Thought encompasses an “aim-oriented flow of ideas and associations that can lead to a reality-oriented conclusion”. Although thinking is an activity of an existential value for humans, there is still no consensus as to how it is adequately defined or understood. Psychology, philosophy and religion are various lenses into how people perceive and engage with the world.
Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope.
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about reason, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved.
Religion is a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements.
Intolerance. Intolerance of intolerance. Intolerance of both kinds of intolerance. Trying to find words… just deep sorrow. Doesn’t matter who is right or wrong… so much rejection. What is the use “winning” with such ideas if no matter who wins, half the country is left behind? The promise of freedom becoming a war for sole …
The below letter was originally addressed to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad for its threats against the Delhi Slutwalk. Now it is addressed to all Hindu entities opposing Slutwalk. Dear Whom-so-ever-it-may-concern, I was born a Hindu. Some say I still am, since there is pretty much nothing that disqualifies one as a Hindu, particularly after having …
A Hindu writes to Hindu Organizations against Slutwalk Read More »
Now that he’s dead, these videos will become less popular. Thought I’d keep them handy, just in case N grows up and wants to be a conjurer, this could get him started. This is a must watch, if you go around advising people on such matters. So, here goes. Jai Sai Baba. A friend was …
Gity Yousafi on religious violence. She asks a fundamental question that is increasing in importance in today’s world – can religion and violence co-exist? This is a question; can violence and religion be together? Can’t violence destroy the religion? The violence belongs to human, when show it self that intellect is silent and doesn’t work. …
Sai Baba died. My condolences to all who mourn him. Must be quite sad. He was well loved, well followed by many, though inexplicable to many others. On the other hand, I am thrilled. He had predicted he would die in 2022. He had predicted two dates at different times. One was at the age …
I got thinking about this, and it has led to some pretty deep thoughts, which as usual are likely to offend all parties involved indiscriminately, so if you are easily offended, do yourself a favor and stop reading. I have no doubt that Muslims who say Islam is a religion of peace believe it from …
Islam is a religion of peace and other stereotypes Read More »
Talk of mixed perspectives. A few posts I made recently have set me thinking about how many of us supposedly neither right nor left political inclinations actually have swallowed a lot of left and right. The recent turning upside down of terrorism as an Islamic speciality by Hindutva enthusiasts provided many such opportunities to notice …
Image via Wikipedia B. Raman has written an outstanding summary of an apparently outstanding debate hosted by Barkha Dutt on the subject of Saffron terrorism. What I liked was his way of stating the perspectives of both sides in a factual manner, and pointing out some facts about Indian Muslims that often get overlooked as …