The Case for Reason Quotes

“A constant or intense yearning can lead a person into a hypnosis-like state. A lover constantly thinking of his beloved feels that he has actually met her. Those who sincerely desire and long for a meeting with their god, and undergo various penances to this end, could easily feel that their god has actually manifested before them. With the deep belief that the guru’s favour can enable one to meet god, a devotee has the illusion of actually seeing god at the guru’s suggestion. All this boils down to one thing; these are experiences felt in a certain state of mind called hypnosis.”
― Narendra Dabholkar, The Case for Reason: Volume One: Understanding the Anti-superstition Movement

“Most of our social problems are the result of a lack of mature comprehension. If, by engendering the scientific outlook in a democracy, the common man acquires maturity in comprehending problems, it will enable him to take appropriate decisions.”
― Narendra Dabholkar, The Case for Reason: Volume One: Understanding the Anti-superstition Movement

“Scientific temperament is a process of thinking, method of action, search of truth, way of life, spirit of a freeman.”
― Narendra Dabholkar, The Case for Reason: Volume One: Understanding the Anti-superstition Movement