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Q&A: Why is Atheism bad and Atheists and the West outsiders?
Asalamualikum Sull Kaak, I was just engaging with your article, ‘Ancient Religiosity and Modern Atheism.‘ It’s so beautifully written, though the latter part of the article is mere rhetoric. The central argument was that belief systems and cultural practices (Nature worshipping/ holding nature in great esteem) emerged in ancient civilizations, not because they were just afraid of nature, but because they were keen observers who would reflect on the complexity of nature, providing them with transcendental insights, etc. So it’s not their ignorance or their lack of knowledge that led to the erection of the edifice of faith, but their spirituality and robust engagement with nature( And there is an…
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Modern Classics on Science and Environment
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Einstein’s Theory of Relativity On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Principia Mathematica Issac Newton Gaia: A New look at Life on Earth (1979) – James Lovelock The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth (1989) – James Lovelock Albert Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity, 1922 Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science, 1958 Rudolf Carnap, Philosophical Foundations of Physics, 1966 Michael Friedman, Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and the Philosophy of Science, 1983 Erwin Schrödinger, What is Life? The Physical Aspect…
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Holding Pride in Ancient Science
More than anyone else, I am fairly certain in my personal assessment that Muslims and Hindus hold huge pride in their ancient achievements. Each one claims to be the genesis of modern civilization and root of all modern knowledge. Irony dies a million deaths when we see the state of affairs in both the Muslim and Hindu nation, holding pride in Camel Urine and Cow Urine respectively and discovering medicinal benefits in Zam Zam Water and Ganges Water respectively, yet not able to sort out public health issues in their respctive nations. Understand the fact that everything that we know today and study in science is not a product of…
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment
