God - an investigation...
One of the important questions that educated Men and women keep asking themselves in the dark recesses of their own minds is this :
"Is "God" really necessary to explain and live a moral, ethical and orderly life.....?"
I know, I would be touching a lot many sensitive nerve endings when I posit such a question. But yet, this question is absolutely necessary to be faced squarely on its face. Let me be very clear, that I do not claim to be atheist (not at least,in the common sense of that term), Perhaps, somewhere down history there has occurred a basic misconception of what Godhead "is", and a millennium of indoctrination has so firmly entrenched the need to look upon an external cause for this wonderfully varied universe. You might now accuse me of pitching scientific rationalism against religious convictions and dogma. But that is precisely what is wish to negate. All that I want to state is the fact that both science and Religion (as used in original Latin( i.e. "to bind") are essentially talking about the awesome mystery of this universe and our relative insignificance; and both these adventures stem from the basic uneasiness that gnaws at our hearts for having been left alone in this cosmic ocean without a bearing or reason. Both these disciplines are efforts to reconcile Man's position in the scheme of things. While science is moving towards intelligent design without a cause, religion (organized faith) has transformed itself into anthropocentric arrogance. It is the greatest tragedy of the twentieth century that its greatest scientist, Albert Einstein , a firm Jew is often quoted as favoring a "God" in explaining the inscrutable laws of physics. But there can be nothing more further from the truth than this. Those interpretations are merely a few cherry-picked statements from his prodigious communication taken utterly out of context to prove the creationist theory. Einstein represented "God" as an absolute innate order and design, which the human mind can only hope to caress and never understand completely. And it this trembling humility that Einstein equates to a religious experience and nothing else.
I want to put forth four definitions for you to validate your innermost conviction . Are you a
1. Theist : one who believes that a "Personal" God is the creator of this universe , as the "prime mover" He continues to meddle in the daily affairs of man. needing constant prayers, placations and offerings, and demands obedience to his norms , otherwise doles out retributions in an after-life...
2. Deist : One who believes that "Personal" God caused this universe in the first place by propelling it from nowhere, and thereafter does not interfere in day to day affairs of its inhabitants..
3. Pantheist : One who does not accept the notion of a Personal God, but use the word "God" as a synonym to denote laws of nature and its infinitely intelligent design that a finite Human mind cannot comprehend in its entirety.
4. Atheist : One who is neither a Theist or a Deist, but leans towards Pantheism, but with the additional caveat that the laws of nature are decipherable in physical terms in the long run. It is only a matter of time..
if you are really truthful in your enquiry, chances are likely that you will find yourself mirroring one of these terms. Truthfulness , is the key here......
I shall continue further in a later essay.....
God bless...
"Is "God" really necessary to explain and live a moral, ethical and orderly life.....?"
I know, I would be touching a lot many sensitive nerve endings when I posit such a question. But yet, this question is absolutely necessary to be faced squarely on its face. Let me be very clear, that I do not claim to be atheist (not at least,in the common sense of that term), Perhaps, somewhere down history there has occurred a basic misconception of what Godhead "is", and a millennium of indoctrination has so firmly entrenched the need to look upon an external cause for this wonderfully varied universe. You might now accuse me of pitching scientific rationalism against religious convictions and dogma. But that is precisely what is wish to negate. All that I want to state is the fact that both science and Religion (as used in original Latin( i.e. "to bind") are essentially talking about the awesome mystery of this universe and our relative insignificance; and both these adventures stem from the basic uneasiness that gnaws at our hearts for having been left alone in this cosmic ocean without a bearing or reason. Both these disciplines are efforts to reconcile Man's position in the scheme of things. While science is moving towards intelligent design without a cause, religion (organized faith) has transformed itself into anthropocentric arrogance. It is the greatest tragedy of the twentieth century that its greatest scientist, Albert Einstein , a firm Jew is often quoted as favoring a "God" in explaining the inscrutable laws of physics. But there can be nothing more further from the truth than this. Those interpretations are merely a few cherry-picked statements from his prodigious communication taken utterly out of context to prove the creationist theory. Einstein represented "God" as an absolute innate order and design, which the human mind can only hope to caress and never understand completely. And it this trembling humility that Einstein equates to a religious experience and nothing else.
I want to put forth four definitions for you to validate your innermost conviction . Are you a
1. Theist : one who believes that a "Personal" God is the creator of this universe , as the "prime mover" He continues to meddle in the daily affairs of man. needing constant prayers, placations and offerings, and demands obedience to his norms , otherwise doles out retributions in an after-life...
2. Deist : One who believes that "Personal" God caused this universe in the first place by propelling it from nowhere, and thereafter does not interfere in day to day affairs of its inhabitants..
3. Pantheist : One who does not accept the notion of a Personal God, but use the word "God" as a synonym to denote laws of nature and its infinitely intelligent design that a finite Human mind cannot comprehend in its entirety.
4. Atheist : One who is neither a Theist or a Deist, but leans towards Pantheism, but with the additional caveat that the laws of nature are decipherable in physical terms in the long run. It is only a matter of time..
if you are really truthful in your enquiry, chances are likely that you will find yourself mirroring one of these terms. Truthfulness , is the key here......
I shall continue further in a later essay.....
God bless...
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