(October 15, 2012 at 5:20 am)Akincana Krishna dasa Wrote: How do I know my book is better than the other guys? Well, one way to get an idea is to read them. In this case, I think that's really all it takes.
So, I assume you have read all of those other books. Since you happen to know that yours is better than all of them.
(October 15, 2012 at 5:20 am)Akincana Krishna dasa Wrote: Faith is unavoidable. It's a precondition for knowledge. We can opt for the type of faith that strikes us as most rational.
Nonsense. Faith is the very antithesis of rationality. There can be no knowledge based on faith - only wishful thinking. The reality you live in is the basis and the precondition for knowledge - not faith.
(October 15, 2012 at 5:20 am)Akincana Krishna dasa Wrote: What irks me is the common, casual dismissal of ideas which don't fit the completely materialistic paradigm, when science simply can't explain the origin of life.
That's because when science does not find the answer, it does not jump to the closest, half-assed explanation available. The so-called materialistic paradigm is the only one available to us which is rational.
