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“Religion is the outcome of human weakness or the limitation of human knowledge.”
‘Study more and more’, said I to myself so that I might be able to face the arguments of my opponents. ‘Study’ to support your point of view with convincing arguments.
No more mysticism! No more blind faith! Now realism was our mode of thinking.
You go against popular feelings; you criticise a hero, a great man who is generally believed to be above criticism. What happens? No one will answer your arguments in a rational way; rather you will be considered vainglorious.
Merciless criticism and independent thinking are the two necessary traits of revolutionary thinking.
Our forefathers evolved faith in some kind of Supreme Being, therefore, one who ventures to challenge the validity of that faith or denies the existence of God, shall be called a Kafir
it is man’s duty to try and make efforts. Success depends on chance and circumstances.
Where concrete proofs are lacking, [mystical] philosophy creeps in. As I have indicated, one of my revolutionary friends used to say that “philosophy is the outcome of human weakness.”
we cling to orthodox religion and in this way reduce human awakening to a stagnant pool.
It is necessary for every person who stands for progress to criticise every tenet of old beliefs. Item by item he has to challenge the efficacy of old faith.
Reason is the guiding principle of his life. But belief, I should say blind belief is disastrous. It deprives a man of his understanding power and makes him reactionary.
Any person who claims to be a realist has to challenge the truth of old beliefs.
The so called theory of ‘Puranas’ (transmigration) is nothing but a fairy-tale.
Do you really know the most cursed sin in this world is to be poor? Yes, poverty is a sin; it is a punishment!
What, according to your theory, is the fate of a person who, by no sin of his own, has been born into a family of low caste people? He is poor so he cannot go to a school. It is his fate to be shunned and hated by those who are born into a high caste. His ignorance, his poverty, and the contempt he receives from others will harden his heart towards society. Supposing that he commits a sin, who shall bear the consequences? God, or he,
Upton Sinclair who wrote somewhere “only make a man firm believer in the immortality of soul, then rob him of all that he possesses. He will willingly help you in the process.”
man created God in his imagination when he realized his weaknesses, limitations and shortcomings.
man will try to stand on his feet. Being realistic, he will have to throw his faith aside and face all adversaries with courage and valour.
