"It is exactly not a victory of science since there is nothing innovative in the endeavor except the fact the space exploration has been made more cheaper": i did not understand what u mean by this . can u please clarify ? "It may also have happened that the scientist in the concerned project have decided the launch time according to Hindu astrology concerning rahukalam": This is exactly why they are being criticised . There is something called 'falsifiability " to refer to a charecteristic any theory must have if it is to be considered truly scientific .Basically , to be truly scientific , a theory must be falsifiable .That is to say that it must be so formulated that it must be possible to predict under what circumstances it could be proven false .Taking the case of astrology , it is obviously not possible to prove or disprove the influence of heavenly bodies on the fates of human beings . this is the reason why astrology is considered to be a pseudo -science . and including G Madavan nair , nobody can be a preacher of science and pseudo science simultaneously . So we average people expect some some sort of morality from them in this regard. "this unclarity is that God is not graspable at least in my words and terms. I don't about yours." ; Did you mean to say that god exists but it is incomprehensible to human mind .?when i say god is incomprehensible , it is incomprehensible to others , but not my mind . sreenivas
--- On Mon, 2/2/09, damodar prasad <[email protected]> wrote: From: damodar prasad <[email protected]> Subject: [GreenYouth] Oh my GOD To: "Greenyouth" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 2 February, 2009, 6:56 PM I put my comments in this thread only bcoz I find the discussion on God somewhat uneasy in a thread on 3 establishments as I have mentioned before. Nonetheless, my response is shaped by that discussion. After the successful launch of Chadrayaan, a scientific victory of Nation-State and Scientific establishment. ( It is exactly not a victory of science since there is nothing innovative in the endeavor except the fact the space exploration has been made more cheaper), G.Madhavan Nair, the ISRO Chief, went to Guruvayur for offering a Tulabaram ( don't know whether there is an English word for it). Those scientific temper enthusiasts would have frowned at it as they saw the picture of G.Madhavan Nair "weighing" himself to God. It may also have happened that the scientist in the concerned project have decided the launch time according to Hindu astrology concerning rahukalam etc. Anyway that is classified information, which we may not have access to. While working on the project they must have appealed to the GOD for the success of launch. However, the science- the actual process, the rational calculations, technological design- behind the whole enterprise was not based on a theological text or a scripture. God actually did not have a role in the process. They very well-know these two are incommensurable logics. But these does not annihilate each other as the distance between both are never closed. But there are others who would like to "reconcile each other". Here the God is absent but it is material tradition that is called forth. The problem with this new enthusiasts of India's scientific tradition and hardened traditionalist like the Gopalakrishnan type people are that they want to depict the scientific endeavors in terms of tradition. And in turn the static tradition is legitimized in terms of science. The vedic mathematics are all part of this grand scheme, as I understand. ( Goapalakrishnan's "Valluvadan" Malayalam oration is also specifically designed to communicate the purity of Hindu scientific tradition) Its a political act. when an average ( in the sense of "sadarana") human goes to places of worship, no one actually cares. This is bcoz we do not endow the average with 'scientific" intelligence. It is when Madhavan Nair or P.Govinda Pillai goes to places of worship, we have a problem. For that matter, the media concerns itself with religion in public life when Abdulla Kutty stress the significance of religion or when the church authorities say that late Mathai Cahcko has baptized his son at church. Here there is a moral expectation of how the public personalities should behave. The society imposes certain moral codes on them. And some times, interestingly. the same public persons are criticized for their firmness of commitment to the ideology they profess. Why should we impose such moral codes on public persons as long it does not hamper civil life? This is perhaps bcoz the so-called public always doubted about science and rationalism or bcoz publci persons are considered as automatons to behave one-dimensionally. The media deny them alternatives for explorations, possibilities of new inquiries. We can also see that media tends to highlights that some hardcore Hindutvadi is an atheist or inon- spiritual etc. I have seen reports communicating that in Advani's home there are no photos of any gods. Again, the religious politics little concerns itself with spiritual or the GOD. As a believer I have failed to "understand" what God is. And that's bcoz the very notions of "understanding" is premised on different theories of ontology. God fails me in that. Its better to unthink GOD. I don't know whether am making clear. One reason, apart from others, for this unclarity is that God is not graspable at least in my words and terms. I don't about yours. Oh!My god. what a blashpemy!! Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
