wise-sayings

Every true scientist is a philosopher, but not every philosopher is a scientist.

Belief is indeed psychologically important for the human mind of general population, but that belief should be nicely compatible with scientific reasoning, otherwise that belief turns into prejudice, which is never beneficial to the human life.

The optimist sees the glass as half full, the pessimist as half empty. What I see is water that can save someone's life.

We scientists perceive it as the Truth that will give us absolute understanding of the universe _ which is impossible at the moment for a young species like us. On the other hand, the mystics perceive the Ultimate Truth, to be the attainment of Absolute Divinity, which all the religious giants experienced. But this attainment, is nowhere near the actual Ultimate Truth _ it is only a subjective experience of the mind, evoked by specific internal and external stimuli.

It has been long since thinking humanity has learnt that love is a majestic creation of the brain, yet that knowledge hasn__ made love be deemed any less glorious. Then why should it threaten the religious believer to learn that divinity as well is a natural creation of the brain!

By nature, that mind is easily fooled by supernatural mysticism. It is extremely gullible. And no matter how much we the civilized human beings advance in the fields of modern sciences, there is always a part of us, that tries to allure us with magical nonsense, because that nonsense has been with us since the birth of humanity.

The human mind has a primordial affinity towards ideas of miracles and mysticism, especially, in times of weakness.

Now you know that the fascinating phenomenon of love has nothing to do with the supernatural entity known as Cupid, but everything to do with neurochemistry. Likewise, divinity is a cerebral creation, not a supernatural one. And it has been long since thinking humanity has learnt that love is a majestic creation of the brain, yet that knowledge hasn__ made love be deemed any less glorious. Then why should it threaten the religious believer to learn that divinity as well is a natural creation of the brain!

All religions are mere echoes of this one great religion of Humanism.

In the society of thinking humanity, the natural law of trust should be - In I, I trust.

The human has not one but two births _ first, when a person is born from the mother__ womb, and second, when that person rises from the socio-culturally imposed cocoon of prejudices and ignorance.

Changing the spelling of one's name to ensure success, performing rituals for good luck, wearing colored gem stones for success in business _ all these fall into the same category of psychological reinforcement. Hence, emerged the blood-sucking professions of astrology, palmistry, vastushastra, numerology etc. The very existence of these fraudulent professions is predicated on the fear and anxiety of vulnerable masses. Thus, a person__ superstitious beliefs become the tool of exploitation in the hands of ruthless fraudsters.

It is all about the trade of ignorance. And India is such a bronze-age nation that is filled with these trades (astrology, palm reading, vastushashtra and others).

Many sheep but one Shepherd.

Pops added,"you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve.""And if you do, you never get the results you expected," (Katherine) replied.

There will be a time, when you ask for nothing but life.

There would be a time, when you will ask for nothing but life.

Realization of your inner divinity is the scientific religion of thinking humanity.