Religion Spoils It All
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Religion Spoils It All ?Religion Spoils It All ?
Believers : conduct yourself with justiceBelievers : conduct yourself with justiceand bear true witness ,even if it beand bear true witness ,even if it beagainst your parents, or your kinagainst your parents, or your kin
Holy Quran 4:135Holy Quran 4:135
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Exodus 22:18 , Hinduism,& IslamExodus 22:18 , Hinduism,& Islam
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.This
verse led to burning alive of thousands of
women inE
urope and America between1450-1780.
Hindus had sati system" and
untouchability continues even today
Islam has harsh penal code. Allah did not
ordain against slavery.
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Holy QuranHoly Quran
Those who live on usury, will not rise atresurrection. 2:275
Islam made an attack on private accumulation of
wealth. Fate of Rightly Guided four caliphs was as
follows
Muhammed was murdered
Abu Bakr died on bed Uthman was murdered
Ali was murdered
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BeliefsBeliefs
Christian fundamentalists believe that
Christ will be resurrected once the people
of the Jewish faith are resettled on thebanks ofEuphrates
The Muslim extremists believe that the
Mehdi will arrive when the battle between
Muslims and non-Muslims intensifies.
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Some ObservationsSome Observations
In pluralistic modern societies, to assert
the authority of a particular holy book
according to a particular literalinterpretation ,amounts to tyrannical
assertion of power.
Mecca is closed to non-believers, which
somewhat contradicts Islams claim to
universality.
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Questions that IntrigueQuestions that Intrigue
If Jesus could heal a blind man,then why
not heal blindness
Is ethical life not possible without religion ? The Aztecs had to tear open a human
chest cavity everyday just to make sure
that the sun would rise
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An ObservationAn Observation
In dark ages people are best guided by
religion ,as in a pitch-black night a blind
man is the best guide; he knows the roadsand paths better than a man who can see.
When daylight comes ,however, it is
foolish to use blind man as guide.
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Sir Karl PopperSir Karl Popper
A theory that is un -falsifiable is to that
extent a weak one.
Why dinosaurs are not mentioned in HolyQuran or Holy Bible ? Bacteria is not
mentioned either.
The prophet died in 632 A.D. The first
account of his life was set down a full 120
years by Ibn Ishaq.
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ConclusionsConclusions
Shall we banish all religions from
discourse ?
The Messiah Is Not Coming and He IsNot Even Going to Call-Israel hit tune in
2001
There is need for new enlightenment
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Conclusion contdConclusion contd
An overall secular humanism is needed in
order to form a value structure within
which the different belief systems can
contribute their particular perspectives.
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Conclusions contdConclusions contd
The crucial division today is not between
the religious or the non-religious,or even
between religions,but between literalists
and fundamentalists of all the religions on
the one hand and the liberal ,religious
moderates ,along with secular humanists
,on the other.
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Renaissa,Reform,Enliten inUKRenaissa,Reform,Enliten inUK
Bacon(1561-1621)
Emotion be subordinate to intellect
Maturity ,not eternity should be goal Virtue be practiced in moderation else
wicked would take advantage of
indiscreetly good A little dissimulation is necessary to
success
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Renaissa,Reform,Enliten inUKRenaissa,Reform,Enliten inUK
Love is madness
Marriage is noose
Natural and rational explanation is neededin place of
Emotional presumptions
Supernatural interventions Popular mythology