Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 3/10/09, amar kantak wrote: > > PLEASE NOTE THAT > NOBODY HAS A PHD ON GOD OR RELIGION. > The above is not true. Hundreds, if not thousands of people in the world have obtained a Ph.D. in religion. There are many universities that offer such a degree. Here is one example

Re: [Goanet] Is this Madness or SWABHIMAN

2009-03-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 3/13/09, SHRIKANT BARVE wrote: > > My comment: > Why this NCERT people denigrate Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj? > > I don’t know. > May be because of convent education. > First, one has to verify whether what has been reported by the Hindu extremist website is accurate. But regardle

Re: [Goanet] GRAVE DANGER -- YOU MAY DIE OF NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS by Dr. Leo Rebello

2009-03-16 Thread Santosh Helekar
Good to see President Leo posting on Goanet again. President Leo, How many times more likely are you to die from ingesting the chemical dihydrogen monoxide than a natural health product such as arsenic? Cheers, Santosh --- On Mon, 3/16/09, Dr. Leo Rebello wrote: > From: Dr. Leo Rebello > S

Re: [Goanet] The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist

2009-03-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 3/17/09, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > > Yet another one for whom religion started as a lifestyle. Read on. > Is he claiming that those who practice religion as a lifestyle become terrorists? Is this type of intolerance being secular? Cheers, Santosh

[Goanet] Obsession with other people's religion

2009-03-21 Thread Santosh Helekar
The post appended below as well as another entitled "[Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests" reveals an obsession with one-sided political activism centered around other people's religion. This is evident from the misleading generalization in the quote below. It conveniently ignores the

Re: [Goanet] Obsession with other people's religion

2009-03-22 Thread Santosh Helekar
Hi Selma, I will get you the numbers if available. But here is what I know. The total Asian Indian population in America is 2.5 millions. From actual surveys it appears that about 1.5 million of these are Hindus. The remaining must belong to other religions, or be non-religious. I estimate for

Re: [Goanet] Obsession with other people's religion

2009-03-23 Thread Santosh Helekar
Marshall Mendonza had offered me a fake conditional apology a few days ago because of the abusive behavior he was engaged in. True to form he has now had a relapse of that condition. The reason for this latest bout of abuse against me is because I exposed the fact that he gratuitously initiat

Re: [Goanet] Obsession with other people's religion

2009-03-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 3/24/09, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > >Ignoring all the vituperative, vitriolic and bucolic bile excreted by >Santosh which has by now become standard and normal fare for him, I would >like to go back to the topic of discussion. > I am relieved that no conditional apology was offered t

[Goanet] Inherent evil?

2009-03-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 3/24/09, neil rangel wrote: > > The use of a condom is inherently evil > It is a good thing that most people do not believe the above to be true. Here is information provided by WHO regarding the usefulness of condoms in disease prevention: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factshee

[Goanet] Nasci's western non-vegetarian food for thought

2009-03-25 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Nascy Caldeira wrote: >   > It is 'not for man to decide who should live and who should > not'??? > Then why 'medicate at all';  why medicine and surgeons, > nurses et al?? >   > What will Santosh do for a living? Mario G will not have > survived up to now! All this warring b

Re: [Goanet] Obsession with other people's religion

2009-03-26 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > >For once Santosh and Vijay Prashad are on the same wavelength. > Marshall is giving you bogus information as usual. Vijay Prashad's wavelength is on the extreme left fringe of the invisible spectrum. I trust only those who are in the neutral cen

Re: [Goanet] Nasci's western non-vegetarian food for thought

2009-03-26 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Nascy Caldeira wrote: >   > I do not wish to respond to Santosh, since his 'change of > subject title' in this email is malafides! >. > Is he like those many Indians who are primitively > conservative?? >   Hi Nasci, Than

Re: [Goanet] Inherent evil?

2009-03-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 3/26/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: > > ***We have two different kinds of statements: one, > ethically the use of condom is "inherently evil". Yet, there > is human weakness... Another statement in this context is > the scientific-technical, prescinding from the ethical > aspect, given

Re: [Goanet] The hunting-Marshall season...

2009-03-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Frederick "FN" Noronha wrote: > > I think it would be beneficial if Santosh told us exactly > what is wrong in the arguments, instead of taking pot shots at > Vijay Prashad's ideology. > I have already told you what is wrong with what Vijay Prashad has written. He slander

Re: [Goanet] Santosh, define communalism please

2009-03-28 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Samir Kelekar wrote: > > May be we have very fundamental differences. Let us come to > basic definitions. What is your definition of communalism ? > Communalism means "Strong devotion to the interests of one's own minority or ethnic group rather than those of society as a

Re: [Goanet] Marshall hunting, communal agenda, Sonal Shah

2009-03-28 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Samir Kelekar wrote: > > In the Sonal Shah issue, it was clearly shown via a TOI > article, that Ekal Vidyalaya is into religious brainwashing, and > spreading hatred against Christians. > Samir has not provided evidence for his above exaggerations. I have close secular fri

Re: [Goanet] Neuroscience, God and Soul

2009-03-28 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: > >These changes show that the mystical experiences are not delusions or >>hallucinations. But they are triggered by the reality outside the brain. > The above statement is scientifically wrong. If Beauregard had made the above statement in a pap

Re: [Goanet] Sonal Shah and Ekal Vidyalaya's

2009-03-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
I am skeptical of all reports provided by partisan political and ideological organizations. There is a concerted campaign by Marxists, Maoists and other types of political activists to malign Hindu religious education, just as there is a vehement effort by the Hindu extremists to malign Christi

Re: [Goanet] Ekal Vidyalaya and Santosh

2009-03-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 3/29/09, Samir Kelekar wrote: > > We have gone by the TOI report. TOI is generally known to > be a paper of high credibility at least as far as facts are concerned. > >Instead of just sitting and speculating, saying this should be like this > >and that should be like that, why dont

Re: [Goanet] Threats and intimidation

2009-03-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 3/29/09, Nascy Caldeira wrote: >   > These three, I know of,  namely Marlon, Mervyn and Santosh > increasingly are resorting to 'UGLY DEBATING' a lot of the > time. I have many instances of this rort from them. >   Nasci must be reading his own emails against vegetarians, and thinkin

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 4, Issue 313

2009-03-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
The post below is funny. Jesus Mario is linking Marlon and me with Hindutva and fascism, and me with Advani - a clear sign that the guy has no rational argument. Even the name-calling and abuse is stale and unoriginal. He claims that decent folk like him need to be spared from people like me.

Re: [Goanet] Ekal Vidyalaya and Santosh

2009-03-30 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 3/30/09, Samir Kelekar wrote: > > Please tell me : is this education or religious brainwashing? > Samir, If your account is true, it tells me that that particular school was grossly negligent in providing proper elementary English education to the children. But please see the fol

Re: [Goanet] Charity Ekal Vidyalaya and Santosh style

2009-03-30 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 3/30/09, samir_kele...@yahoo.com wrote: > > Santosh makes some very good points. > Thanks. > > Santosh, someone who I first knew as an atheist, is saying that >imparting > religious education with private money is not illegal. > I have always been a naturalist and a secular plu

Re: [Goanet] Charity Ekal Vidyalaya and Santosh style

2009-03-31 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 3/31/09, samir_kele...@yahoo.com wrote: > > What generalization and ascerting of facts are you talking > about now ? > 1. That what was found in one school is true of thousands of schools in Jharkhand. 2. That there were thousands of schools in Jharkhand in 1999-2000. 3. That the

Re: [Goanet] Orissa Still Burning

2009-04-01 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza wrote: > >We do not need any peer-reviewed scientific articles on this topic. Our >>scientific literacy is enough for us to judge soundly on events and persons. >Enough is enough... > Violence is a grave matter that should be handled by law enforcement

Re: [Goanet] God and science

2009-04-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] God and science

2009-04-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests

2009-04-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] God and science

2009-04-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests

2009-04-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

[Goanet] Protection of minorities in the world

2009-04-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests

2009-04-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Protection of minorities in the world

2009-04-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Fr Ivo's comments

2009-04-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] God and science

2009-04-07 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Nuns treated like servants by priests

2009-04-07 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

[Goanet] Mystical experiences in Goa

2009-04-08 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Talking Photo: Petromax or Pettrumas

2009-04-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Religion and Science

2009-04-11 Thread Santosh Helekar
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical refer

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Sudha Prathikanti M.D. from UCSF ’ speaks on Ayurveda

2009-04-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 4/13/09, SHRIKANT BARVE wrote: > >Ayurveda is a choice of how to live life. Calling it fake science just >says >the speaker does not understand science > Ayurveda is a pre-scientific philosophy and system of rituals. While none of the rituals have been systematically tested for

Re: [Goanet] Religion and Science

2009-04-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 4/12/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza wrote: > >I do not know what is "pseudo-religion" and "pseudo-science". > It is very easy to recognize pseudoscience. Briefly, it refers to any unscientific claim that is falsely advertised as being scientific by its proponents or promoters. An unscien

Re: [Goanet] Ayurveda

2009-04-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
Hi Vivian, I have no doubt that there are quite a few people who can relate various unspecific anecdotes like yours. That is why the alternative medical, faith healing and New Age industry is big business. Anecdotes and testimonials make great sales pitches. Nobody really cares about how many

Re: [Goanet] Missing posters

2021-06-25 Thread Santosh Helekar
ponsible for hounding our voice > out of Lisbon, along with a few more. > May both rest, together and afar in the yonder. > Santosh Helekar is specially missed : his was a voice of reason and > compassion. I would include him in the invitation to > Merwyn, both of whom now take

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-30 Thread Santosh Helekar
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/a-clarifying-moment-in-american-history/514868/ Cheers, Santosh

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-30 Thread Santosh Helekar
emocrats wanted it > Here is another clarifying moment on the global threat: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/27/mystery-death-ex-kgb-chief-linked-mi6-spys-dossier-donald-trump/ Cheers, Santosh On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:05 PM, Santosh Helekar wrote: > https://www.theatlantic.com/p

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-31 Thread Santosh Helekar
Here is more clarity for Goanetters to prepare themselves for the global threat: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/31/donald-trump-our-america-first-president-is-profoundly-un-american.html Cheers, Santosh On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Santosh Helekar wrote: > MD mmdmello

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-31 Thread Santosh Helekar
, that too in the Atlantic. > Here is another nice offtopic article from The Atlantic, which is a very could magazine with great liberal and conservative writers: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/trump-administration-jobs/514805/ Cheers, Santosh On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 9:37

Re: [Goanet] Jules Fausto Mendonca de Sa replies to Jim...

2017-02-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
Mr. Mendonca de Sa and Frederick are right. The H1-B and other immigrant visas are loopholes for inferior non-white races to invade the U.S., from the standpoint of the white nationalists/neo-nazis who support Trump."Legal" immigration through these loopholes, as well as the green card and the natu

Re: [Goanet] Jules Fausto Mendonca de Sa replies to Jim...

2017-02-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
Here is another nice article by someone who actually knows what he is talking about: http://prospect.org/article/impeachment-or-impairment-inevitability-trump%E2%80%99s-removal The statement below implies that Trump is a loser, and Bannon a winner. Cheers, Santosh Jim Fernandes amigo007 at run

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - Debacle

2017-02-10 Thread Santosh Helekar
Here is a beginning of a series of nice articles about collusion: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/michael-flynns-disaster/516285/ Cheers, Santosh * No offense meant. But let the chips fall where they may. *

Re: [Goanet] Preet Bharara

2017-03-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
Looks like Bharara was fired by Trump to obstruct justice. Please see this tweet from prior White House ethics advisor, Norman Eisen: QUOTE Norm Eisen‏ @NormEisen Norm Eisen Retweeted Maggie Haberman 1/ Wed: we filed request 2 investigate Trump w Bharara http://bit.ly/2nbodr5. Thu: Trump calls him

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - International Threat

2017-04-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Nice article here: http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/03/is-trump-russias-useful-idiot-or-has-he-been-irreparably-compromised/ Cheers, Santosh -- * No offense meant. But let the chips fall where they may. **

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - International Threat

2017-04-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Santosh Helekar wrote: > Nice article here: > > http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/03/is-trump-russias-useful-idiot-or-has-he-been-irreparably-compromised/ > > Cheers, > > Santosh > > * No offen

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - International Threat

2017-04-07 Thread Santosh Helekar
Mervyn, It is fairly obvious that Trump has all of the worst possible character flaws that any human being can ever have. There are two nice euphemistic Konknni words that best describe him - rostad and ordinar. He is therefore also attractive to people who have similar attributes. Unfortunately,

Re: [Goanet] Goodbye ... JC!

2017-04-16 Thread Santosh Helekar
.. Doutorbab passed away peacefully while on holiday. The funeral will be held in Nassau, she said." Santosh Helekar, a Goan researcher in Texas added: "Josebab passed away in his sleep last night He died while on vacation with his extended family in the Dominican Republic. Feels

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE ON CELL TOWER RADIATION BY EXPERTS PANEL ON MIRROR NOW

2017-04-22 Thread Santosh Helekar
The claims made by the TV panelists below regarding the so-called harmful effects of cell phone and tower radiations, as well as the power output of cell phone towers in the U.S. are entirely bogus. Here is accurate information on this from reputed regulatory and medical research organizations: ht

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE ON CELL TOWER RADIATION BY EXPERTS PANEL ON MIRROR NOW

2017-04-23 Thread Santosh Helekar
University Houston, Texas, U.S.A. On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 12:25 AM, Girish Kumar wrote: > Dear Stephen, > > Recd your following email, where you have forwarded email from > Santosh Helekar. He has mentioned two websites: > 1. https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/human-exposure- > radi

Re: [Goanet] Secrets of Sugar - Part 1

2016-01-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
It is best not to trust public health and science-related information circulated by the general public in internet forums. In matters of personal and public health, in particular, one should only seek advice from a qualified physician or a public health professional. Information on health issues

Re: [Goanet] Gone from Goanet but not forgotten! Santosh Helekar.

2017-08-28 Thread Santosh Helekar
We are doing fine so far. I appreciate your concern. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Gabe Menezes wrote: > > > Hope you and your family as safe and sound. > > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM > > Gabe Menezes. > >

[Goanet] Fraud in America

2016-04-30 Thread Santosh Helekar
http://www.salon.com/2015/10/02/the_donald_is_a_fraud_the_unseemly_truth_about_his_american_success_story_partner/ On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 1:50 PM, wrote: > > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:22:02 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Jim Fernandes" > To: "GoaNet" > Subject: [Goanet] Miscrap - 5 > Mes

Re: [Goanet] Donald Trump Boosters

2016-05-15 Thread Santosh Helekar
Gilbert is right. Of course, this is a topic that would not be of much interest to Goanetters in general. But they need to know the truth rather than the misguided or distorted opinions of individuals who have not cared to follow what is going on. The fact is that this time a notorious New Yor

Re: [Goanet] Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) at Canacona.

2009-10-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
ce with English literature. Cheers, Santosh See: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/organic > FN > PS: Is the oppsite of Gramsci's "organic intellectual" an > "inorganic > intellectual"? I think not, but we're moving far away from > ayurveda, &

Re: [Goanet] BRITISH UNITED INDIA AND HINDUS.

2009-10-20 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 10/20/09, marcus dsouza wrote: > >Most of the Christian dominated areas in India including Goa are now >being >dominated by Hindus due to migration of hindus into these christian >areas. > The story narrated in this post appears to have limited agreement with reality. Please see th

Re: [Goanet] Reports on Sanatan... and the Margao blast (long)

2009-10-20 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 10/19/09, M.D'MELLO wrote: > >If the bombs had exploded after they were planted, it would have been a >>difficult task for the investigators, and meanwhile, wrong community could >>have been blamed/implicated. >Thanks to Mother Mary and St. Frances Xavior with whose intersession I >

Re: [Goanet] To Vaccine or not to?

2009-10-20 Thread Santosh Helekar
Please beware of information gathered from this website. It is highly unreliable as far as ethical practice of medicine is concerned. Here is what Quackwatch has reported on it: http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/mercola.html QUOTE FDA Orders Dr. Joseph Mercola to Stop Illegal Claims Stephen Barre

Re: [Goanet] Is the BJP losing the Plot?

2009-10-23 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 10/22/09, Sandeep Heble wrote: > > The choice before the Party is therefore pretty clear.  Either it can >grow > by re-inventing itself on modern secular liberal principles or it >must > perish. There is no third alternative! > Why should anybody care about the growth or re-invent

Re: [Goanet] Sharon Clarke Sequeira--Sanatan Sanstha inmate

2009-10-25 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 10/25/09, armstrong augusto vaz wrote: > > Her guide in the quest is Dr Jayant Balaji Athawale, an autohypnosis >expert > and founder of the Sanatana Bharatiya Sanskruti Sanstha, which > approaches spirituality scientifically and mathematically. Spiritual >levels > are calibrated in

Re: [Goanet] For Rs. 50,000/- they killed 4 persons

2009-10-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 10/27/09, Samir Kelekar wrote: > > Why people are going for crime there is indeed a reason behind it. > It is true that poverty and basic need lead to crime. This is so even when the need is a self-imposed one, such as drug addition. However, murder is not an ordinary crime.

Re: [Goanet] What would you be willing to give your life for?

2009-10-28 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 10/28/09, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > > Had Jesus Christ lived today, possibly he too would have > been branded a ‘naxalite’. There are many commonalities between > Christianity and Marxism. > This is an incredible statement! Do mainstream Goan religious folk subscribe to this belie

Re: [Goanet] What would you be willing to give your life for?

2009-10-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
The question is whether mainstream religious folk accept armed violence as a legitimate means of fighting against injustice, which this form of Marxism and Liberation Theology does. Cheers, Santosh --- On Thu, 10/29/09, Frederick Noronha wrote: > > Man has often shaped god in his image > and

Re: [Goanet] What is a khandi

2009-10-30 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 10/30/09, Albert Desouza wrote: > > Albert replies:- A khandi is equal to 20 kuddos. One kuddo > is two pailis and one paili is equal to four poddis. We had > a measure called podd. One kilo is equal to one and quarter > podd. > Podd is a measure of volume. Kilo, assuming it is kil

Re: [Goanet] What would you be willing to give your life for?

2009-10-31 Thread Santosh Helekar
Here is what religious leaders have said about the class warfare propagated by Liberation Theology and the brutal violence condoned by some of its proponents: QUOTE An analysis of the phenomenon of liberation theology reveals that it constitutes a fundamental threat to the faith of the Church. A

Re: [Goanet] Let us pray

2009-11-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 11/2/09, Frederick Noronha wrote: > > Prayer (of any religion, every religion!) could well be a low-cost, > less-stressful option to medical practitioners: > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/AR2006032302177.html > On the contrary, the above study showed

Re: [Goanet] Let us pray

2009-11-08 Thread Santosh Helekar
icso...@bsnl.in wrote: > >We cannot put God's healing power to test with scientific trials... > This shows exactly why there is a conflict between religion and science. This is why a religious priest cannot tell us anything about science, and a scientist anything about religion. Moreover, what a

Re: [Goanet] Let us pray

2009-11-08 Thread Santosh Helekar
While it may not be apparent to people who are easily taken by expressions of religious chauvinism in one form or another, and especially to those who fail to recognize the perils of cherry picking and selective reporting, scientific investigations about the relationship of religious beliefs wit

Re: [Goanet] Let us pray

2009-11-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 11/9/09, Ivo da C.Souza wrote: > >Not every "Hindu priest" has the competence to discuss the relationship >>between Science and Religion. It is quite true that "a scientist may not >be >able to tell us anything about religion", as it is the case with >Dr.Santosh >for the last seven

Re: [Goanet] Is this not the best approch to resolve tension between two big Indian communities.

2009-11-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sat, 11/7/09, SHRIKANT BARVE wrote: > > Stating that Ayodhya is a holy place for both Hindus and > Muslims, the RSS leader said, "It is the birth place of > Hazrat Nuh (one of the messengers of God according to > Quran).. Manu and Ram were also born here. > It looks like these people bel

Re: [Goanet] Let us pray

2009-11-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 11/10/09, Ivo da C.Souza wrote: > >I repeat that not "every Hindu priest can discuss the relationship >between >Science and Religion". Every Catholic priest studies science, >philosophy and >theology, and even so not every Catholic priest may be >able to discuss this >point..How

Re: [Goanet] Turf Wars and Goa Inquisition

2009-11-10 Thread Santosh Helekar
Hi Selma, I do not know what it is that irked you in Gilbert's missive, other than the excessive use of misplaced scare quotes, which by the way is his trade mark. I found it surprisingly sober. No Goan historian was gratuitously trashed in it, nor was any customary attempt made at revisionism

Re: [Goanet] Let us pray

2009-11-11 Thread Santosh Helekar
I am talking about priests who are not professionally qualified in any scientific field i.e. who have not obtained legitimate advanced scientific education and training. An example of such a priest is one who is posting bogus and dangerous pseudoscientific nonsense in this forum, and masqueradin

Re: [Goanet] Let us pray

2009-11-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 11/11/09, Frederick Noronha wrote: > >Couldn't hypnotism also be considered a pseudo-science in its early days: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotism#History > Hypnosis has always been regarded as a legitimate natural phenomenon, although explanations to account for it have been fa

Re: [Goanet] Hypnotism as pseudo-science

2009-11-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
It is always sad to see people defiantly maintain the falsehoods that they propagated in the first place, even after being shown evidence that they are wrong. What is worse in the present case with Noronha is that he is stealthily moving the goal post by slipping in a new claim while making a fa

Re: [Goanet] Goan veterans

2009-11-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 11/13/09, Frederick Noronha wrote: > > I do not believe World War II was "our" war, despite all > the rhetoric about the "fight against Nazism" and what not. It still > seems to me to be a ruthless scramble for colonies between a Britain that > had an unfair share at that time and a G

Re: [Goanet] Goan veterans

2009-11-13 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 11/13/09, augusto pinto wrote: > > I think that what FN is saying is not so far fetched unless one wishes >to > view the world in black and white terms as Santosh wishes > to do. I'd recommend Amitav Ghosh's novel 'The Glass Palace' for a > very nuanced reading of the issues involved

Re: [Goanet] Goan veterans

2009-11-14 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sat, 11/14/09, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > > Frederick makes a valid point. > This is incredible! Does it require a special alliance of minds or an identification with a certain shared ideology to believe what Frederick Noronha claimed and what has been written in the rest of the post ap

Re: [Goanet] World War II German presence in Goa

2009-11-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 11/16/09, Mario Goveia wrote: > >I didn't know the world contributed much if anything to the Marshall Plan. > Actually, Marshall agreed with the Noronha plan even though his was different. Nobody agreed with Marshall. Cheers, Santosh

Re: [Goanet] AIDS, TB top killers by '50: Study

2009-11-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
What kind of study is this? Is he simply extrapolating over the next 40 years from current rates? No mortality rates have been given for AIDS, Tuberculosis, breast cancer and depression, even though he claims they will be the biggest killers in 2050. Does he assume that the mortality rate will r

Re: [Goanet] AIDS, TB top killers by '50: Study

2009-11-19 Thread Santosh Helekar
Here are the top ten causes of death in India, which I had provided before on Goanet: Ischemic heart disease - 15% of all deaths Lower respiratory infections - 11% of all deaths Cerebrovascular disease - 7% of all deaths Perinatal conditions - 7% of all deaths Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas

Re: [Goanet] AIDS, TB top killers by '50: Study

2009-11-19 Thread Santosh Helekar
on. There is no other commonly recognized way in which depression by itself can cause death, if you discount any associated life threatening ailment. Cheers, Santosh > 2009/11/19 Santosh Helekar : > > Here are the top ten causes of death in India, which I > had provided before on Goane

Re: [Goanet] Goan veterans

2009-11-21 Thread Santosh Helekar
Mario, As you know, people respond on Goanet to express their likes and dislikes. Augusto Pinto does not like science. I suspect he too believes it is a capitalist, racist and casteist conspiracy against the proletariate. But he has his pet obsessions, which, unfortunately, do not get aired as

Re: [Goanet] Goan veterans

2009-11-22 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 11/22/09, Frederick Noronha wrote: > > When JC enters the discussion, it's time to say, "I'm outta > here!" --FN > Noronha does not practice what he preaches. Please note above that he exempts himself from abiding by the following quote, which is a statement he made in his previou

[Goanet] Protection from misinformation regarding public health

2009-11-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
It is best not to trust medical and health-related information on the internet or in public forums such as this one, unless it is provided by recognized and responsible public service agencies or institutions. These institutions have the responsibility to be truthful to the victims of illness an

Re: [Goanet] Where are the Goans?

2009-11-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
I think Noronha is part of a deeper phenomenon that afflicts Indian and western society, in a reciprocal manner on the left and the right fringe. He and others of his ilk have a giant persecution complex fueled by various conspiracy theories. In India, it is the persecution of the east by the we

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Just Loving Life: The Spirit That's Uniquely Anglo-Indian (SAR News)

2009-11-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
Bloody why are you Goanese fellows freaking out man? It is a bloody comedy show man. Go have a bloody rice cake with feni or something and bloody integrate with Hindus, Muslims and tings like that. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 11/29/09, Frederick Noronha wrote: > > > I found the clip offensi

Re: [Goanet] Malaika: A konkani Song? ‏ II

2009-12-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
Knowing how Noronha operates in cyberspace and in print media, it is not surprising to see why Mervyn is having such difficulty obtaining a straight answer to a simple question from him. However, there still seems to be something strange about this episode. Why is Noronha behaving in this manner

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
The post appended below contains bogus and dangerous information regarding coconut oil and human health and disease. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a strong warning against irresponsible alternative medics who propagate these myths on the internet. Here is a copy of

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Corrections of misconceptions contained in the post appended below are as follows: 1. Rabies does present as psychiatric illness in many cases because of the encephalitis that it produces. Indeed, on rare occasions it can manifest as severe depression. 2. There is no evidence that virgin cocon

Re: [Goanet] Ghantis should be converted!

2009-12-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 12/3/09, SHRIKANT BARVE wrote: > >The conversion might also be a deterrent for the others to come to Goa >who >knows? I wonder if President Pandurang from Pandurangstan has >implemented >this programme. > President Pandurang is retired. The new president is Urrak Mama who is a Musl

Re: [Goanet] Virgin coconut oil...

2009-12-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Fri, 12/4/09, floriano wrote: > > But Mario, one thing puzzles me. We in Goa ate nothing but > coconut copra oil for ages and if people died of choked > cardio vascular systems and high LDL we would never know. > But sure as hell they didn't die at 40-45 :-)). Then, all of > a sudden this

[Goanet] The Pandurang Project - Eradicating scientific illiteracy by email

2009-12-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
Folks, As a charitable activity of his post-presidency, President Pandurang has given me permission to launch the Pandurang Project, an adult science literacy drive to provide free remedial education to a cyber-audience whose members have been ill-served by their browser, inbox and spam filter.

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