Rationality is inescapable. Everybody uses it because it is hardwired into our mind from the Creator. Those who wish to deny rationality must use rationality to deny it.
Ravi Zacharias tells the story of his encounter with a Hindu professor of Eastern philosophy. The professor asked him to speak to his philosophy class on the topic "Why I am not a Hindu." Ravi spoke, revealing several areas in which Hindu religious philosophy is self-contradictory, and concluded that Hinduism must be false because it contradicts the law of non-contradiction. At the end of the lecture the Hindu professor dismissed Ravi's arguments saying, "You have made a grave error. You are trying to evaluate an Eastern religion using Western logic. You must use Eastern logic to evaluate Hinduism, and when you do you will find there is no contradiction." The professor then went on to explain how there are two forms of logic: Western, Eastern. He said, "Western logic is
either-or logic. It is either this, or that. God is either personal, or He is impersonal. Eastern logic is
both-and. It is both this, and that. God is both personal, and non-personal. To understand Hinduism you must use Eastern logic, and when you do you will find it is a perfectly coherent system." At this point Ravi responded, "Sir, let me ask you just one question. Are you telling me that if I want to evaluate Hinduism I must either use the both-and system or nothing at all?" The professor was completely stunned. After a few moments he said, "The either-or does seem to emerge, doesn't it." Ravi said, "Yes it does. And I will clue you into a little secret. Even in India people look both ways before they cross the street. They understand that it's either the bus, or them, not both." The laws of logic cannot be avoided. It doesn't matter what part of the world you are from, or what religion you were raised in. The laws of logic apply equally to everyone because they accurately describe the kind of world we live in. We may deny rationality if we like, but we have to live in a world governed by rationality. While we may deny rationality with our lips, we cannot deny it with our actions. Our actions will always betray the errant philosophy we claim to follow.
Norman Geisler and Frank Turek, I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2004), 63.
Well, I need to admit, the Aussies are the best! No questions there! They came in as the best and they leave as the best! No losses at all! Phenomenal!
My heart cries out for the 33 who were killed and the many who were injured and their families in today's shooting in the campus of Virginia Tech University! Very very tragic! I pray that the good Lord will fill their hearts with peace and comfort!
Flip Flap what?? Well, don't try too hard, it is very simple. We all wear Flip-Flops to church and eat lotsa Flap-Jacks (pancakes) as a family! What a way to celebrate the Sunday after Easter Sunday! Sushil, Mena, Ranjit & Deepu already made it to the 9AM service (losers :)). So we are going to go early for the 10:45 and have breakfast with them! But, the only deal is it is going to be a lil' cold for Flip-Flops, but I think it will be fun!
Well I must admit, It was awesome to see the Mavs 'B' Team beat the Timberwolves by almost 20 pts. Makes you feel great about the 2007-2008 season! Barea is a very talented point guard! But will they triumph this year or repeat last season's insanity?? Well I guess we got to wait and see! But I say they do it this year! True, the Suns are tremendously good at their offense, but I think the Mavericks are better! And it is good to know that the Spurs are not a big threat to us anymore! So I say, Suns watch out, here comes the Mavericks!