tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post4149666848682996876..comments2023-10-06T17:24:24.995+05:30Comments on Autobiography of an ordinary man: General rambling, but read on, includes theological gems-Part IINarendra shenoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435746867801885684noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-72056741647052606142012-06-21T02:22:36.989+05:302012-06-21T02:22:36.989+05:30You are building up the suspense really well. And ...You are building up the suspense really well. And the description of people going through the wringer while trying to leave or enter India is so true!<br /><br />I have never been a math buff, and would've liked to be a Mridangam player instead of a Software Engineer. However, your son's argument is fundamentally sound, and your post has inspired me now to look up the difference between theology and theosophy!Sharatchandra Bhargavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155010674336666902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-40284346782848485672012-06-21T02:21:49.310+05:302012-06-21T02:21:49.310+05:30You are building up the suspense really well. And ...You are building up the suspense really well. And the description of people going through the wringer while trying to leave or enter India is so true!<br /><br />I have never been a math buff, and would've liked to be a Mridangam player instead of a Software Engineer. However, your son's argument is fundamentally sound, and your post has inspired me now to look up the difference between theology and theosophy!Sharatchandra Bhargavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155010674336666902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-44226614732509176612012-06-21T02:21:32.754+05:302012-06-21T02:21:32.754+05:30You are building up the suspense really well. And ...You are building up the suspense really well. And the description of people going through the wringer while trying to leave or enter India is so true!<br /><br />I have never been a math buff, and would've liked to be a Mridangam player instead of a Software Engineer. However, your son's argument is fundamentally sound, and your post has inspired me now to look up the difference between theology and theosophy!Sharatchandra Bhargavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155010674336666902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-82602479304790477922012-06-18T16:48:15.012+05:302012-06-18T16:48:15.012+05:30Wow.. I didnt thought it will be so smooth at immi...Wow.. I didnt thought it will be so smooth at immigration but well.. The guys in SG are friendly :)<br /><br />@ Snowden Peak - interesting analogyScattered Thoughts...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15905369958934752147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-67330116724961999552012-06-18T09:16:12.599+05:302012-06-18T09:16:12.599+05:30What kind of stress have you put the son under tha...What kind of stress have you put the son under that he is doling philosophies like this? :)Sachitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12204319715304258990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-44373139428884792992012-06-17T12:06:37.718+05:302012-06-17T12:06:37.718+05:30no one had seen the GOD. god is something in which...no one had seen the GOD. god is something in which we believe strongly. if we feel insecure we pray to god. it only gives us unlimited strength to face the problem ahead.<br />there is no restriction to believe in god.. you can believe in anyone. it may be your dad, mom or any other personality you were admire of.Nitin Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132895900816902101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-48011122571689569282012-06-16T20:53:14.277+05:302012-06-16T20:53:14.277+05:30My browser reopened this page, and I could not sto...My browser reopened this page, and I could not stop myself from making another comment.<br /><br />Can we, please, from now on refer to god by 'it' rather than male or female pronouns?<br /><br />I would like to reiterate, pardon my redundancy, there's nothing weird about i.<br /><br />Snowden Peak made made me recall this fantastic song by XTC, its called "Dear God". ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo )<br /><br />"rather believe in God, else you would suffer in hell" - A common misinterpretation of religions.<br /><br />Since discussion about Atheism has popped up here, I would like to mention Samkhya school of Indian Philosophy. It is kind of dualism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-47046123608516136702012-06-16T17:24:16.268+05:302012-06-16T17:24:16.268+05:301. "i" doesnt exist on the number line, ...1. "i" doesnt exist on the number line, but on a perpendicular plane. <br /><br />2. Pascal's paradox about God - says rather believe in God, else you would suffer in hell. But then which God do you believe in? If you believe in one religion, but what if another is true? <br />Thus by negation, all religions are false.Nirav Kanodrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526331968762900470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-77867083969229809572012-06-16T16:47:49.320+05:302012-06-16T16:47:49.320+05:30If I am not wrong, you both had this discussion b...If I am not wrong, you both had this discussion before you had coffee right? More blogs coming soon?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326032416207662680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-43677710278888701392012-06-16T14:52:57.877+05:302012-06-16T14:52:57.877+05:30By God! touch the subject of existence of God and ...By God! touch the subject of existence of God and expect a deluge of protests!<br />God by Himself/ Herself may care less whether you question His/Her existence, but you are touching a exposed nerve or two of His/Her "Bhaktajan"<br />But a real mind blowing reasoning from your son!!!parthiclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302332985434980987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-71768552578232600092012-06-16T14:52:14.862+05:302012-06-16T14:52:14.862+05:30By God! touch the subject of existence of God and ...By God! touch the subject of existence of God and expect a deluge of protests!<br />God by Himself/ Herself may care less whether you question His/Her existence, but you are touching a exposed nerve or two of His/Her "Bhaktajan"<br />But a real mind blowing reasoning from your son!!!parthiclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302332985434980987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-26590232837058772412012-06-16T12:05:49.877+05:302012-06-16T12:05:49.877+05:30Parliamentarians who've passed the decent beha...Parliamentarians who've passed the decent behaviour test - LOL. <br /><br />Wonderful post Ji! More power to your son :)Lavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132909841076249150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-51256048088873663992012-06-16T12:00:54.614+05:302012-06-16T12:00:54.614+05:30IMHO you come out as presumptuous when you say &qu...IMHO you come out as presumptuous when you say "He wont. He can't".<br /><br />When I say "I don't believe in God." that does NOT imply "God cannot exist", instead I am expressing my scepticism, I'm saying "I haven't been presented with compelling evidences confirming the presence of God.". <br /><br />As of the case he were to pop right into existence out of nowhere and we are provided with enough evidences to support the event really happened, sceptics will be the first one to turn into the so-called 'believers'. After all, Science thrives on questions it cannot answer.<br /><br />Feynman says it the best: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/11/richard-feynman-key-to-science/<br /><br />As to about the argument including imaginary numbers, there is no _real number_ that can be squared to a negative number. Again, real numbers are just a set of numbers that we like to call "real numbers". Numbers then too are only mathematical concepts. Mathematicians found that they aren't violating any fundamental rules of math and logic if they will take i, the square root of -1, as member of a set(called "complex numbers") which the real numbers are a subset of. It was developed as a concept in pure math, it just so happened people started finding places it can be used at. That is why, a real number, say 5, 42, 8.8734, pi, -63 is just as non-existent as is i.<br /><br />Now, just because we can do it doesn't mean we would. We can as well call 1/0 some exotic number and that might help us solve various kinds of math problems but we don't. Why? because it violates underlying principals of math.<br /><br />Lastly, I don't really get "And even if God doesn't exist, he can get things done" part. God gets what things done? He can be of my immediate help as I keep on getting stuck with this Problem set. <br /><br />I had more to say about supernatural and why ascertaining its existence from an unexplained event is a logical fallacy but you probably get the point.<br /><br />Good post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-20186348989825472942012-06-16T12:00:23.167+05:302012-06-16T12:00:23.167+05:30IMHO you come out as presumptuous when you say &qu...IMHO you come out as presumptuous when you say "He wont. He can't".<br /><br />When I say "I don't believe in God." that does NOT imply "God cannot exist", instead I am expressing my scepticism, I'm saying "I haven't been presented with compelling evidences confirming the presence of God.". <br /><br />As of the case he were to pop right into existence out of nowhere and we are provided with enough evidences to support the event really happened, sceptics will be the first one to turn into the so-called 'believers'. After all, Science thrives on questions it cannot answer.<br /><br />Feynman says it the best: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/11/richard-feynman-key-to-science/<br /><br />As to about the argument including imaginary numbers, there is no _real number_ that can be squared to a negative number. Again, real numbers are just a set of numbers that we like to call "real numbers". Numbers then too are only mathematical concepts. Mathematicians found that they aren't violating any fundamental rules of math and logic if they will take i, the square root of -1, as member of a set(called "complex numbers") which the real numbers are a subset of. It was developed as a concept in pure math, it just so happened people started finding places it can be used at. That is why, a real number, say 5, 42, 8.8734, pi, -63 is just as non-existent as is i.<br /><br />Now, just because we can do it doesn't mean we would. We can as well call 1/0 some exotic number and that might help us solve various kinds of math problems but we don't. Why? because it violates underlying principals of math.<br /><br />Lastly, I don't really get "And even if God doesn't exist, he can get things done" part. God gets what things done? He can be of my immediate help as I keep on getting stuck with this Problem set. <br /><br />I had more to say about supernatural and why ascertaining its existence from an unexplained event is a logical fallacy but you probably get the point.<br /><br />Good post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-7806459097976985982012-06-16T11:55:50.529+05:302012-06-16T11:55:50.529+05:30Even if god didn't exisit, man would have to c...Even if god didn't exisit, man would have to create him ! <br /><br />God created man, or man created god, the debate is still on !Snowden Peakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481887409913876329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-17124711555581989292012-06-16T10:56:39.911+05:302012-06-16T10:56:39.911+05:30Two points:
1. No one disputes that 'i' i...Two points:<br /><br />1. No one disputes that 'i' is an imaginary number. Everyone admits it is not real. Religious people do not think of God as a convenient but purely imaginary construct devised by humans for practical purposes. Rather, they think that it is God who created humans. <br /><br />2. I don't remember any of the stuff I learnt about the practical applications of imaginary numbers. But the key question to ask is, "Can those applications be carried out WITHOUT the use of imaginary numbers?" I would guess not. It is unlikely that mathematicians would have taken the trouble to invent something as weird as 'i' if the same operations could be performed without it. God, on the other hand, is neither necessary nor sufficient for the purposes of morality or any other useful social function.Raj Jayaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909549622372330641noreply@blogger.com