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In response to my article, Indra writes, You are already living in such a world. There is no plausible reason to suppose there is any God anywhere. At least I am not convinced by whatever proofs I have seen.

Indra What to do? We are like this only

to which i wrote,

Well, I wrote that article from an agnostic's point of view. My concern was that the interpretation of God by humans was what is fatally flawed. You write your article from an Atheist's point of view. So let me answer to that now.

It all depends on the kind of person you are, I suppose. God's existence has neither been proved nor disproved. For some, the fact that the existence of God has not been proved is reason enough not to believe in him. And for others, it is the other way around.

Science has indeed answered most of our questions but the most important question has never been answered by Science : how did this world come into being ? We all know something can never come out of nothing. So what was the initial spark : the promordial source of energy ? This is where Science stops and Religion steps in. So to say Man invented God to satisfy a primal craving is wrong. There might have been some who asked a few questions about our very existence in the olden days and when none were answered, They might have started thinking of a force beyond their comphrehension and called it God. The trouble was what followed after that. During the early years of humanity, Man had a lot of time in his hands and very little in the form of knowledge. Everything was a miracle for him.If he sees fire burning, he is amazed and he thinks it is a miracle. So at that point of our history a lot of myths and legends grew around God. Which one of these stories are manmade and which one actually happenned is not known and will never be. To this day, we follow these myths religously. Most of us are afraid to break free from these in the fear of a backlash from God. This is what i hate.

To repeat what i said in my earlier article, I want to live in world where there is no worship or places of worship. I want to clean out the myths and the superstitions about god. I am perfectly okay with lines like God is Love. A clean understanding of God minus the superstitions is what i hope for.

The points that you make about Man's inherent craving to be part of a group, his insecurities, his obsessive interest in things he is part of, his impulsive nature all are the factors which will ensure that my ideas remain just ideas :)

Man is an animal with the gift of intelligence. Just like an animal would search for food, Man searches for answers to his questions. But unlike the animal which is satisfied with his food, man never is satisfied with his answers. But as a certain Mr.Sherlock Holmes would say if presented with the problem of God, It is criminal to arrive at conclusions without sufficient data. From my agnostic point of view, i would say both believers and atheists are on shaky grounds. Neither has a solid reason for believing in what he is believing in.

The ultimate irony of this situation is that we will never know the answers until we die and then it might be too late.

(what follows is not meant to be provocative or partial to any religion .. Instead it is meant to be the opposite. It is meant to bring about a sense of unity and oneness among all humankind .. )

I wish to be reborn in a world where there is no God.

I am tired of explaining to christians that Jesus would never have said, "Do not worship anyone other than me". I am amused when i see Jesus, the epitome of simplicity, is made to live in multi million churches, each church trying to be better and bigger than the next one. Do u think Jesus lives there ? If he lives anywhere, it would be in the poorest of slums among the pooorest of poor. Follow the man's life & ideals not the man himself. People remember everything other than the three most important words in the bible, God is Love.

I am tired of explaining to Muslims that Allah would never have used the word Jihad. It is sad to see Muslims try to find the shapeless formless Allah within the confines of a Mosque. The very form ( or lack of form ) of Allah suggests that he is to be found everywhere, not just in the confines of a Babri Masjid. But who is to understand or listen ?

and finally, I am tired of explaining to Hindus that Upanishads say, Aham Brahmasmi or Tatvam Asi. Roughly translated, it says God lies within you : You are God. All forms of idol worhsip was introduced in the Vedic age in order for the common man to understand. Lord Rama's Life is a symbolism : To show how an ideal man ( Maryada Purushottam ) would be like. Rather than following the ideals expressed, People seem to think that building temples and worshipping Lord Rama is the best thing to do. When will people learn ?

Man always wants better things for himself. And he or she thinks that by worshipping ( bribing ) God, he or she can acheive what he or she wants. Pathethic. With his weak mind, Man can only understand the principle of give and take. In his weak minded interpretation of God, he reduces the very image and ideas of God. All that God wants you to do is to live a good life. Instead of doing this simple thing, People can be found singing hymns or bhajans at the top of their voices thinking God will listen to them and reciprocate by giving good things to them. Pitiable.

I want to live in a world where there is no God. Let there be no worship or places of worship. Indeed let there be no religion. Let there be no believers because Every believer can turn into a fanatic with the right amount of provocation. Until Man has the sense to understand God, Let there be no God. Indeed, a Krishna, Jesus or Allah will be willing to die a thousand deaths if it means that it will bring peace to this world. Let us kill religion so that humans can live.,

Yes, I want to live in a world where there is no God.