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Śrīkānta Kṛṣṇamācārya
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Traditionalists view religion as central to internal discipline

Modernists view religion as dispensable. Instead favor "Rational control" i.e reason to rein in passions

My failure at rational control (when I waste time profusely on weekends) makes me feel religion is underrated
This goes back to the age-old debate in central banking -

Rules vs Discretion

Should we just ensure money supply grows at x% steadily

Or should we trust the discretion of wise and smart central bankers?
Again it is the same debate as the one I alluded to in the first tweet -

Religious discipline vs Rational control

Do we trust ourselves? Or do we not?

Should we religiously adhere to time-tested rules? Or should we back our reason to resist temptations and bad habits?
Which is why I feel all debates around religion must center around this question?

Should we trust human nature? Or should we not?

Is Free Will indeed a thing? Or do we just pretend to be free while remain in our private traps, out of which we can never quite climb out?
Instead we tend to argue on a question that is less relevant - "Does God exist"?

The key question is not that. The question is - who rules us?

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Śrīkānta Kṛṣṇamācārya
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It is exactly 60 years since the founding of the Swatantra Party - arguably India's only Conservative party since independence

What's odd is that there are so many pieces on this occasion lionizing Swatantra as a "liberal" party, Shashi Tharoor among them below
Swatantra as conceived by Rajaji, was an out-and-out conservative party

A party that defended the rights of the princes, opposed the excesses of land reform, defended religious freedom, was sceptical of social engineering and the bureaucratic state
Its championing of economic liberty also stemmed from a deep scepticism of the ability of the state to drive political and social amelioration

Hardly based on a defense of materialism that underlies most "classical liberal" arguments in favor of laissez faire economics
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Śrīkānta Kṛṣṇamācārya
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I made a few piquant notes on onion earlier in the day which caused many "liberals" to defend the incredible nutritional value of this remarkable vegetable ;)

The defenders were oh so keen to prove that there is nothing quite like onion in one's diet
This was v much understandable given that onion is your classic "anti-Hindu" vegetable (or should I say anti-brahminical dish)

So it makes a lot of political sense to defend its virtues
Yet the fact remains that onion is among the least nutritious of all the vegetables you can consider for lunch

Let's start assessing the vitamins you get from a v large serving of raw onion (160 grams)
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Śrīkānta Kṛṣṇamācārya
@shrikanth_krish
On the whole onion-garlic brouhaha

Both onion and garlic have very little-to-no nutritional value. Everyone agrees on that

Onion leaves you with an awful odor.

And yes, my personal experience suggests it has a sedative effect. Which kids don't need in the middle of the day
And it is because of these qualities that even tradition regards this food as Tamasik.

Modern nutritional science backs the poor traditional view of onion, as an item with low nutritional value, and unwanted side-effects (like odor and mild sedation)
I regret that my parents did not bar me from developing addictions at a young age -

E.g. coffee, potato chips

Just because these items make you feel good, doesn't mean they need not be discouraged among young people
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I refuse to remain silent as religion rips through humanity like a virulent plague. I know it’s awfully rude to question and criticize this very ancient institution, but so what?
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