Superstition is strongly promoted by politicians and television. Vastuh is draining public money and it is also making building constructions costlier for the middle class.
Re: Superstition and politics
by Dolly Bindra on Oct 19, 2017 10:37 PM
The problem is that your scientific knowledge and understanding is limited to pressure buildup in pressure cooker when heated. Nothing more than that. I can also tell you dont even know the relation between pressure volume and temperature. Forget about vastusastra.
Fighting superstition thru legislation is just as insane as believing in superstition...!!! Superstion cant be fought that way... even religion is superstition to an atheist...in fact anything that cant stand the scrutiny of scientific investigaton is superstition...should religions be banned then ?
Superstition can only be eradicated by scientific method the basis our culture rather than relying on legislative and legal measures..
Re: Just as insane as superstition
by palanki narayana on Oct 19, 2017 04:29 PM
Legislation in India never achieved eradication of social evils (child marriages, caste discrimination, dowry, gender selective abortions to name only a few).
Re: Communist brigade
by palanki narayana on Oct 19, 2017 04:16 PM
There is no danger of that happening. After the collapse of communism churches have opened in Russia. Iskcon opened a temple in Moscow. Isn't religion synonymous with superstition?
Re: appeasement
by palanki narayana on Oct 19, 2017 04:23 PM
You must agree that there are some superstitious practices among Hindus. If these are banned only good will come out of it (Something is better than nothing, as said in the article). There are superstitions associated with all religions that need to be eradicated. Let the Hindus who are the majority rise as one man and pressurise the government for total reforms, covering all religions instead of indulging in self pity. of
Re: Re: appeasement
by Dolly Bindra on Oct 19, 2017 10:29 PM
Ppl like dabholkar who was murdered was trying to halt pooja in temples because he considered it superstitious. And that is the problem they want to stop everything that relates to hindues.
Re: Re: Re: appeasement
by prashant purohit on Oct 20, 2017 08:29 AM
The raja ram mohan roy who initiated laws to elimibating the Sati was against Idol worship.. But he still belived in Hinduisam as a religen unlike the current so called rationalists who in the name of rational thinking are against relegen itself and want to influyence people to become attest..this very aproach itself is getting resisted by their opponants and resulting into defeting their rational thinkning ideas which are in fact are good for socity in the long run..so rationalists also should introspect and adopt an aproach which was adopted by rajaram mohan roy.
And So conviniently the Author forgets the CM Changes his Car. The RegularPrestitute. Is the SelfMutiliation duringMoharaam is also banned? Is the subjugation ofWomen in6x2 tents banned?
OneSleepWithBrahminPetty example which happned or not we cannot verify is being said asGospel truth.
Re: And So conviniently the Author forgets the CM Changes his Car
by palanki narayana on Oct 19, 2017 04:26 PM
Did the author support the CM's action? Why so much vilification?
Re: Re: And So conviniently the Author forgets the CM Changes his
by Ramachandra N on Oct 19, 2017 05:35 PM
Its aTactical silence. Why not mention it then? Vilification? Isnt it vilifying to mention about a non descript con man and smear it across allBrahmins or Astrologers? Isnt it vilification to say Kalburgi and Gauri were killed by RightWings? When the proof for later tents toMarxist?
and again smearing everything from Dabholkar to all forHindus? Why not speak onMuharram or other superstitions in entire article?
Re: Re: Re: And So conviniently the Author forgets the CM Changes
by palanki narayana on Oct 19, 2017 09:32 PM
(1) In these columns I have mentioned the need for eradication of superstitious practices in other religions too and what needs to be done by the government and people in this matter. You can access the matter through 'View my page'. (2) I have not made any 'a priori' assumptions or made any statements about the identity of the killers of Gauri Lankesh, Kalburgi, Pansare and Dhabolkar. (3) Regarding the vilification, you are adopting the "How aboutism" approach which seems to have become very common these days. Vilification (or any other evil action) by a person or group cannot be countered by quoting examples of the opposite groups. Two evil actions will not cancel out each other but add up.
Re: Re: Re: Re: And So conviniently the Author forgets the CM Cha
by Ramachandra N on Oct 27, 2017 09:15 AM
Im sorry there is a basic flaw in ur argument. Pl tell me how do u decide what is a superstition? I find that age old practices arise out of certain scientific or practical basis. The wise would cast them in a practice than order. WeHindus believe in not throwing garbase out post evening, cleaning house before evening/morn, bathign before cooking, not allowing outsiders in to kitchen et all. All these have a scientific basis and now r cast as practices. How can u assume aGod Role and say they r superstition? And ur argument of each community coming out and stamping out superstition? Its another no brainer. Its more ofPontification. Again who will decide what not to follow?
