in question.
Sandip
27 Feb 10 at 7:59 pm