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Q&A: Why is Atheism bad and Atheists and the West outsiders?
Asalamualikum Sull Kaak, I was just engaging with your article, ‘Ancient Religiosity and Modern Atheism.‘ It’s so beautifully written, though the latter part of the article is mere rhetoric. The central argument was that belief systems and cultural practices (Nature worshipping/ holding nature in great esteem) emerged in ancient civilizations, not because they were just afraid of nature, but because they were keen observers who would reflect on the complexity of nature, providing them with transcendental insights, etc. So it’s not their ignorance or their lack of knowledge that led to the erection of the edifice of faith, but their spirituality and robust engagement with nature( And there is an…
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Ancient Religiosity and Modern Atheism
Environment has an effect on every living organism in varying degrees. Yet the study of human social evolution has demonstrated conclusively that human beings have always been relatively free from the effect of their environment as compared to other creations. This is as true for ancient times as it is for today. This is important because many people think that the ancient reverence came out of fear of what could impact lives and even end them. Modern anthropologists have increasingly come to the belief that ancient humans were keen observers of nature and natural phenomenon. It was not that they only perceived nature mystically, entangled with it, challenged by it,…
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Alamdar
Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani Wali (ra) or Nund Rishi is the patron saint of Kashmir, its Alamdar. Here is an attempt to produce a rhythmic translation of his kalaam. We have used Kashmiri from different sources and benefited from Artificial Intelligence to produce rhyming content.
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The Prophet (saw) Says…
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Asi kati lagan pata – Sources of Knowledge
Writing in TATA sumo, traveling from Srinagar to Khanabal. Thinking about issues that bother me. I have been wondering for a while what thought I subscribe to, where do I place myself, rationalist, empiricist, idealist, or whatever. I have been called a post-modernist, conservative, both in the same breath and other things, too. I might be a skeptic, who knows! I presented my writings to an expert who categorized them as post-modern and existentialist, na chi mye huii pata kya govv, na huii. Reminds me of Alamdar’s (ra) “be kuss rishi, mye kya naav” (I have no clue who I am). Traveling gives me ample time to think. For some,…
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment