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My journey from “good Parsi Zarthosti” boy to an atheist took many years; most of them largely spent wandering the empty spaces of agnosticism. As a boy, I recited my prayers, knew their meanings and questioned a hell of a lot. I was also fascinated by my name, which (insert modest smile here) means “worthy […]

Passing by the spanking new Saifee Hospital in South Bombay, I saw this quote in bold just above their main entrance. “When I fall ill, He cures.”
Aha, an old repetition of “It’s God that does the curing, doctors are just His tools.”
I find such statements preposterous. And very illogical. Let me explain.
For those who […]

One of the first thoughts that passed through my mind on hearing of the Tsunami was “more evidence that God does not exist.” Every disaster leading to a huge loss of life reinforces my atheism. Natural disasters, of course, are stronger evidence!
MadMan was the first to write about it.
At times like these, I’m glad I’m […]

MadMan and I were chatting about someone we both know only very obliquely.
yazadjal: she chats with the lord!
yazadjal: direct connection hai bhai
MadMan: I chat with the lord too
MadMan: then I realise I’m talking to myself again

Or how can I get married without invoking god or government?
Luckily Glen Whitman at Agoraphilia has an interesting post on the issue.
When it comes to marriage, what’s an atheist libertarian to do? What kind of ceremony is appropriate, and who ought to officiate? For an atheist, the obvious choice might appear to be a judge […]

Funny, thought provoking and absurd. All in the same post.

The International Society for Krishna Conciousness (ISKCON) would like you impressionable and misguided young fools to know that Bollywood movies are demonic and “the aim of most Bollywood movies is simply to destroy morality and India”.
Oh, and one other minor point: please do not, at any cost, fall in love and then decide to get […]

Cricket madness has seized this country once again and Sony is back to televising the tournament with its regular band of clowns, freaks, and other assorted circus characters in “Extraaa Innings”. (No sign of Venkatesh “Mumbling” Prasad so far, but nobody has silenced Kris “Switched Mouth with Arse” Srikanth yet.)
The tarot card reader Ma Prem […]

“I’m not religious; I’m spiritual”
I’ve heard this a fair few times, and it’s always puzzled me. First of all, the whole “spirituality” concept is fuzzy in my mind, possibly because different people have different ideas about what it means to be spiritual. It doesn’t help that every other Tom, Dick, and Dickless fella has written […]

A believer and an atheist were neighbours. The believer was poor, jobless, lonely and hence completely depressed in life. On the other hand the atheist was rich, had a lovely home and was a happy person. The believer never understood this dichotomy.
Once he sat in front of the idol of god and complained. “Why, […]

Rather obvious. But kudos to the Daily Telegraph for putting it down on paper and not leaving it to the “stars.”
Astrologers fail to predict proof they are wrong [needs free registration]
Good news for rational, level-headed Virgoans everywhere: just as you might have predicted, scientists have found astrology to be rubbish.
Its central claim - that our […]

This is a howler! God may not be directly there, but I put “spiritual guidance” in the same boat.
Food columnist suing spiritual advice columnist for more than $1M

I don’t expect TV serials to be profound, but hey I can be proven wrong. Saw Sanjeevani today.
In the relevant scene, two doctors come out of the Op Theatre after operating on a man badly hurt in an accident. His mother asks the doctors “Is my son OK? Was the operation successful?” The senior […]