Tag Archives: belief
You are more than just your genes
Biologist Bruce Lipton recounts a startling revelation that the scientific world encountered soon after the mapping of the human genome. Turns out, what we are isn’t solely determined by our genes. The results of the Genome project reveal that there … 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
What if everything exists?
Often, when two people debate things like the existence of something like God or paranormal phenomena or telepathy, the course of arguments inevitably leads towards a stone wall. The non-believer asks the believer to prove the validity of his assumptions. … 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
How I came to believe in God
“Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. BUT Faith will move mountains.” The French philosopher Blaise Pascal once proposed something that has come to be known as Pascal’s wager. The theory goes to suggest that regardless of whether God exists or … 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
The following piece is by David Anderson and this excerpt is being reproduced with the author’s permission. As I thumbed my way through the pages of “The God Delusion”, a question dropped into my head. Does Richard Dawkins really exist? … Continue reading
Is there a God?
Not to get too philosophical about it, but I think the question is flawed. I will start by making clear that the emphasis of my answer is on the ‘A’ in the title. What does ‘One’ mean exactly? Does it … Continue reading