Weird and Religious
In ancient Egypt, some gods were shown with animal heads because qualities of animals were thought to reflect divine traits. A falcon head suggested sharp sight and power, while a jackal head linked a god with cemeteries and the desert. The image was not symbolic art in the modern sense but a literal way of showing a god’s nature.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1683, Vienna. A second Ottoman siege ended in major battle involving Catholic and Muslim armies. Both sides used religious rhetoric, with Christians describing defence of the faith and Muslims invoking jihad and imperial religious duty to justify warfare.
Fact
In Sikhism, sharing with others is a duty, and Sikhism promotes giving to those in need as a normal part of life.
The edge of knowledge
Science does not pretend to answer questions that cannot be tested. It explains what can be observed, measured, and inferred, and it stops where evidence ends. There is no scientific explanation for why the universe exists, or whether the word why has any meaning when applied to existence itself. Time may not be an eternal backdrop but a property that began with the universe. If time began then questions about what came before lose coherence. Asking why something exists may assume a cause where none is required, for the universe may simply be, without intention, purpose, or origin in the way human experience defines those terms. This uncertainty is not a failure of science but a boundary that marks the edge of knowledge. Progress depends on respecting that edge rather than filling it with invention. Religion does the opposite. It inserts certainty precisely where knowledge is impossible and calls this wisdom. Where honesty would say we do not know, religion provides answers that cannot be tested and must never be doubted. This does not resolve the question of purpose. It conceals it behind comforting stories that demand faith instead of thought.
Quote of the day
“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.” Thomas Paine.
Ask the right question
If a god values honesty, why reward belief based on faith rather than evidence?
Religious Crooks
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar leads the Art of Living Foundation, presenting spiritual and breathing practices worldwide, while critics have questioned the organisation’s finances, land use, and commercialisation of spirituality despite its charitable image.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.