Thursday 23 April 2015

Do not support Net Neutrality; it is anti-market.

When I purchase a laptop, the laptop vendor gives me a deal e.g. USB internet dongle at 50% discount provided I use it for minimum 6 months.
When I purchase a phone from my operator, the operator gives me a discount and low EMI provided I don't change the operator for next few months.
Different businesses join together to offer better deals to their customers. It is normal; it is not an exploitation of customer; it is not big-business killing small-business.

Similarly, Airtel can offer a deal for facebook users; Vodafone should be able to offer a deal for BlackBerry/Google users; and so on.

Net neutrality means all network traffic to be created equal. So these deals from Airtel and Vodafone will become illegal.
The government should not interfere with market. Let the free market decide. If most customers want net neutrality, Telecom operators will be forced to offer the same.
Net neutrality means lack of freedom for Telecom operators and hence customer. Net neutrality means more rules and regulations to govern Telecom operators. Net neutrality means more power to government, instead of market.

Do NOT support net neutrality.


Tuesday 21 April 2015

Theist vs Atheist vs PK

A theist says, "I believe in my God."
A atheist says, "There is no God."
PK says, "Universe exists; so there must be a creator. I don't know anything about this God."

Theist

A theist says "This is my God. I have full faith in this idol/picture."
The theist worships his/her God with enthusiasm e.g. pujas and various other rituals. An example of theists are followers of "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" mission.
A theist hates any intellectual discussion on topics like, "What proof do you have that this idol is God? Where does you God reside? Why cannot we see your God? What will your God do if I don't pray? Will my work get achieved, if I just pray, but perform no action?"
Advantages of being a true Theist:

  1. He/She will not over-indulge in violence, drugs, extra-martial sex and many other vices.
  2. He/She can usually quieten his/her mind easily by throwing all worries on his/her God e.g. "Bhagwan ki marzi", "May thy will be done", etc.
Disadvantages of being a true Theist:
  1. He/She usually pesters the people around him/her to do the same rituals, even if they are not theists or theists worshiping a different idol.
  2. He/She is usually easily exploited by so called religious leaders or so-called saints because most Theists is not intellectually sharp.

Atheist

An Atheist says, "I know for sure that there is no God." He/She does not (willingly at least) perform any significant rituals, prayers, etc. He/She usually makes fun of Theists as being stupid. He/She would with friends say, "Why is God hiding? Is he afraid? Did God create humans or did humans create God?"
Advantages of being a true Atheist:

  1. He/She is usually logical and intellectually sharper than an average person.
  2. He/She is usually successful in material world because the material world is based on contracts/deals and not on faith.
Dis-advantages of being a true Atheist:
  1. He/She usually indulges in vices like over-indulgence in violence, drugs, extra-martial sex, etc.
  2. He/She usually does not get true love/respect from friends and family members, because all these people around him/her are aware of his/her low morals.

PK

PK says, "This beautiful Universe cannot be a product of some accident. There has to be an intelligent creator. This creator is God. So the Atheist is wrong." Also, PK adds, "The idol/painting that Theist worships was created by human mind. All religions were created by humans. All rituals, religious practices were created by human mind. I am comfortable with acknowledging that I don't know God. Hence I don't need any idol/painting, religion, ritual, etc to calm my mind."
Advantages of being a PK:

  1. PK does not waste his time in rituals, worship, etc.
  2. PK is logical and intellectually sharper than an average person.
  3. Success is usually easy for PK in material world because of his sharper intelligence.
  4. A PK with high morals will never over indulge in violence, drugs, extra-martial sex and other vices.
  5. PK is able to quieten his mind with logical introspection and doesn't need the support of an idol or religious practice.
  6. PK cannot be exploited by religious leaders or so-called saints, because he is able to see their tricks.
Dis-advantages of being a PK:
  1. Unless PK has high morals, he will have all disadvantages of an Atheist (vices and lack of love).
  2. PKs are rare; so most people don't know of PK; they think that the world has only Atheists and Theists. So most people mistake PK for either confused or ignorant or plain Atheist.

In my opinion, few people are true Theist or true Atheists. Most people are ignorant or confused i.e. they have not given enough time and thought to this issue.