tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053278039326036057.post1056853175475833478..comments2024-03-20T17:41:26.492+05:30Comments on Sparsh: The Necessity of Blasphemy - 2Rural Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989493748592571548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053278039326036057.post-26837470117637289612010-07-09T21:24:35.472+05:302010-07-09T21:24:35.472+05:30Bhagwad, thanks for comment here. Blasphemy is a f...Bhagwad, thanks for comment here. Blasphemy is a form of free speech that is contrary to people's belief. And we try to avoid it for the sake of few superstitious persons. I agree with you that western countries have also worked hard in psychology and philosophy to understand human nature. But, treating patient or academic discussion is only aspect of their research. In contrary to it, meditation is not a treatment and all healthy people can use it for their own benefit. <br /><br />And extremism erodes any middle path of dialouge. But, we have to bring both end together for them to understand each other.<br /><br />And your example of Prophet Mohammad was proper one, as it shows the prohibition make things worse. It gives rise to Streisand effect. The Streisand effect is a primarily online phenomenon in which an attempt to censor or remove a piece of information has the unintended consequence of causing the information to be publicized widely and to a greater extent than would have occurred if no censorship had been attempted.Yayaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567482260999422784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053278039326036057.post-56517062403670191012010-07-09T04:03:48.347+05:302010-07-09T04:03:48.347+05:30Blasphemy is indeed very important. It provides a ...Blasphemy is indeed very important. It provides a tool where we can challenge established ideas and institutions.<br /><br />However, I don't think that the western countries have a lesser understanding of the mind than we do. Several of the greatest thinkers like Sartre, Albert Camus, Voltaire, Nietzche etc have made profound contributions to how man views himself in the universe.<br /><br />Psychology and subconscious motives were also largely unearthed in the west, and we in India use these techniques now for treating our own patients.<br /><br />However, one thing I can agree on - and that is India and China (I don't know about the others) have been considerably less materialistic. I'm not making a judgment here - just an observation. The Chinese Tao Teh Ching for example is a perfect example of how thinking is different in the East and the West. One isn't better than the other. Both extremes are not healthy.<br /><br />But coming back to blasphemy, I really do think it's important. The <a href="http://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2010/rights-and-freedoms/everybody-draw-mohammed-day-an-interesting-experiment.html" rel="nofollow">'Everybody draw Mohammed Campaign'</a> was essential because it served to show that you can't threaten people into keeping quiet. Doing so will only make it worse.Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blognoreply@blogger.com