1. The God Delusion? Part 1

Comment #62510 by MackStraw on August 10, 2007 at 2:29 am

Mr. Dawkins is a well read man when it comes to science but not necessarily so when it comes to religion. Due to his unawareness about various religious texts that have profound meaning he has made some very superficial, and pompous arguments. A lot is found in religion that if followed will bring about more peace, and progress.

His understanding of religion focuses on the many limitations that religions have propogated, just like what numerous news channel fill the world with - "The Religious Islamic Fundamentalists". While this part of the religion may be a different and an exclusive scenario, it is not right to be formed as a basis of criticizing religion in general.

Over the ages many of the religious texts have been doctored, however a lot in it has been scientifically analyzed to be true.

Mr. Chopra just like the learned Mr. Dawkins may not be a Mr. Know All, but it is important not to go all out and deride each other with the incomplete knowledge. However Mr. Chopra has had a significantly higher experience in reading various religious texts, beliefs and in understanding the context in which they are meant to be. Besides this Mr. Chopra has a specialization in the medical field that is purely born out of science so is well versed with the ways of scientific enquiry.

At the same time there have been numerous unexplained phenomenas. We are not able to even answer simple questions like how we came into existence. (The Big Bang is the best 'possible' explanation but no one is sure, science does not explain how a single cell takes the form of arms, legs etc, and the working of the human body (cant even think of producing skin in the labs, most of the body is still a miracle)- we just record and reproduce the observations and mistake it for scientific understanding of the complete process, also the numerous experiments on telepathy showed some amazing results as conducted by the Russians and the Americans and they do defy any known laws of physics).

When we realize that science, that has contributed in a big way to a comfortable life most of us have, is still at its early stages of development and discovery, it is foolish to say based on the pre-mature and partial knowledge that "God" is a delusion.

This might have been believed if science were at a stage that could explain the loads of biological, chemical, geographical, astronomical, etc wonders that it cannot today.

Till then there is something bigger, people call it God, that makes these wonders alive, that can be seen by a priest and a scientist but not understood or explained, forget about recreating it.