tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139317481017641869.post6305337344189511099..comments2024-03-22T18:43:15.872+05:30Comments on My Take: God, Religion, Conversion, Ghar-Wapasi & All That : Part-IRajnikant Puranikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855197408589729645noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139317481017641869.post-36606522141544471532015-04-21T05:46:23.197+05:302015-04-21T05:46:23.197+05:30All this discussion about "god" is rathe...All this discussion about "god" is rather pointless. Basically, the subject of the discussion is ill-defined. <br /><br />An object is well-defined if there is agreement regarding it among all the discussants. Let's say we are discussing some object X. If I have in my mind that X is an elephant and another person has in his mind that X is a duck, then there is bound to be dispute about the nature of X. In this case the problem can be solved simply if I were to point to an elephant -- and the other says, "Ah, I was not talking about that. Here's what I was talking about" and points to a duck.<br /><br />In the case of "god", the task of pointing to "god" is out of the question. So in the end, one has to say, "You believe in whatever you believe in, but please don't bother asking me to believe in what you believe in. Thank you."<br /><br />The Buddha's attitude is commendable. When asked about god, he said that the matter does not concern him. It would be wonderful if everyone stopped discussing "god" and move to other things that have some relevance to how we can live and let live.Atanu Deyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966939272970135374noreply@blogger.com