Sai Baba's unusual accomplishment was to recruit such a large number of the rich and the powerful, politicians and bureaucrats, law-makers, law-keepers, and law dispensers, amongst his followers. Perhaps this is more of a reflection on his followers than him!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
The Hindu : Opinion / Open Page : The phenomenon of Satya Sai Baba
The Hindu : Opinion / Open Page : The phenomenon of Satya Sai Baba
Saturday, May 14, 2011
My answer to atheists
Why I believe in GOD:
READ ME FIRST: Read this article with an open mind. Think you are yet to know and you will see how obvious it is.
The Rice Grain metaphor: Take a handful of rice grains. Place them on the floor so that a certain pattern appears (for example, a rectangle).
Now, throw them on the floor. What is the probability that you get the same pattern? We all know that the possibility would be there, but so low that you cannot take it into account.
Now considering that certain obstacles have been placed to aid the grains to form the shape needed, (representing the laws of the universe like the fact that light stays at the same speed, that certain molecules are stable while others are not, etc) the grains have a slightly higher chance of setting themselves into the shape. But this still is a very unlikely outcome. And even if they form the shape, it can be seen that external guidance is needed.
The universe is huge, much much more larger than a handful of grains. The order and elements in the universe are a thousand times more precise than the rectangle pattern given in the Rice Grain example. What would be the probability that the universe created itself when energy was randomly thrown out?
Consiousness: "It has been defined, at one time or another, as: subjective experience; awareness; the ability to experience feelings; wakefulness; having a sense of selfhood; or as the executive control system of the mind", says Wikipedia.org .
A child is created from the zygote, the first cell formed when male and female reproductive cells merge. The zygote multiplies, new cells are created and slowly, various body parts are formed, all in nine months.
All is fine. but where in the process did the physical human body of the child acquire its other set of "HUMAN" characteristics like its ability to think, to learn all the way, to a stage where it learns all by itself. But most of all, where did its consciousness come from?
If this is a bit hard to grasp, consider this: A person is happy with his life. He is loving and good person, hence keeps people around him happy. He has an enchanting character. One day, in his sleep, he has a stroke and passes away. The next morning, his wife finds him lying there in his bed, in the same position. His same body is there, all of it physically, but there is no LIFE there.
Here, thinking carefully, we see that LIFE is not actually part of the physical body created in the womb. It must have come into the body at some point of time. It is something that is external, since it leaves the body and goes to somewhere we as humans cannot sense.
To anyone who looks at the universe in the right way, the presence of a greater being, someone who has clearly, designed the universe is obvious.
There are numerous more examples that I could mention. The list is endless once you are able to see.
Here is one from http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html :
Putting all those facts into one group, we can see how meticulous the working of things are in our universe.
The Atheist-urge: Personally I do not know if this is true, for I have never been an atheist. But some atheists themselves have mentioned that while they remain unbelieving, they would always have this urge to know if GOD actually exists at the bottom of their minds: like someone was pushing them to search!
Most holy books do not provide any reasons as to why one should believe in GOD. They say that it so obvious that an argument is unnecessary.
So think and find for yourselves, for what is the purpose of this HUGE brain of ours if not to think, including thinking of our purpose here.
READ ME FIRST: Read this article with an open mind. Think you are yet to know and you will see how obvious it is.
The Rice Grain metaphor: Take a handful of rice grains. Place them on the floor so that a certain pattern appears (for example, a rectangle).
Now, throw them on the floor. What is the probability that you get the same pattern? We all know that the possibility would be there, but so low that you cannot take it into account.
Now considering that certain obstacles have been placed to aid the grains to form the shape needed, (representing the laws of the universe like the fact that light stays at the same speed, that certain molecules are stable while others are not, etc) the grains have a slightly higher chance of setting themselves into the shape. But this still is a very unlikely outcome. And even if they form the shape, it can be seen that external guidance is needed.
The universe is huge, much much more larger than a handful of grains. The order and elements in the universe are a thousand times more precise than the rectangle pattern given in the Rice Grain example. What would be the probability that the universe created itself when energy was randomly thrown out?
Consiousness: "It has been defined, at one time or another, as: subjective experience; awareness; the ability to experience feelings; wakefulness; having a sense of selfhood; or as the executive control system of the mind", says Wikipedia.org .
A child is created from the zygote, the first cell formed when male and female reproductive cells merge. The zygote multiplies, new cells are created and slowly, various body parts are formed, all in nine months.
All is fine. but where in the process did the physical human body of the child acquire its other set of "HUMAN" characteristics like its ability to think, to learn all the way, to a stage where it learns all by itself. But most of all, where did its consciousness come from?
If this is a bit hard to grasp, consider this: A person is happy with his life. He is loving and good person, hence keeps people around him happy. He has an enchanting character. One day, in his sleep, he has a stroke and passes away. The next morning, his wife finds him lying there in his bed, in the same position. His same body is there, all of it physically, but there is no LIFE there.
Here, thinking carefully, we see that LIFE is not actually part of the physical body created in the womb. It must have come into the body at some point of time. It is something that is external, since it leaves the body and goes to somewhere we as humans cannot sense.
To anyone who looks at the universe in the right way, the presence of a greater being, someone who has clearly, designed the universe is obvious.
There are numerous more examples that I could mention. The list is endless once you are able to see.
Here is one from http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html :
Water...colorless, odorless and without taste, and yet no living thing can survive without it. Plants, animals and human beings consist mostly of water (about two-thirds of the human body is water). You'll see why the characteristics of water are uniquely suited to life:
It has an unusually high boiling point and freezing point. Water allows us to live in an environment of fluctuating temperature changes, while keeping our bodies a steady 98.6 degrees.
Water is a universal solvent. This property of water means that thousands of chemicals, minerals and nutrients can be carried throughout our bodies and into the smallest blood vessels.
Water is also chemically neutral. Without affecting the makeup of the substances it carries, water enables food, medicines and minerals to be absorbed and used by the body.
Water has a unique surface tension. Water in plants can therefore flow upward against gravity, bringing life-giving water and nutrients to the top of even the tallest trees.
Water freezes from the top down and floats, so fish can live in the winter.
Ninety-seven percent of the Earth's water is in the oceans. But on our Earth, there is a system designed which removes salt from the water and then distributes that water throughout the globe. Evaporation takes the ocean waters, leaving the salt, and forms clouds which are easily moved by the wind to disperse water over the land, for vegetation, animals and people. It is a system of purification and supply that sustains life on this planet, a system of recycled and reused water.
Putting all those facts into one group, we can see how meticulous the working of things are in our universe.
The Atheist-urge: Personally I do not know if this is true, for I have never been an atheist. But some atheists themselves have mentioned that while they remain unbelieving, they would always have this urge to know if GOD actually exists at the bottom of their minds: like someone was pushing them to search!
Most holy books do not provide any reasons as to why one should believe in GOD. They say that it so obvious that an argument is unnecessary.
So think and find for yourselves, for what is the purpose of this HUGE brain of ours if not to think, including thinking of our purpose here.
Biggest Serial killer: The US. Evident to any sensible person.
This video is a must for every American:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ksatFd8gkY&feature=topvideos_news
After that check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Tillman . In particular read this paragraph under the title "Cover-up surrounding Tillman's death":
Heres another link of a page in the video: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/july2007/270707tillmanexecuted.htm
Heres something from the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/8493391/Osama-bin-Laden-dead-Blackout-during-raid-on-bin-Laden-compound.html
Check out the second photo on this page. Funny :) http://govtslaves.info/2011/05/05/lies-no-live-footage-of-osama-bin-laden-raids/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ksatFd8gkY&feature=topvideos_news
After that check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Tillman . In particular read this paragraph under the title "Cover-up surrounding Tillman's death":
Jones reported that members of Tillman's unit burned his body armor and uniform in an apparent attempt to hide the fact that he was killed by friendly fire. His notebook, in which – according to author Jon Krakauer —, Tillman had recorded some of his thoughts on Afghanistan, was also burned; “a blatant violation of protocol”.The notebook was never found. I can't imagine what prompted them to burn his notebook!! Even if we consider that the military only wanted to cover his death being from friendly fire, the notebook-burning was totally uncalled for and should not have been done since protocol tells them to return his belongings. Unless, the notebook contained something that could cause problems if it got out.
Heres another link of a page in the video: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/july2007/270707tillmanexecuted.htm
Heres something from the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/8493391/Osama-bin-Laden-dead-Blackout-during-raid-on-bin-Laden-compound.html
Check out the second photo on this page. Funny :) http://govtslaves.info/2011/05/05/lies-no-live-footage-of-osama-bin-laden-raids/
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