Swami Vivekananda Part 1
Currently, I am reading a book from Swami Vivekananda. I am always interested in discussing and thinking about religion as whole and Hindu religion in particular.
The work of Swami Vivekananda makes you think. I hardly read 20 pages and got into a lot of thinking. I grew up reading in RamKrishna Mission libraries which has left an impression on me, and things which you pick up in childhood are really difficult to un-pick.
That said there are a lot of things with which I don't agree with. And then there are things which I agree with, but the manner in which he speaks, I WANT to refute.
He says, "Verification is the perfect proof of a theory." This is exactly the thing I am taught to challenge in Science. If I can give 100 examples of some theory working, it doesn't make it right. Proof by example doesn't work - refute by example does. However, I agree that verification is the ONLY tool currently available for proof.
So much for now, I need more coherent thoughts on this one. Will continue later.
The work of Swami Vivekananda makes you think. I hardly read 20 pages and got into a lot of thinking. I grew up reading in RamKrishna Mission libraries which has left an impression on me, and things which you pick up in childhood are really difficult to un-pick.
That said there are a lot of things with which I don't agree with. And then there are things which I agree with, but the manner in which he speaks, I WANT to refute.
He says, "Verification is the perfect proof of a theory." This is exactly the thing I am taught to challenge in Science. If I can give 100 examples of some theory working, it doesn't make it right. Proof by example doesn't work - refute by example does. However, I agree that verification is the ONLY tool currently available for proof.
So much for now, I need more coherent thoughts on this one. Will continue later.
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