Tag Archives: atheism
The Indian way to God
Jug Suraiya talks about how the black and white question about whether God exists or not is alien to all-inclusive India. The God anti-God controversy is largely foreign to Indian thought which, traditionally, has been equally comfortable with 330 million … Continue reading
Did the gods came afterwards?
Times of India, that most maligned of mainstream media outlets has a redeemer in Crest, the lifestyle supplement. This Saturday’s issue screams “Does God Exist?” on the main page. The insides are full of lip-smacking delights in the form of … Continue reading
Why is there suffering in the world?
One point about the world that is often brought into the debate about whether God exists or not is suffering. What sort of God would watch as his creation rips itself apart with violence? What kind of God would let … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Death proves the soul’s existence
Many religions say that what fuels us is something indestructible and, for all practical purposes, invisible – the soul. Hinduism believes that all living creatures — from the tiniest of germs to largest of the redwood trees — have a … Continue reading
Why do we have rituals?
If you remember the last scene of The Da Vinci Code movie, you will remember that the hero Dr Robert Langdon finds himself running with barely-concealed hurry towards the place where Mary of Magdalene, he deduces, must be buried. He … Continue reading
Why do we believe in strange things?
In my last blog post on why religious myth relies on fantasy, I implied that superstition works better than a starkly objective view of the world. I can believe that superstition exists because it works; that it has fought for … Continue reading
Why religious myths rely on fantasy
At TED India this year, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik spoke of the difference between the absolute universe and the subjective universe — between the world as it exists and the world as we perceive it. Pattanaik said, “The world tells us … Continue reading