tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993543415366349622.post5672963486666103975..comments2023-09-08T21:03:42.066+05:30Comments on Vox Animus | The Pop Philosophy Blog: The sociological, political and moral reality of 'Blasphemy'Siddharth Kaushalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11700166480269165522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993543415366349622.post-48606541951110954222011-01-05T20:25:22.708+05:302011-01-05T20:25:22.708+05:30yes abhinav, i agree that a sufficient explnation ...yes abhinav, i agree that a sufficient explnation of the dynamics of 'blasphemy' is to firmly rooted in human psychology. In fact, if i were to begin a treatise on it afresh, it is exactly how i would begin - with an grounding in the human pysche.<br /><br />however, i just wanted to let you know that here my attempt was to take 'blasphemy' on face value, tackle it 'on its own terms'. Accept its pseuodo-religious premise and gnaw at its foundations from thereon by establishing its retrogressive and insidious character.<br /><br />but i fully accept your point, that a comprehensive treatment of the subject here ought to begin with a full rejection of the religio-cultural stilts that support the concept in the popular imagination.<br /><br />Siddharth kaushalSiddharth Kaushalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700166480269165522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993543415366349622.post-73292622788015277262011-01-05T16:33:31.237+05:302011-01-05T16:33:31.237+05:30the notion of blasphemy,central to the organised r...the notion of blasphemy,central to the organised religions smacks of intolerance and vested intrests more than any religious persuasion.again i feel tht the whole issue is about the acquisition of power.the wholw human existence,civilisation language,religion etc r nothing but just the dog fights for power;that basic instinct within oneself to exploit and dominate others.the existence of imposition is something which is central to your or my civilisational being.so this blasphemy has to be understood primarily in terms of a retrogade social practice,anachronistic in soul and message.it is better not to harp on the adjuncts of religion because in that case it's nourishment and defence becomes strong.even the postmordernists get a chance to speak.so to begin with it is an outdated social phenomenon and to conclude it erupts out of human psychology in the absence of knowledge and rarional cognitive process. abhinav pandyaabhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137287234541751207noreply@blogger.com