One Man's superstition is another man's religion!
"There is a legend!" I said. "As long as the waters of the tank in a particular temple are brackish and dark, the problem in Kashmir remains unsolved, so the Kashmiris believe!" I said. "Ah that is just superstition man!" said my smug friend. It made me realize, how one person's superstition is another person's religion. If one were to study Indian history, one will be aware that what is demonic behavior like rape, plunder and pillage for one religion becomes holy war to please their God for another. If one were to see the history of the world, most wars start with an idea. An idea with which the collective consciousness of many dullards are identified. All wars are first waged with words. And then when people cannot withstand the pain caused to their ego, then all hell breaks lose. My friend seems to be a student of the Salafi bigot Zakir Naik. He speaks with the same ardor and illogical non sense to push the crap that he identifies with. I...