Should Ram Sethu be destroyed or not? - Page 5

This whole issue is so sensationalized by politicians. I am glad that at least educated mass can see through them. Otherwise, we can see burning effigies and destroying public property. That is the first action we take when there is a religious/controversial statement.

Karunanidhi and Modi are two sides of the same ugly coin.

Originally posted by: Swar_Raj

Totally agree with it. But donot agree to win this battle putting aside of religious reason.As long as the bridge is not a threat to any man kind, then why should it be touched? yes it is more harmful to damage it for ecology reason, but why should we consider that as our major protest.[/quote]

Because continuing to drag religion into politics is a recipe for disaster. Desis need to learn from history. When has this (mixing politics with religion) ever resulted in anything good? Just because somebody decided to drag it in doesn't mean it should continue to be used and abused in public. I mean what is all this nonsense: derogating a god's name, calling for a beheading, going on fast. Where does it stop? 😕 This is why the religious arguments need to be abandoned and the government should be forced to deal with the non-religious aspects only. Let religion be in peace away from politics.

There is a big flaw in your argument above. You are comparing religious festivals with historical monuments. The two are not the same. 😊

As far as monuments go, they need to be preserved yes but in this case there is no evidence that this is a monument in the first place. As of now, it is simply a natural formation. This is another reason why the non-religious arguments need to be used here.😃

My personal opinion is that this is all circular logic: most likely this natural formation was deemed a " bridge" by people and caught their fancy and soon it worked itself into the myths of Ram and Ravan. The bridge myth originally came from the natural "bridge" and now the "bridge" is thought to come from the myth (ie the mythical story of its construction). Anyway, that is an academic debate not a political one. 😉

Edited by Kal El - 17 years ago

I think ramayan writen 1000 BC,or like that period...That time If Vathmigi can mention place like LANKA and Ayodhya n lot of other places....May be the Myth can be true 😳 ,all holly books writen like that way........ 😊

My personal opinion....Its good for india's economy n development, Nothing wrong if Govt allow the ship route....beech samdhar main thooda mitti nikala tho nothing happen...as i said b4 if lord Rama alive, Rama will allow to do these things for our nation 😳 😊

Originally posted by: Kal El

The Valmiki text is currently dated to between 500 BC and 100 BC. It has undergone many variations over the centuries as it was passed on both orally and and by copying manuscripts.😊 That is why a precise date is difficult. Some scholars try to use astronomical dating based on certain interpretations of the text but this is heavily disputed.

As far as different places in the text are concerned, the geography is most accurately and vividly detailed when it comes to North India. The details become more and more vague with the supernatural elements increasing in proportion as the story moves towards the South. This is especially true of Lanka.

Anyway, I guess we are going off-topic. The project should be weighed on non-religious grounds to see if it is feasible or not. And that's that. 😃

Yes i agree with you😊...Within 3000 years world itself changed a lot so its natural many variations can happen that book and peoples mind too 😊

Originally posted by: Believe

as i said b4 if lord Rama alive, Rama will allow to do these things for our nation 😳 😊

Vinu ji,

Rama, the lord is very much alive. 😃