I invented no news, but intended all my views. Click a link to reach the source. INDIA STRING THEORY BY PRIME MINISTER'S SUIT Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closed-neck suit that he wore while receiving Barack Obama was auctioned for Indian Rupees 4,31,00,000 (4.31 crore or 43.1 million; about US$ 700,000). The Blue suit has thin … Continue reading YOUR NEWS, MY VIEWS
Month: February 2015
PLEASE HOLD ME BEFORE I BECOME A CATHOLIC !!!
In 1950, Pope Pius XII said that the theory of evolution might not be at odds with theCchurch. That was a far cry from 1636 when Galilio was inquisitioned and incacerated for life. In around 1996 Pope John Paul II invited scientists such as Stephen Hawking and told them; up till the Big Bang is … Continue reading PLEASE HOLD ME BEFORE I BECOME A CATHOLIC !!!
ANSWERING MY FRIEND SAADIQ KAMIL
I loved the comment (February 9. 2015) I received from an attentive reader, Saadiq Kamil. I think it is worthy of reproduction and deserves a grateful and extensive reply. He has raised points of science - a subject I love with no claim to mastery - which calls for clarification. His comment also gives me … Continue reading ANSWERING MY FRIEND SAADIQ KAMIL
Heaven and Hell
Even if you have read this blog before, I think it is worth repeating in these days when men kill other men , women and children in the name of religion, hoping to go to heaven with 72 virgins and 8000 slaves, jewells and rubies hanging above them for illumination.
Hell and Heaven
I am not an atheist. Atheism is as uncompromising a religion as Christianity or Islam or, of late, Hinduism. I have a strong suspicion that there is a God. Whether he lurks in all of us as micro cells with a huge amount of collective wisdom or is a unique macro organism of massive intelligence, I am yet to find out.
Mahatma Gandhi was right when he said all religions are different roads to the same goal. So are all brands of alcohol and psychotropic substances.
Many years ago, I knew a lanky middle-aged drunkard called Anthony. One day he landed up in my house.
“Victoria always talks about you,” he said. Who is Victoria?
“Oh, you don’t know? Don’t tell me. She is the tallest girl who goes to St. Fatima school. She is seventeen and pretty, but is in class six. Misses her examination when…
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THANKS FOR FOLLOWING ME, BUT..
In the past couple of months, I have been receiving an avalanche of names of followers to my writings. Someone tells me that one of my blogs is gone viral. This is gratifying; which writer wouldn't want to see more and more readers appreciating his writing? Curiously, though, quite a few of these followers - … Continue reading THANKS FOR FOLLOWING ME, BUT..