Matheikal Sir,
Thanks a lot for your comment and pointing out the flaws in my article.
I know I leapt from logic to faith when I made the comment on science dealing with laws of nature. But belief always has faith associated with it. And as you rightly mentioned, it is difficult to argue about the existence of God. I just put forward my point of view.

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One of the major problems in discussing God is the definition of God itself.  For example, in your own article God is seen in one place as the voice of our conscience, and in another as ‘will power’.  Elsewhere you describe him as the Creator. 

Secondly, when you say that science is not opposed to god because is science is a study of nature and nature is created by god, you make an leap from logic to faith.  A very serious problem.

The simple fact is that it is difficult to argue about god logically.  One has to believe or not believe – that’s all.  No question of proof.  Not yet, at least.

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Meera,
thanks a lot for ur comment and support. Keep in touch.
Regards,
Kaushani.

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Hi Kaushani..

Welcome to Sulekha!!! wow what a topic to write on the first day!!! Very nice:))

I am one among you too! who trusts in the exsitence of GOD.

Cheers
Meera:)))

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The famous 'Golden Rule' -- "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." That's really the same as "recognizing and respecting the Spirit in all things." I have a friend from childhood who is a fervent Atheist -- he preaches Atheism to any who will listen -- who also has a history of physically abusing animals. He believes that animals have no Spirit, no consciousness, no intelligence, no emotions, and no memory or sense of Time. As I see it, he is one of many who fail to see what is always right in front of them, simply because they don't want to see.

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P.S. To the Atheist, the Universe is 'it'. To me it is 'Mata' or 'Baba'.

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Gregory,
thanks a lot for the comment and for sharing your views. I agree with you that believing in God makes people more optimistic in life, as they can always rely on the power above (or the power within) and crack less under pressure. It is true that believing in God doesn't mean following rituals and being orthodox. Belief in God should, on the other hand, broaden one's mind. Believing in God to me is best shown by being honest and true, to oneself and the world, and cultivating the ideals of humanity and morale in oneself.

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Merin, thank you for the support. I am so glad that you liked my post. I'll try my best to come up with better ones in future.

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Nice, thoughtful post. Atheists should realize that although the existence of God cannot be proven, neither can it be disproven, because Spirit is by definition immaterial, and not subject to material proofs. I personally believe that the entire Universe is Divine and is God; we mortals simply don't comprehend it. My Atheist friends sometimes ask me, "Why Divine?" And I answer, "Why not?" I find that many Atheists have a rather gloomy assessment of life. One could say that the difference between an Atheist and a Deist is that Atheists are pessimists and Deists are optimists. I believe that the essence of Spirituality is the recognition and respect for the Spirit in all things, particularly 'living' things, so to me being a vegetarian is a more Spiritual act than any ritual or prayer.

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Hi kaushani,
        An excellent article. Thank you so much for refering to the words of  Swami Vivekananda. The arguments and the two different views are dealt perfectly.

"I believe that what we call God is an immense source of energy that lies within each and every one of us. It is what I call as will power. It gives us the power to do all our jobs inspite of all odds, it helps us to face danger and come out of it without fearing, it gives us the confidence to do what is right and just. If we exercise our wills, we can achieve every end!"

Very strong lines.Good one.

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