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Faith, truth, and reality

Monday, April 26, 2010

On Friday we discussed the convergence of, and tension between, reason and faith.  Harvard in particular is an interesting environment — as a leading educational institution in the world, its values are well-grounded in ideals of reason and truth.  Faith — widely known to be that which we believe in, but which doesn’t often manifest [...]

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Why I find polytheism more reassuring

Friday, July 10, 2009

Most of my relatives are devout Catholics, so when I was growing up, the only version of God I was exposed to was that of strict monotheism.  Even though I was taught that God was always correct, I was never entirely comfortable with this monotheistic perspective. 
The polytheistic aspect of Hinduism was one of the [...]

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The Symbolism of Shiva

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Today is Shivaratri, and as such, I thought it’d be fitting to dedicate this post to the Hindu God Shiva.
Symbolism plays a huge role in Hinduism; but until recently, I never even thought to consider that perhaps all of the mythological stories I grew up hearing have deeper purposes that simply to entertain and teach [...]

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