Archive for the Atheism Category

Was Gandhi a Libertarian-II?

Dec

8

Gandhi and Radical Egalitarianism We all have seen and read it at the very first pages of any of our school text books. We have been taught of that amulet so deeply as some Vedic Mantra, Ayat of Quran, Gospel of Bible or words from Guru Granth Sahib. It has been our religion, our mantra, the Mahatma Gandhi’s Talisman.
Have we ever realized its essence? Or have we been indoctrinated of the Gandhi’s talisman through our school text books, obviously authorized by the government boards of education? Continue reading



Babri Masjid –The Saga of a Historical Monument

Dec

2

Long ago at the shores of Indian Ocean, there used to be a country. It was an officially democratic nation whose ruler caste (whom we now a days know as Politicians) were very happy and prosperous. As the nation was officially Democratic, no one was actually puzzled against the extreme prosperity of the politicians, the rulers of that nation. The general population was also presumably satisfied at their standards.
Many people were happy because they could get the rationed LPG fuel cylinder while standing in the queue, while some others were happy because they could get the Gas cylinder easily at a little higher price through black marketing. Continue reading



An Interesting story from Pakistan

Feb

11

beer-and-beachTourism is one of the major sources of income for Pakistan but because of all those raucous of terrorism and military rule and wars, tourism is deeply hurt.
In order to revamp the tourism industry, a Senate panel has asked the government to send the newly-inducted Tourism Minister, Maulana Attaur Rehman, on a visit to verdant beaches in South France and Switzerland to get modern ideas of promoting tourism industry that contributes immensely to Pakistan’s economy.
The thing to be mentioned is, beaches of France and Switzerland are famous for the topless and one-piece bikinis. The exhibitionism and freedom of expression on those beaches is at extreme peaks, and that is one of the main reasons for the success of those beaches as the major tourist attraction whole round the world.
Pakistan also has a huge shoreline, so can Pakistan ministry adopt the “modern” and innovative ways to strengthen tourism and give any sort of competition?
Exhibitionism is almost impossible in Pakistan especially under those Islamic laws. Continue reading



Why there are Wars, Terrorists and Militants

Jan

19

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We all live under governmental rule, we both Indians and Pakistanis.
We both suffers the mutual tensions, terrorist strikes, and war like situations, we have suffered during previous wars.
Why do we fight and what for?
Indian government and Indian media are claiming that Pakistan sponsored Mumbai Attacks.
The general question, which arises in mind is, just… Continue reading



Altruistic Paradox, Virtues of selfishness, A perspective

Jan

18

mother-child-leliIs it that any action done for the others good is necessarily selfless? More so, is every action done in interest of self, selfish? Our understanding of terms selfishness and altruism are often derived from the general social view that we are carrying about them. Further linguistic limitations make us misinterpret concepts and therefore the completely related idea. What does each word stand for in our mind, and how our idea about a word manipulates our idea and understanding of a concept using that word, is a subject of study itself. My endeavor here is not to point out the linguistic limitations but to put in perspective few terms that are widely used and misinterpreted. Firstly ‘selfishness’, a classical vice which was given a whole new perspective by Author and Philosopher Ayn Rand, and secondly ‘altruism’ the classical virtue which modern philosophies went about challenging to its very existence. Continue reading



The Christmas Message!

Dec

25

Christmas message: Pope Benedict says saving humanity from gays is as important as saving the rainforest from destructionThe Pope has declared that saving the world from homosexual behaviour is as important as saving the rainforests.
In a Christmas message, Benedict XVI stressed the importance of traditional marriage and condemned gay acts as against God’s will.
He also attacked transsexuals, saying: ‘It is not man who decides who is a man or woman but God.’
Daily mail UK



Governments, Sex-Ed and Religion

Oct

1

There’s an old saying that in polite social circles one should never discuss religion, politics, or sex. Well, I never promised to be polite here so, since this article isn’t about politics, I guess that just leaves sex and religion, still, I’ll try to stay as “polite” as possible.
Sex and religion will always be interwoven with judgments… Continue reading



Spiritual, but not Religious!

Aug

26

Pleonastic, isn’t it? What about ‘Intelligent, but not stupid’? Or ‘Moral, but not immoral’? I lost count the number of times people have told me that they are spiritual, but not religious with a smile which displays their pride in knowing where to demarcate the line. Then, a lot are of the opinion I am a profoundly spiritual person, a trait which isn’t that common among atheists. I’ll agree to the first one in the sense a spiritual person can’t be religious. I’ll agree to the second one too as I know I am conscious of my own consciousness. I’ll take the compliment. But, could you please leave the second part? Continue reading



Separation of Science and State

Jul

21

Nothing could by more mistaken than the now fashionable attempt to apply the methods and concepts of the natural sciences to the solution of social problems. -Ludwig Von Mises(Planned Chaos P-30)

We all have heard numerous times Rosie O’Donnell screaming on the television about how Catholic judges must not be allowed in SCOTUS(Supreme Court Of The United States) as a measure for separation of Church and State, and I am sure you must have heard a lot and hold an opinion about a clear separation of Church and State. But this article is not about Religion and State, rather its about the undefined separation of Science and State. Continue reading



Human Sacrifice!

Jul

2

It may sound weird, but then truth is always weird.
Since the eons of history, religion has kept demanding for human sacrifice in some way or other. The obsession with their self-weaved illusionist protocols and faith and believes makes them turn their face off the human instinct and makes them to catch up some cannibalistic state where they kills to… Continue reading