{"quotes":[{"text":"Keep in mind my friend, if an answer is not rational, then it is not an answer, but a delusion.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","delusions","education","knowledge","mystical","mysticism","rational-thinking","reasoning","social-psychology","society","wisdom","wise-sayings"],"id":2181,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"The most important and uniquely glorious element of Buddha’s character was that, he did not compel his pupils to be slaves either to his teachings or to himself, but like a conscientious human, demanded from his followers to accept his words not merely out of regard for him but after subjecting them to a thorough examination. And this is where Buddha stands out from the crowd of self-proclaimed prophets.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["buddha","buddha-dharma","buddha-nature","buddha","buddha-s-teaching","buddhahood","buddhism","conscience","dhamma","gautama-buddha","rational-thinking","reasoning","religious-dogma","religious-indoctrination","siddhartha-gautama"],"id":3664,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Harmony is not a luxury, it is an existential necessity of the species. And to achieve it, if a hundred Bibles have to be sacrificed, then be it. But for no Bible, Quran or Gita, can harmony be compromised.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["bible","brainy","gita","harmony","inspirational","inspiring","philosophy","quran","rational-thinking","religious-diversity","religious-harm","religious-harmony","religious-tolerance","religious-toleration","religious-violence","social-norms","social-progress","society","truth","words-of-wisdom"],"id":5288,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"It is more practical to make people transform their mindset about religion and religiousness and walk in the path of creed-less religious harmony, than to convert the entire religious population on earth into atheists.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["atheism","atheism-defined","atheism","atheists","brainy","free-thinking","fundamentalism","harmony","inspirational","love-and-kindness","orthodoxy","peace","philosophy","rational-thinking","religion","religious-extremism","religious-harmony","religious","religious-tolerance","religious-violence","thinkers","truth","words-of-wisdom"],"id":8048,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"In the society of thinking humanity, the natural law of trust should be - In I, I trust.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["consciousness","free-thinking","human-nature","humanity","ignorance","in-god-i-trust","in-god-we-trust","inspirational","neuropsychology","neuroscience","philosophy","philosophy","prejudice","prejudices","principia-humanitas","principles-of-humanism","rational-thinking","rationality","sage","sages","science","self-awareness","self-confidence","self-help","self-love","self-realization","social-norms","social-psychology","truth","truth","wise-sayings","wise-words","words-of-wisdom"],"id":19234,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Dare to exercise rational thinking.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","inspirational","inspirational","inspiring","rational","rational-thinker","rational-thinking","rational-thought","wise","wise-words","words-of-wisdom"],"id":31174,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Sin, blasphemy, heresy – all these are primitive ideas created by primitive creatures, unworthy of the title “human”.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["blasphemy","free-thinking","heresy","human-mind","human-nature","humanity","primitive-human-behavior","primitive-human-nature","rational-thinking","sin","social-psychology","wisdom"],"id":44688,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Get rid of your useless ceremonials and be educated like your ancient ancestors – Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta, Susruta and others. Make education your purpose of life and spread it among the masses.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["ancient-india","india","indian-culture","inspirational","nationalism","rational-thinking","science","social-psychology"],"id":47736,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Make films that purify the soul with the flow of rational, vigorous and compassionate thinking.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["acting","acting-life-actress","actor","actor","actors","actress","brainy","cinema","cinematography","compassion","courage","director-be-film","film","film-director","film-industry","film-makers","film-making","film","film-script","filming","filmmaking","films","humanism","humanizing","inspirational","model","modeling","movie","movie-making","movie","movie","movies","rational-thinking","reasoning","service-to-mankind","service-to-others","social-psychology","wisdom","words-of-wisdom"],"id":73973,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"No Quran, no Bible, no Gita, no Cow, is greater than the human self.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["bible","brainy","christianity","fundamentalism","fundamentalists","gita","hinduism","holy-war","infidelity","infidels","islam","quran","rational-thinking","reasoning","religious-extremism","religious-fundamentalism","religious-violence","scriptures"],"id":75948,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":35,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}