Ashwin: "But majority of the people are on the right path thanks to religion..."
You mean, fear of hell and lure of heaven keeps em in line? Doesnt say much about their moral fibre, does it?
Now, lets have a look at the bad side. The violence, bloodshed and paranoia side. How much of it is contributed by atheists? and how much by so-called believers and in teh name of their faiths?
"cant spend so much of time to check everything in life...." Exactly Ashwin, thats what you are doing. You are dumping all of life's unanswered questions and mysteries in one box and assigning an imaginary and ill-developed notion of a super power as the key to that box.(Thats what I believe anyway. If it works for you, you are more than welcome to it.)
Which you wouldnt need to do if you were fine with accepting unknowns and uncertainities. I also drive over bridges and walk into highrises, but i dont NEED faith to do that. Would suggest a try ;) Believe me, even if there was a god, he must have surely forsaken the construction sites in this part of the world long back. Been there, can tell you that!If Newton had satisfied himself with an explanation that the apple was destined to fall by a higher power, it would have really been a waste of such a great mind, is what I think.
Personally,I Wouldnt mix will with faith. Will is belief in yourself . Faith is belief in a superpower.
Ashwin: "But majority of the people are on the right path thanks to religion..."
You mean, fear of hell and lure of heaven keeps em in line? Doesnt say much about their moral fibre, does it?
Now, lets have a look at the bad side. The violence, bloodshed and paranoia side. How much of it is contributed by atheists? and how much by so-called believers and in teh name of their faiths?
"cant spend so much of time to check everything in life...." Exactly Ashwin, thats what you are doing. You are dumping all of life's unanswered questions and mysteries in one box and assigning an imaginary and ill-developed notion of a super power as the key to that box.(Thats what I believe anyway. If it works for you, you are more than welcome to it.)
Which you wouldnt need to do if you were fine with accepting unknowns and uncertainities. I also drive over bridges and walk into highrises, but i dont NEED faith to do that. Would suggest a try ;) Believe me, even if there was a god, he must have surely forsaken the construction sites in this part of the world long back. Been there, can tell you that!If Newton had satisfied himself with an explanation that the apple was destined to fall by a higher power, it would have really been a waste of such a great mind, is what I think.
Personally,I Wouldnt mix will with faith. Will is belief in yourself . Faith is belief in a superpower.