sravna
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The word theist and atheist are being thrown around with such frequency in the discussions that it would seem that their connotations are known to everyone. I will give my perspective of what is wrong with such as assumption.
To me theist or atheist is not related to belief in god alone. That would be too shallow a definition. Because mere belief in god does not make one to do only good and vice versa as is really implied by such a belief. So we see seeming contradictions like malevolent theists and benevolent atheists.
Belief in god, in practice can be easily divorced from doing good deeds and similarly disbelief in god can also be divorced from doing bad deeds. So of both exist together i.e., belief in god and performance of bad deeds and similarly the other way, who really believes in god? I would say the latter
Because, to me god is not physical but only pure consciousness. The experience of such consciousness is the reality and one who has similar experience is closer to god. What causes such an experience. Without doubt selfless, kind and charitable acts.
So as long as disbelief in god does not promote ego in a person he is perfectly ok according to me. That is the only apprehension I have towards a person who is labelled an atheist. In the same way even if belief in god does not check one's ego, he doesn't do justice to the label theist.
To me theist or atheist is not related to belief in god alone. That would be too shallow a definition. Because mere belief in god does not make one to do only good and vice versa as is really implied by such a belief. So we see seeming contradictions like malevolent theists and benevolent atheists.
Belief in god, in practice can be easily divorced from doing good deeds and similarly disbelief in god can also be divorced from doing bad deeds. So of both exist together i.e., belief in god and performance of bad deeds and similarly the other way, who really believes in god? I would say the latter
Because, to me god is not physical but only pure consciousness. The experience of such consciousness is the reality and one who has similar experience is closer to god. What causes such an experience. Without doubt selfless, kind and charitable acts.
So as long as disbelief in god does not promote ego in a person he is perfectly ok according to me. That is the only apprehension I have towards a person who is labelled an atheist. In the same way even if belief in god does not check one's ego, he doesn't do justice to the label theist.
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