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Does religion undermine reason?

2014

Overview

Despite a strong heritage of ritualistic worship and various acts of faith, Hinduism cultivates a deep reverence for knowledge and rational thinking and does not enforce blind faith. Debate and reasoning have been a central part of Indian heritage, and formalized discipline of logic has been one of the main schools of Hindu philosophy. The famous British philosopher Bertrand Russell acknowledged this: \"Credit must be given to the Quran which first kindled the spark of inquiry and revolutionized the mentality of the believers in less than two centuries. From simple, boorish, uncouth, and unlettered Bedouins, the Arabs became leaders of the world in arts and sciences. That was a great revolution and a great achievement.\" Recognizing the shortcomings of human nature and the fact that scientific achievements alone cannot ensure peace and establish a just world order, the Qur'an gave humanity the golden principle of \"perpetuating the good and forbidding the evil.\"

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• Subject: Maulik, Dev