Very often we come across statements like ’religious dogma’.
Usually we discard or condemn those dogmas and move on. But have you ever
wondered is religion itself a summation of those dogmatic practices? After all
the religion and its practices are infallible and you dare not question it or
pose a threat to it! Religious institutions are tax free and very powerful.
But ever wondered why religion or religious institution is
infallible? If Stephan Hawkins, Lawrence Krauss or Brian Greene can be
questioned on their theories then why can’t our religion?
In most of the democratic countries the constitution can be
amended. Even after providing so many rights to their citizen still people
often feel that the constitution should be amended! But what about religious
rules which are there for more than 1000 of years? Take for example in many
European countries women were not given right to vote until first half of
twentieth century yet now women enjoy many of those right or until 1960s Australia’s
indigenous population were protected under the flora and fauna act i.e aborigines
were considered at par with animals! In US, until Martin Luther Kings satyagrah
black were not allowed to study with white people and were unable to drink
water from same filter. It would be unwise to not to mention that when Dr B R
Ambedkar returned from US (before our independence), he was appointed as defence
secretary to the king of Baroda and unfortunately no one was willing to rent
him their house as he was a ‘’dalit’’.
Yet in all the above case democracy and modern ideals of
human liberty fought back. We all know that Dr Ambedkar went on to become the
first law minister of free India! Now just ask yourself in how many cases a
religion has overruled its previous interpretation?
The real meaning of atom is ‘’unbreakable’’. Actually John
Dalton thought that it was the smallest particle. We all now know that atom can
be divisible and electrons, protons are smaller than atom rather quarks are now
considered fundamental particle! (Though string theorist believe that fundamental
particle is vibrating string but it is yet to be proved). Yet we still study
Dalton’s atomic theory and even the word ‘atom’ has not been altered to ‘tom’!
Now imagine had John Dalton told that he had been secretly revealed that atom
is smallest particle and anyone not believing it will be punished, how many of
us would have believed Dalton?
We respect both Niels Borh and Rutherford atomic model as it
was based on genuine observation. But when it comes to two different religions
the tolerance level drastically decreases. Religions were the way of
interpreting the observerable universe and it needs to be continuously updated.
During the second world war there a tribe in an island which considered white
people as God and thought that the cargo containing food was the gift brought
by God (white people)!
The biggest shams are
the smartly dressed people who cherry peak certain stanza from religious books
and try to justify it using modern science. We are certainly living in the best
world that none of our fore fathers have lived. Two of the famously misquoted
persons are Einstein and Nostradamus. Every religious institution love to quote
that if Einstein can believe in religion then should not he or she? Is one
greater than Einstein? Truth is Einstein was agnostic or more of an atheist. He
often used the term ‘God’ to show mystery. He never meant God with absolute
power! Nostradamus on the other hand is quoted the moment any major world even
occurs. I always wonder why these people never tell it beforehand!!
Are you willing to consume medicine without any trial as it has been
secretly revealed to Doctor that it will cure you. If yes, then keep following
religion. If no, I need not write further J
(Part-2 of this blog
will be on atheism; dharmic and abrahmic religion, it will come tomorrow )
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