"-------it can bring psychological solace from grief, emotions, and distresses."---Jiten Roy.
I cannot agree more. But are grief, emotions, and distress not major issues in human life? Jung has seen the modern man overwhelmed with all this and that's why he has not negated religion. He has rather has seen religion as a vital necessity.
I am not saying that I completely agree with Jung. However, personally I have been doing fine without a God since I realized that I do not need it 45 years ago. I have developed my own defense mechanism with moral and ethical values, ideological and political beliefs, and other branches of knowledge. As I have said before, I have been living happily with and among the believers. I do not get along well with the peddlers of religions and communalists. I never ridicule the believers although I criticize the hypocrats.
From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] About communalism and non communalism--please see my writeup as lot peole accuse Islamists of communalism--please circulate
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] About communalism and non communalism--please see my writeup as lot peole accuse Islamists of communalism--please circulate
"I got the impression that Dr. Roy believes religion to be at the root of all evils. Hope he would confirm it." Dr. Das, you are right, and I agree with you on the subject of religion. Religion was needed in the past to motivate and educate illiterate people to do right things. It helped bringing us to the point where we are today. In the developing phase of humanity, there was no other intention for religion other than bring people in the right path. It's like teachers using various aides in the kindergarten and primary schools to explain various concepts to the student. There is no other way they could do it. But, as students builds up the concept and knowledge bases in higher grades, teachers do not need those silly aides anymore and gradually phase them out, and stop bringing those aides into the classroom. If teachers still bring some of those kindergarten aides in the college or university level classes, students will start laughing at them. Unfortunately, believers in religion never graduated from the kindergarten school. Their mental maturity never occurred. That's because - religion peddlers made sure that they never graduate from kindergarten to exploit them for their personal and political interests. For example, many religions will forbid any changes or modifications to the edicts; they are set in stones. Followers either do it that way or not at all; there is no other way. In my view, such rigidity was introduced to perpetuate personal interests forever. I agree with you, in this day and age, religion has very limited utility. I understand there are some convicts and drug addicts still use religion to come to the right path. There will always be some of those people who will find religion useful. But, the division, hatred, and destruction in life and property, created by religion, in the human society out-way whatever gains it will bring to our lives. So, there is no net-positive for religion; in fact, it's a public nuisance, in my view. Having said all these, I still feel that - some sort of image of God is important to explain many unknowns of our lives; it can bring psychological solace from grief, emotions, and distresses. I hope that - this will clarify my position on the subject. Jiten Roy
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