Dr Rajiv Desai
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ATHEISM
ATHEISM: _____ Caveat: This article has no desire to insult anybody in any way at all. If anyone feels offended, it is a regrettable misunderstanding because the criticisms are aimed at the objectives of the belief, never at believers as individuals. I recognize and respect right of all individuals to believe in their faith and their God if that helps them to live better life in the brief period of human existence allotted to them. But religious beliefs and doctrines become dangerous if they threaten the liberty and the integrity of the individual or of the society. _____ _____ Prologue: According to Psalm 14 of the Bible, people who don’t believe in God are filthy, corrupt fools, entirely incapable of doing any good. Before the 18th century, the existence of God was so accepted in the western world that even the possibility of true atheism was questioned. This is called […]
ISLAM AND MATHEMATICS
ISLAM AND MATHEMATICS : I wish a happy,peaceful and prosperous new year 2010 to all the people of the world irrespective of their race,religion,caste,language,region,nationality and economic status. Today,I will discuss a topic which nobody ever imagined to think,namely, the Islam and the Mathematics.Islam is a great religion and anybody who practices Islam is a muslim. There are 5 pillars of Islam.That means there are 5 religious duties of every muslim which he/she must fulfill. Pillar 1) All muslims must accept that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger(prophet). Pillar 2) All muslims must pray Allah 5 times in a day at fixed time. Pillar 3) All muslims must practice charity by giving a fixed portion of their wealth to the poor. Pillar 4) All muslims must fast during the holy month of Ramadan barring few exceptions. Pillar 5) All able-bodied muslims must perform Hajj, at least […]
