Since the beginning of time there have been two very contradicting terms in usage...God and Science, somehow these two have never been able to some accord with each other. The aim of science is to explain everything in rational terms, then why doesn't it attempt it in doing the same with the concept of God. Sometime back after watching a couple of documentaries on string theory, I ended up in a weird but not totally discussion with a couple of my friends, hereby I present some parts of it, though not in strict sequence.
Lets start with Indian history, not much but just a little thought over it. Indian old age gurus were among the most enlightened people in that age in the entire world. The concept of atoms and molecules which were brought up in the west not much long ago (considering the time of reference here), was proposed by Kanada as anu and parmanu in 6th century BC!!!!
Keeping that thought in mind lets move ahead and take up an assumption that the Indian gurus/maharishis were really very smart and had been successful in obtaining higher divine knowledge, the ultimate question (whose answer may or may not be 42) and all were all known to them, but they were a bunch of real arrogant people, who didn't believe in spreading their knowledge to the common people, it was meant to be understood by only the worthy. So what they did was that they wrote huge teachings in form of real short texts in sanskrit (which btw is the only non ambiguous language in the world...another proof of their superiority), these texts could be understood only by the really intelligent beings.
But some of these rishis wanted to spread this knowledge to ordinary people (like you and me), but explaining such high level fundamentals to us fools proved to be a very grave matter to them, and unable to do so (ahh finally a flaw in them), but still wanting the people to follow a code of conduct that was meant to be important for a proper living, they created a super-divine-larger than life creature which they called GOD, he was the almighty and everything that was said by him was to be obeyed by one and all, in this way they got the unintelligent folks to follow the right method of thinking and learning.
OK you might just call it piece of crap, and move ahead, even I am not saying its absolutely true, but be a little subjective over the issue and consider it. As I mentioned before the discussion started after watching a couple of documentaries on 'String Theory', so where does that come in between, well here it goes. String theory has not been proven right now, so no point put up from it can be validated, but its still termed the next "big thing", so we do not go into that aspect.
We live in a world of 3 dimensions (4 if you consider time also), now string theory proposes from 9 to 11 dimensions, huh what the hell, where do these extra ones come from and go to, does my stomach bulge into other dimensions too. Well they say it simply that, if you are on a 2-dimensional plane, you cannot visualize the third dimension (wheres the 3rd dimension of the television), similarly you cannot think about the other dimension from our tiny 4-dimensional world. Consider the wall behind you, string theory says that there might be another dimension right through it (see where J K Rowling got the idea of platform 9 and 3/4), but don't start running straight into it, it also says to pass through it you require an attempt which comes around to infinity practically. But they don't ridicule the concept of some things passing in and out of these dimensions.
So now just for the sake of argumentation, lets take up some completely ridiculous theories (made up by yours truly). Remember the nice old rishis, they wanted us to also be able to in contact with the other dimensions, but explaining this concept to us simple folks was too hard even for them, so they created God, the divine creature, at the other end and designed a method of prayers to reach him. Coming onto this concept of prayers, what I have believed and understood is that when you are praying you are actually looking into your subconscious mind (which btw may as well be another of those dimensions), God here was nothing just a mode to encourage people to pray.
I am sure you would be thinking I am a real dumb and must be some weird theist to say all this BS. Well even the concept of sun being center of our solar system was considered ridiculous initially, so it would not dishearten me, and neither would it stop me from giving you another outrageous example. =P
Remember those old movies (and even some new ones) bringing out the concept of life after death, reincarnation, the concept of hell and heaven etc. Maybe it isn't completely fiction, maybe there is some stroke of reality in it, though not as shown in the movies, but again moving to the other dimensions. When a person dies, his body perishes, is that everything to it?
Maybe you have a different form in other dimensions (for similar out of body concept please watch the movie or read the novel K-Pax), so maybe we are just changing our forms. We get 'reincarnated' in a different set of dimensions, hell and heaven where are they, in another dimension, well why not.
If you have read so far, I am sure you are in a mood to give me a good beating now, so not torturing you further I would now conclude this now.
God is a concept which has never been fully understood, String Theory which is being worked upon intensively in a hope that it would be understood, well maybe these two un-understood theories can be understood simultaneously, one helping in explaining the other.
Keeping that thought in mind lets move ahead and take up an assumption that the Indian gurus/maharishis were really very smart and had been successful in obtaining higher divine knowledge, the ultimate question (whose answer may or may not be 42) and all were all known to them, but they were a bunch of real arrogant people, who didn't believe in spreading their knowledge to the common people, it was meant to be understood by only the worthy. So what they did was that they wrote huge teachings in form of real short texts in sanskrit (which btw is the only non ambiguous language in the world...another proof of their superiority), these texts could be understood only by the really intelligent beings.
But some of these rishis wanted to spread this knowledge to ordinary people (like you and me), but explaining such high level fundamentals to us fools proved to be a very grave matter to them, and unable to do so (ahh finally a flaw in them), but still wanting the people to follow a code of conduct that was meant to be important for a proper living, they created a super-divine-larger than life creature which they called GOD, he was the almighty and everything that was said by him was to be obeyed by one and all, in this way they got the unintelligent folks to follow the right method of thinking and learning.
OK you might just call it piece of crap, and move ahead, even I am not saying its absolutely true, but be a little subjective over the issue and consider it. As I mentioned before the discussion started after watching a couple of documentaries on 'String Theory', so where does that come in between, well here it goes. String theory has not been proven right now, so no point put up from it can be validated, but its still termed the next "big thing", so we do not go into that aspect.
We live in a world of 3 dimensions (4 if you consider time also), now string theory proposes from 9 to 11 dimensions, huh what the hell, where do these extra ones come from and go to, does my stomach bulge into other dimensions too. Well they say it simply that, if you are on a 2-dimensional plane, you cannot visualize the third dimension (wheres the 3rd dimension of the television), similarly you cannot think about the other dimension from our tiny 4-dimensional world. Consider the wall behind you, string theory says that there might be another dimension right through it (see where J K Rowling got the idea of platform 9 and 3/4), but don't start running straight into it, it also says to pass through it you require an attempt which comes around to infinity practically. But they don't ridicule the concept of some things passing in and out of these dimensions.
So now just for the sake of argumentation, lets take up some completely ridiculous theories (made up by yours truly). Remember the nice old rishis, they wanted us to also be able to in contact with the other dimensions, but explaining this concept to us simple folks was too hard even for them, so they created God, the divine creature, at the other end and designed a method of prayers to reach him. Coming onto this concept of prayers, what I have believed and understood is that when you are praying you are actually looking into your subconscious mind (which btw may as well be another of those dimensions), God here was nothing just a mode to encourage people to pray.
I am sure you would be thinking I am a real dumb and must be some weird theist to say all this BS. Well even the concept of sun being center of our solar system was considered ridiculous initially, so it would not dishearten me, and neither would it stop me from giving you another outrageous example. =P
Remember those old movies (and even some new ones) bringing out the concept of life after death, reincarnation, the concept of hell and heaven etc. Maybe it isn't completely fiction, maybe there is some stroke of reality in it, though not as shown in the movies, but again moving to the other dimensions. When a person dies, his body perishes, is that everything to it?
Maybe you have a different form in other dimensions (for similar out of body concept please watch the movie or read the novel K-Pax), so maybe we are just changing our forms. We get 'reincarnated' in a different set of dimensions, hell and heaven where are they, in another dimension, well why not.
If you have read so far, I am sure you are in a mood to give me a good beating now, so not torturing you further I would now conclude this now.
God is a concept which has never been fully understood, String Theory which is being worked upon intensively in a hope that it would be understood, well maybe these two un-understood theories can be understood simultaneously, one helping in explaining the other.
