Mario Goveia wrote: > >As any regular Goanetter would know, Dr. Helekar and I >agree on very little and studiously refuse to disclose >what little we do agree on. However, in my never >humble opinion, he is NOT anti-Catholic or >anti-religion. If anything, he is pro-science, and >lets the chips fall where they may. >
I will let you in on a secret about me. I take criticism much better than praise. Frankly, I am embarrassed by this adulation. I tried to hide my face from my computer for the past couple of days, and did not respond to any personal emails. I am more embarrassed than usual with the present instance of acclaim because the pristine adversarial relationship I held with Mario Goveia is sullied forever. I cannot refute his proposals with the same zeal as I did before because, to let you in on another secret, I can only be objective about facts, not personalities. I am much nicer to people who are nice to me, and I staunchly guard my loyalty towards my friends and acquaintances. My embarrassment is compounded by the fact that I underestimated this Super Mario. His description of my position vis-�-vis science and religion is absolutely on the mark. He has defended my position as well as anybody, and frankly, that is the last thing I could have expected from a man who wastes a great deal of time defending the indefensible. I am amazed that he was even able to catch the nuances and the quirkiness that I have carefully assimilated in my casual-speak to reflect the fact that my beliefs and opinions, as far as possible, are shaped by nothing other than objective facts and scientific evidence. So even though I have to swallow both my pride and my embarrassment I sincerely thank Mr. Goveia for his liberality towards me. Cheers, Santosh
