Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Do you believe in GOD?

One Of The Best Arguments.!! I have ever read

Don’t miss even a single word…. It’s Too good

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and…..

Prof: So you believe in God?

Student: Absolutely, sir.

Prof: Is God good?

Student: Sure.

Prof: Is God all-powerful?

Student: Yes..

Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn’t. How is this God good then? Hmm?
(Student is silent.)

Prof: You can’t answer, can you? Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?

Student: Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?

Student: No.

Prof: Where does Satan come from?

Student: From….God…

Prof: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything. Correct?

Student: Yes.

Prof: So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)

Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)

Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son…Have you ever seen God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?

Student: No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student: Yes.
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn’t exist.
What do you say to that, son?

Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Prof: Yes.

Student: And is there such a thing as cold?

Prof: Yes.

Student: No sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture the after becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat..
But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it .
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright
light, flashing light…..But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought.. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is
not the opposite of life: just the absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor.Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)

Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class breaks out into laughter.)

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain,sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it sir… The link between man & god is FAITH . That is all that keeps things moving & alive.

I believe you have enjoyed the conversation…and if so…you’ll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same…won’t you?….this is a true story, and the
student was none other than …….
APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

How did you choose him/her?

I suddenly remembered a mythological story that I read long time ago. It is a very long story with so many events happening, each carrying its on moral value. I remembered this particular scene, which I found very meaningful, and i can't stop myself from sharing it here. So the scene goes like this:

A prince of a country were told by his father, the King to leave the country for some time and to experience the life of a normal person. He followed the King's instruction and began his journey. I don't exactly remember every single details of the story but the story line basically is something like this. On the way, he stopped at another country where the whole nation were talking about something. Then he found out that the King of that country was actually looking for a bridegroom for his Princess. She was such a good looking girl, since she was the only child for the King, everything that belonged the to King, will be hers one day. So lots of of people came and approached the King but the King was looking for someone special. So what did the King do is he organised a competition: He brought out a bow which was made of gold and put it in front of his palace. The bow was f.heavy and taller than a normal man which made people hard tohold it alone. Now the challenge was, the King announced that who ever can successfully break the bow into half, can marry the Princess. So many people came and tried. All the Princes from all over the world came and tried. Some of them were really very handsome. Some of them were very rich. But none of them won the Princess's heart. because none of them managed to break the bow into half. So its was such a coincidence that our hero Prince were passing by the country. He fall in love at first sight with the Princess and decided to give it a try. Amazingly He managed to break the bow into half, after struggling for some time. Princess was so happy and King announced their marriage straight away.

Now, the story may seem crazy and not logical, but when I read the synopsis for this part, there are actually some good things to learn from here. First lets look at it from the Princess's point of view. She was a Princess and she had lots of money. And there were so many good looking and rich Princes were dying to marry her. She could have simply chose one of them, but she didn't do that. She only agreed to marry our hero Prince because of his achievement he had done. Here, the Princess did choose by money, look or status. The Prince did not tell her at that time he was a Prince. So obviously the money and the status were never reasons for that. And since he needed to keep his identity secret, he was wearing some old cloths which made made him did not look good. So look is out of the box also. So what was it?

It was his capability or talent or what ever thing that you want to call it. First, she appreciated the talent that he had. When everyone failed in breaking the bow, he managed to do it. Secondly, after so many people failed in breaking the bow, he still had the courage and confident to try. Thirdly, although he struggled, he didn't quit half way. He went all out to break it in order to marry the girl he liked. So what the scene tells is: every guy should have a talent, so girls, appreciate that talent, because he is living his life the way he wants. Always look for boys who live their life confidently and who have courage to face difficulties. And if a guy really likes you, he will be willing to do anything for you. So this is how basically girls should choose their partners.

But the part that really impressed me was how guys can get the girls they like. Rewind the story for a while. Rich Guy = NO. Good Looking Guy =NO. Status as Prince = NO. You break the bow and I marry you. So, guys, forget about money, forget about your handsome face, and forget about your status. If you want her, then achieve something. He had the power to break the bow when all others failed to do so. You should have something in you that others don't have, find it and achieve in that field. This is what makes you special than others to her.

So, good luck for those who are chasing....