Entries Tagged as ‘Religion’

July 17, 2008

The youth disappoints me….

In more ways than one. These aren’t scenes from some pop-concert, as might be expected, but the most misleadingly named World Youth Day being held at Sydney.

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Update: To elaborate briefly, what dispppoints me is that young people are embracing a religous hogwash with fervor one expects them to associate with a say, Christina Aguilera (or [...]

August 2, 2007

Godly interventions

From Cricinfo:
Sreesanth, who has an interesting habit of writing letters to God before every game, said that he had hoped to play a crucial role in India’s Trent Bridge victory.
“Yes, I did write a letter to God before the fourth day of the Test. I wrote in that, ‘Tomorrow I will win the Test [...]

April 18, 2007

Religion and rights

I believe in individual rights. But, how do you balance individual rights versus public good ? The usual libertarian line is that you are free to do anything you like as long as you are not harming or affecting anyone else. Of course, in the real world most issues are murky. One such example [...]