In Between Science and Religion
Growing up in a Brahmin family, I’ve sung and danced for endless praises showered on the Almighty. One of the most common phrases in my life has been “ Abishtu , velaku ethiyachu. Poi shlokam sollu” . All through my life at home, that routine has never changed and neither has my belief in the Almighty faltered. But once I read the book Sapiens on the history of humankind, everything changed for me, so drastic that it was as though I learnt that the Earth moves around the Sun and not vice versa. For those who haven’t read the book, it says that Religion is a system, which brings people together and is nothing but a figment of imagination of the human mind to bring psychological wellness. Prayer, Music, Dance, Literature, visits to temples – all which were once happy deeds, became a dreary routine, a system out of which I found no exit. I began questioning the necessity of such a system, where millions of rupees are spent showering idols with milk and flowers. This was t...