09.24.08
Indian skeptics
Myers going global, Free Thought In India, with an Indian ‘Freethought’ site, http://nirmukta.com/, the sutbtitle ‘Breaking The Spell’ gives it away, Dennett & Ananda Meera. There is a lot of commentary here on that subject, check the search function. The question of Indian religion is complex, but the attack on the whole of the Indian tradition in the context of attacking right-wing Hinduism, is, as usual, the wrong approach. A figure such as Ananda Meera should have known better.
The religion bashers like P.Z.Myers confronting this subject are going to enforce the regime of ignorance and are incapable of studying the subject, or of learning anything.
Darwinian/scientistic stupidity is dangerous, because it is totally closed, like fundamentalism. You would think that scientists would approach the issue of religion in India with sufficient openness of mind to see at least something, or at least consult the scholarly literature and history. Real critics, such as this blog, need to be wary of these science idiots, they mean only destruction.
Nothing could be plainer than the presentation of Buddhism, for those who don’t like the ‘superstitions’ of Hinduism. But the strategy of enforced ignorance has so narrowed the focus of science obsessives that they can’t digest the issues, and they seriously think a sceptic’s approach is going to work.
For a real sceptic’s site on New Age subject, check out The Gurdjieff Con, and the hard and frightening work needed to expose the problems with Eastern religious subjects.
The Humanist New Atheists/Darwinists/Dawkins groupies aren’t much help here.
Real students, granting the hopeless confusions of many New Agers, who wouldn’t reject real science for a minute, are having a good laugh at this pseudo-skeptic charade.
Incidentally, these issues are decisive evidence of the failure of Darwinism. This theory cannot account for the complexities of human consciousness.
James said,
January 2, 2009 at 3:29 pm
In addition to my links on the Indo-European debate, I should point out that taking the Indian leftists at their word is hazardous. I don’t care much for “Hinduism,” but the Indian leftists obviously have an axe to grind and it affects their objectivity. A case in point is Meera Nanda who is simply not among the most capable of scholars:
http://koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/politics/bogey.html
nemo said,
January 2, 2009 at 10:03 pm
The question of the Indian left might make a good discussion for tomorrow. Lots to think about here. Good link