Thursday, March 31, 2011

Hybrid Ideology : Religion with Objectivism


I am a man of faith. I believe the hand of god in all events that come to pass.
I am also inspired and influenced by Objectivism, a philosophical idea from Ayn Rand.

Objectivism, as an idea, enshrines man's ability to produce, to create and it eulogises mankind's greatness.
According to her, collective ideas, compromises and organised religion are the arch-enemies. Why?
Because their principles  like "Sacrificing an individual for common good", "group consensus on an idea" , "humility" are hurdles for man's greatness.

If I had asked Ayn Rand to choose "Darth Vader of Objective Universe", she would have replied "Religion", without missing a beat.

Having said this, I re-iterate that I love both religion and Objectivism. In fact, I believe that these idea complement each other.

For some it might be difficult to accept my stand. But the same person would have shown high level of maturity on a different debatable topic, "Darwin's Theory vs Genesis on evolution".

Even though we don't have irrefutable proof that universe was created in one big cosmic explosion, we are pretty much confident that the universe was not created in 6 days. :)
We still are mostly religious. But, how did the majority come to this level of acceptance?

The newer generations are taught about Darwin's evolution along with Genesis from their childhood.
Even without theological or scientific explanation, they are able to digest the essence.Why?
Because as kids we don't resist new ideas, we are information sponges at subconscious level.

Only when we attain the so called maturity (so very overrated !) , we become like a dried clay pot, resisting further moulding.

So, for someone with an open mind for new ideas will understand that both objectivism and religion can be embraced without conflict. He can even find interpretation in one, supporting the other.

Only message I get from Genesis is that the whole world was created for mankind and man is god's best creation.
If we don't get into the argument of who created us, Isn't this the core message of Objectivism?

We have to take these two ideologies and form something infinetely better, sort of a hybrid.
This should help us focus on achieving personal goals through strong conviction and introspection.
When events spiral out of one's control, keeping faith on higher power can only help us shore up our resolve to handle the eventualities.

We are living in a world of hybrids now.
A hybrid Ideology can only be good for us and let us push for wider acceptance of it.

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