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--- Sunith Velho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Not true. Santosh has been speaking out against
>irrational beliefs ever since Goanet started and
>Cornel does too. What they do not do is attack
>beliefs they perceive as harmless. I also believe
>Santosh has a generous annual award for those who
>promote reasoning and rationality. He is much like
the >moderate version of Periyar E.V.Ramaswamy,
arguably >modern India's most effective social
reformer.
>
Sunith is right for the most part, except for the
generosity of the prize we offer, whenever possible,
and the comparison with Periyar.
I follow certain guidelines in speaking out against
other people's beliefs, which includes the beliefs of
the community into which I was born. Whenever I have
the opportunity and the time I try to speak out
against:
1. A harmful belief of relevance today.
2. An apologist's denial or defense of a past
atrocity.
3. A revisionist historical account.
4. An antiscientific notion.
5. A deliberate or inadvertent falsehood.
Please forgive me for this self-indulgence.
Cheers,
Santosh
