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Frightening Tales, Flourishing Gods

Men say that Gods have two faces. One that depicts love, bliss, benevolence, blessing and reward, and the other, fright, anger, cruelty, curse and punishment. But, why do men say that Gods have two faces? Men, it seems, believe that Gods need carrots and sticks to control humans. But, carrots perish while sticks persist, just as joys perish while pains persist. Thus, a prudent God, who intends to control humans, should cherish offering sticks, not carrots. And, nowadays, men reveal that Gods are indeed prudent. One must simply listen to His Tales that are either revealed to men, or imagined by men, to find out that Gods are prudent. Here, I will share His Tale that I am familiar with. My intention in sharing His Tale is not to hurt or divert anyone. I only wish that someone would pause for a while and think a little, because men play with our sentiments and exploit our fears. We need to be aware of men regardless of the God we believe in. I am an Indian. Neither did my ancestors, no...

The Irrelevant Males

There are a few animal species where an adult individual naturally switches from being male to being female, or the other way around. Science suggests that the age of the animal, and the situation it is in, makes the switch happen. Wow! What an extraordinary evolution! Or, is it that the all powerful Creator got bored making separate male and female bodies for every animal species, and clubbed the two genders into one body for some of them? Some people might want to believe that He did that to convey an ideology or to portray His power to the humans. Whatever be the belief, I am none to reject it, because I agree with Richard Dawkins that belief is not based on evidences. I think it is based on convenience. Despite having gender-specific bodies, the biology of human gender is more complex than just male and female. Some are biologically males or females, but they feel they are the opposite. The psychology of sexual orientation is definitely messing up with the biology of gender. Well, ...