On 9/17/05, neil rangel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >Lets face this fact: The Portuguese rule in Goa was a historic necessity. >
No. It was not a historic necessity. It was an accident of history. Comparing the atrocities commited by one group of people against another or against themselves because of their religious beliefs is a pointless and foolish exercise. It can never be done with any semblance of objectivity. One form of sectarian fanaticism cannot be balanced or countered by another. Any social progress that we have made, whether in the East or the West, has been largely because of the achievement of a better understanding of humanity guided by reason and objective knowledge, and because of the humanitarian reforms that this understanding has brought about. Cheers, Santosh
