Hi,
Compliments of the Season to all.
Does 'GOD' exists, if at all.
What is the relationship of Man and God.
If the GOD is a Good or a Bad God.
How does one go about proving or testing the above? Any brainwaves?
floriano
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandeep Heble" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:14 AM
Subject: [Goanet] God sucks
Mario writes:
"Perhaps you have misunderstood how a forum works. Samir gets to say
whatever he wants. Others then get to say whatever they want."
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My response:
Exactly! But constant crying and cribbing over why Samir said a
particular thing is childish behavior. The discussion leads to
nowhere. That is not what forums are meant for. The purpose of forums
is for thoughts and ideas to flower and bloom.
And whether or not Samir's post was sensitive or insensitive would be
a matter of perspective. In my opinion, he has written nothing wrong.
The passages of some of our holiest books too would be holy and
infallible from some perspectives and unholy, insensitive and even
criminal from a whole lot of other perspectives.
If at all this discussion needs to be continued, it should be in a
progressive direction and not in a negative one.
Let's discuss the larger issue: whether what Samir said (or implied)
is right or whether it is wrong.
1. Has the concept of God benefited humanity or has it harmed humanity?
2. Is religion in its present form good or bad?
3. Should the concepts of God and religion be improved or do they need
to be discarded altogether?
4. Is God a regressive concept or is it a progressive one?
A lot of these and similar questions need to be answered. Let's move
forward positively.
Cheers
Sandeep
