All the major religions and the holy books have not changed, since the
glorious days of Jesus and Prophet Mohammed, causing a terrifying gap
that is the main cause for religious radicalization. Even the new
denominations, derivatives like Bahai and Scientology have nothing new
to offer and Scientology propounds a preposterous theory that believes
in re- incarnation - and that infants are ancient adults trapped in childrens bodies.
When blind faith rules our mind then progress will always be tardy.
When all think alike – then no one is really thinking. We still cling
onto our secret Pagan roots even in our modern so called secular
culture. Hence those who preach magic, miracles, mumbo jumbo and sham
beliefs prosper feeding on our ignorance - whether polytheistic or
monotheist a major chunk subscribes to these wanton beliefs.
Even though we are quick to embrace the advances of science and
technology, and their innovations like the I phone, Skype and Internet -
our modern culture suffers from a dearth of reverence, transcendence or
a sense of awe for science, which is reserved only for religion and
god. We must learn to harmonize scientific open mindedness with a sense
of gratitude for the numinous without succumbing to superstition.
As Einstein stated “It is important to raise new questions, new
possibilities, with creative imagination, which mark real advances in
science. The discovery of the “God particle” is one such advance. In
sciences unlike religion they want to be absolutely sure of the truth
before claiming - hence only if it exceeds 5 sigma or 0.00006% chance of
it being wrong is it announced, unlike, religious theories which are
considered sacrosanct without any scrutiny!
The discovery of
the Higgs particle or field, their behavior explains and unifies the
fundamental forces of nature, including gravity and its mysteries. In
blind faith there is no gravity that is why it sucks!
-Vinay-
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