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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:16:29 +0800
Subject: Re: [agathiyar] re: Need your advice
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At 09:22 PM 8/14/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
>One deplorable aspect of religious studies is that most texts and
missionaries and their opinions on women.When we read of people like
avvaiar and maitreyi [Wife of Janaka]
MaitrEyi was the wife Yaagnyavalkiya. There is a very old
discussion about MaitrEyi and Yaagnyavalkiya which took place
between us four years ago. There was one Rishikesh who used to
bring up such subjects. He was very knowledgeable.
and Lopamudra and read some of these modern religious texts and
missionaries one wonders what is wrong with all these people.I found such
opinions even in arthamulla indumatham of Kannadasan.
>
>Thirdly Dr.Jaybee recommends a reading of Arignar Anna and periyar
etc.Rational thinking does have its own share of problems.
Any school of thought would have their own problems.
When we learn something, we have to see all angles.
In Logic, we put up a proposition.
Then we put up the opposition contramanding the proposition.
Then we counter the opposition by reasons supporting the proposition
which strike out the arguements put up by the opposition.
Then we stablise our proposition.
Then we put up our conclusion.
This line of thinking, if done in a proper manner will
lead to clarity.
>After I read a translation of the somen of the hymns in the vedas[ like
nAsadIya] tinged with >agnosticism they ceased to be a "work of God" and
seems more like poetry of the ancients.My >approach to these texts will
never be the same again.Rationality challenges implicit faith and creates
>conflicts.How do we deal with these conflicts ? Is taking everything with
a pinch of salt and >skepticism good ?
>
>Vidya
>
There are four things - beleive, hope, confidence, and faith
which play important roles in religion.
To which factors are we going to attribute or render each
of these? That will matter most.
Regards
JayBee
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