religion in India is like a non-chemical opiod/anesthetic that numbs the pain of impoverishment, disenfranchisement and abuse: reading the ubiquitous Geeta Saar BS hanging from a grocery-shop wall one perfectly understands how this darkness works.
Richard Dawkins is bit of a jerk. Javed Akhtar on the other hand is a gentleman. When it comes to rational thinking, particularly how to effect positive social change, instead I look towards people like Stephen Fry, compassionate, witty, relatable, and whip smart.
@Hassan I am a neurologist. I would say... objectivity is the key. It is important to use the filter of objectively to understand the purpose religion.
Egalotarian view. I think all religions can be equally misleading but by statistics violent one oppresive one and abusive and non reformative one is islam.
@@thedarkknight9335hinduism is equally oppressive which came up with a completely brilliant idea of oppression ..casteism.. But u keep demonizing other religions coz apparently it suits u.
@@thedarkknight9335maybe it's past the sensible time to pick this conversation, but if possible, can you share stats with legit source for reference? Wouldn't change anyone's opinion , but would be great start for someone who doesn't wish to dismiss your opinion outright based on optics or popular narratives.
@@maimunasiddiqui1138 actually ....he right i feel. You cant be a muslim and atheist at the same time. They are mutually exclusive terms ...imo. Yes you can be born muslim but then become atheist. Just saying...
@saurav Sarkar and yoga is very good ,lol 🤣🤣 Do you know all these asanas u see are max just 150 years old and just invented for entertainment purpose , And what next pathanjali fast foods are prasad
A kashmiri pandit sarpanch died keeping all your biases aside I want to ask where is the pool of jornalist, intellectuals left lobby. When these guys are everywhere when a muslim is killed.. Explain me
@@observerdownunder3999 But PM said no terrorism after the demonetisation and 370 is scrapped. So do you agree he lied? Why no one could save him? And what is this lobby shobby? You dont need to be an intellectual to say what is right and wrong. Of course killing of any one is wrong be it Hindu Muslim or even an animal.
@@observerdownunder3999 bro pehli baat toh had he was a congress politician, a party which knows the difference between terrorists and islamists. And a a mjority of people be it congress or the tribe you categorise as left lobby intellectuals have condemned it. Killing of any unarmed human is unethical and unacceptible in indian democracy at any cost. India stands united against terrorism.
@@rocketshoot3027 They did not do it in the name of Jesus or Krishna or Allah. They did it because they were psychopaths. They did it because they thought communism or nazism is salvation of humans. It can be argued that communism and Nazism are both kind of pseudoreligions.
i became an atheist around 1993. it was an experiment on breaking patterns. And the more i thought about it, the more it made sense and helped me mature. But till now i didn't change my religion status on the Passport. Now, after watching this, i will. i always admired Javed sahab, now he wows on another level.
@@smtkumar007 that's not true who said that and why you said that? Another question what do you mean by proof these are two questions we can discuss please answer... We can learn here
@Rockin Harris thats very wrong absolutely wrong....thats means you didn't study Islam and you have no idea about islam... Rather than hearing from prejudice people? Will you explain why you made that conclusion? I can say atheism is voilent and stupid.. we can play this gutter games or we can discuss with intellectual honesty and love that would be more better.. Im muslim ask me.... I hope brother you have some religion background or may be you leave it but thats not sane mind behavior telling someone religion voilent without asking to them or honestly research about it
Any person who doubts religion is clearly a thinking person. I've always admired Javed Akhtar not only for his atheistic bent , but equally for his views on politics and social issues. He has clarity of thought and speech.
@Urjjo Bandyopadhyay I know what you're trying to say. All religions are equally flawed and regressive. And about Richard Dawkins, I've read his Selfish Gene. Please tell me which book are you talking about, I'll try to read that as well.
@@rishabhsharma2133 sadly no other great figure will speak up from the muslim community .. people like him are regarded as non practicing hence they don’t influence majority of the muslims
Lol that's funny. Don't worry name-calling is common nowadays. On that note, I just found out that I am a Sanghi (and literally just realized who people call as Sanghis). I can't deny it coz I visited "Gaur Brahman Sangh" a few times when I was very young, along with some others like Maheshwari Sanghs, Sindhi sanghs, Sikh Sangh's (don't remember the names)- some with my friend's family etc. I really don't think anyone is missing much since the only thing that happens there are playing games and winning prize money or gifts - at least in my experience. I always used to think each community has there Sangh but apparently, it's perceived as something discriminatory, Although I haven't been to one in years, in MY experience, people just do it for social gatherings and no one cares if you are from any other community if you are with someone in there. Or maybe it started discriminatorily - I don't know its history - but I think it's irrelevant to the current context. Just judge people on their actions and as individuals and rather than name-calling every other group. People who think Sanghis are bad, why is that? Feel free to educate me if I am missing something!
@john smith I can clearly see in the video he's mocking Islam and Mullahs. In many conferences , he destroyed Islam and flat earthers. So please keep your assumptions to yourself.
Śaṅkarācārya giving permission to kill innocent men women and children during the Gujarat riots is also tragic ! BJP leaders garlanding the lynchers and the party just watching is equally tragic!
Thank you Faye D'Souza for this interview. Hearty Congratulations to Mr. Jabed Akhtar on being the first Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins award. Personally it means a lot to me, as Atheism has been my style of thinking since I was about 10 years old. Soon after my 11th birthday I declared to my parents that I am not able to find any reason to believe in god. Being a secular, humanist as a natural path from atheism, has been my 'personal is political' for a long time. Hence, Mr. Javed Akhtar recieving this award at this particular time gives me joy. It feels good, when the world news recognises him for this award, the message which goes beyond words is that there are people, in India, who are not interested in building a society centred around religious identity thrust upon a person on the basis of the household they were born. It feels happy that as a result of this award, there is some coverage in the media on atheist, secular humanist thinking. It gives a reason to continue to hold on to hope.
I am an atheist from the age of 10. When I was below 10 years whenever night comes, I feel insecure and scared and felt God will chase away the ghost that comes in the night.
Whoa... he used some of the arguments I’ve used over the years: eg. that 99% of theists are atheistic to every other god. Good to hear amazing responses!
If someone believes in one god and rejectes many gods...thats means there can be no god? How so can you please explain? How does it make atheism true? Do you wanna explain?
@@arthbhatt5 sorry brother but it didnt really help.. Why this video helps you can you explain? Otherwise i can say you are the one who blindly believes anything... It will great if you answer my question rather than.. Facepalm.. Thats not really nice... I hope you didn't learn this from javed akhtar after watching this video
@@azharchaudhary952 Sure, I can try to explain... I will try to explain why I think it right to believe in atheism. 1) The theory of god has no proof. So, believing in god is like believing in Cthulu mythos or any other fantasy beings. Do not come at me, asking me to give a proof that god does not exist. This responsibility must lie on the proposer of the theory. Till the time we get a proof about the existence of a Supreme Creator, we should not put our chips in this theory. 2) There is a book called the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I think you should give it a try. It is a bible of sorts and quite good satire on the theory of god. One more theory if you will. 3) Now, I come more directly at your question. Think why a man rejects (sometimes, even ridicules) many other gods and chooses to believe in one particular god. Similarly, there will be people who do not believe in this man's god and ridicule it. They are able to see through the ridiculous claims of each other's religion but not their own. And no, that does not mean god does not exist. It is similar to not believing in the one-eyed people living under your skin and not believing that our brain is filled with a carrot whose leaves come out of the head in the form of hairs. 4) In the video, Mr. Akhtar explains faith and belief which might help might help along with many other good points. I would like to thank you for asking me this question, and not fixating on my ridicule. I hope we get something out of this religion. The ball is in your court now. Waiting for the proof of god....
Ms. D'Souza, please accept my unfathomable gratitude towards having interviewed Mr.Akhtar on a topic of such relevance and gravitas. It is imperative in times such as these to have such words (from both of you) reinforce reaffirm the beliefs which one holds true which eventually are the primary coordinates for navigation in this journey we call life. As Christopher Hitchens (a man who I will always respect and admire) once said, “The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.”
He really represents religion and religious people in a wrong way and most of them are false accusations..he is showing intellectual dishonesty... By the way where his right and wrong came from.. He defines morality based on thought which is subjectivity that is more stupid He representing wrong what means faith.. He thinks only atheism means rationality... Believe in god is rational based on logic and reason.... He gives very wrong example of metaphors... I am muslim i can give more rational arguments than atheist.... He says whatever he wants to...he thinks religious people has iq of fish..... Many atheist convert to religion what his point.. Why always wrong example and is he not preaching atheism...idk what garuntee he have.. Does he research all of the knowledge... Does he analyze all experiment.. How he judge? He prejudge all religions and never gives them intellectual rights to explain... Put every argument in same frame work like he have all authority of knowledge and rational... Thats is arrogant.....i can give intellectual arguments for religion and beliefs but i will not prejudice atheist view.. Like he does for believer...i can claim atheism is irrational and gives arguments about it about
@@azharchaudhary952 would you explain how is he wrong? You are just saying he's wrong, not explaining how. Please explain in detail where he went wrong and the reason for it. Thanks!
@@zuberkgolechha lol how many of you are out there..almost 0,09% of the world population are atheists (arrogant). you die and will regret ,,, there were many of people who were more ignorant and arrogant than you, they don't exist anymore.. lol
What a lovely introduction to atheism by Javed Sir, I'm amazed by the logical sense he makes, Has he written a book on this topic, I would like to read
@@zeeshanyaseen7045 and who are you to tel her that , every one must have a free will i am an athiest and was a hindu and no one can tell me that what to think or what to do
A rare example of an interviewer who lets the guest speak, listens well, and is not eager to show off their own knowledge or smartness during the interaction. Great job.
Ji Javed sir mere to favourite h , his thoughts views ideas r encourage me . Hv u seen Barkha mam interview with Javed sir , watch last minutes Poem , it was so beautiful
How much did you cry.. weep in your irrationality ... what is nation ... nationalism means hatred with other people of this world which is evil and hatred is irrational..: you overlook millions of similarities with one another but only care about handful of differences like imaginary borders .. even the DNA of you and other people is 99.99 percent same ... so u only care about that fraction... well rationally I should unite all people instead of dividing with your stupid nationalism
@Atul Chaudhary you certainly don't know the definition of nationalism says someone who has absolute no idea what nationalism means. At least go read wikipedia you dunce
@@ershadzafar2537 let's be honest.. All he or javed sahab meant.. When it comes to hindu - muslim - Christian.. I am not gonna choose any one..because these all make India what it is. Coming to your point of nations.. Yes we choose India and Indians over Pakistanis, Chinese and nepalis.Whether they are Muslims or atheist or Hindus doesnt matter.. However respect you thoughts.. Having neighbours without border.. I wish to be in such world too.. But don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon.. 🙁 Unless I move to western europe🤔🤔🤔
Yes , but only when we understand religion without looking at it as a cult to pray to God, and infact as a way of life , then we understand the importance of it
@Arun Sar but why do you choose to pay attention to the people who preach my friend... I believe the science that backs religion, not the rotten half filled with deceit and the people who use religion as excuse or for their benefit.. I genuinely try to live life with morality , as stated in the Bhagvad Gita.. I didn't read it as a religious text.. I read it as a story book that teaches you, rather gives you a choice on how to lead your life
Great point :"A person looks at other religions with reason and ends up criticizing them... Except for his own.. that is beyond the scrutiny of his reason.." To this I may add.. before the existing major religions, there were thousands of religions/beliefs that were mostly overrun.. What if one of those were the right one.?? We are all then doomed...!!!
You said it right except one thing if someone analyze all of the knowledge, ism and religion, based on logic and reason and rationality then if that person chooses one of the religion i can say it is possible that it could be true... You are assuming all religions are false which is not great way to explore something thanks
True. Who can say? And besides the truth we created god(s) out of our need, our insecurities, our desire to believe in a father figure who could save our lives ( only physically, not spiritually). Even those with faith in god never accept pain, and misery, without complaining. If He( that patriarchal figure is problematics) he created us and is benevolent and merciful, embracing misfortune should be easy. God is a convenient creation. And designed, fashioned and revered by millions in different forms. The grass is green in every shade, sometimes yellow as well, and there are words in different languages to identify it. But it each species of grass does not transmute into another form. Javed ji termed forcing belief on a child who has not reached an age where s/he can use reason, as child abuse. Apt term. It is mental abuse
More power to freethinkers, rationalists, humanists and all those who believe in human fraternity! ✊️ I hope that the future generations all over the world will stand for scientific temper, humanism and free thought instead of fighting in the name of colour, race, man-made religions, castes etc. We are human beings..we are one! 🤝
I always wondered where the indian muslims who follow javed shahab for his views on constitution, secularism and rationality... I find some of the in the comment section... Good to see u all..
"Religion is the opium of masses" PS:- Faye is making me fall in love with her everytime I see & hear her on screen. She is such a patient listener and a good human 💝
@@farazahmad7229 Religion is indeed an opium of the masses. This is why people believe in unscientific things & pray to a God who doesn't stop millions of rapes happening every year. Certainly they have smoked up some good stuff .
@@user-vq2zs2ej4s so you think that which is scientific has to be true, and that which science doesn't prove had to be false. But let me tell you my dear, the very axioms upon which Science has been founded is in itself can't be proven using the methods of science.....go and read the philosophy of science. Actually people are suffering from scientism. Tell me how much percent of your life is controlled by religion.......not even 10 percent. You are controlled by tv, media, government, pornography, movies etc Its the opposite.
@@user-vq2zs2ej4s you seems to have appreciated the argument used by Javed akhtar in proving his atheism, i challenge you i can show you many logical fallacies used by him in proving his point. These people are deteriorating the common masses who has no idea of philosophy. His arguments are very childish, based on hasty generalizations.
@@farazahmad7229 Religions are not just unscientific but immoral too. There is utter nonsense in both Hindu & Islamic scriptures but I'll talk about the Islamic one since you seem to be a muslim. In Quran & Hadiths, men are ordered to beat their wives if they are not obedient, men are above women in general for them, men are allowed to keep multiple wives & even sex slaves, killing of apostates & homosexuals is ordered, girl child is allowed to inherit only half the property a male child does, etc. A God who allows all these shameful acts is either not true or not worth worshipping at all.
Every religion teaches us the discipline of life and the importance of family structure, guiding us on how to live with certain actions and principles. We must be careful not to hurt the feelings of religious people, as it goes against humanity and can hurt many individuals' pride and beliefs. I respect all religions and even those who are atheists. It’s essential to give respect and receive respect in return. HUMANITY IS GREAT!
@@GabbarWaldHariSingh As the human logic progresses, this doesn't look to be the case honey. Religions are bound to adapt themselves into obscure philosophy from cosmic revealed knowledge. Theism is an evolutionary appendix of the human psychology. We'll soon grow out of it. Not on sword or gun point but with realisation of rationality and empirical thought.
M so proud that I have subscribed to this channel. Right questions asked at the right time. Two intellectuals talking on facts. I am delighted that I am not a part of those fake news channels. Thank you Faye for such a wonderfull interview.
Salman brother can you explain your morality based on objectivity ?why it is shame that our morality is inherit from religion? Otherwise we can argue morality forever based on subjectivity.....why you are right and why im wrong
Festivals are cultural. And I this culture we have worshipping culture so we can worship anything for their qualities regardless of whether they exist or not/ living or dead. So why worry about believe? We can celebrate anything without worshipping. I am not a Christian but I don't mind going to church to pray to a higher power and celebrating Christmas or whatever but don't believe in the Bible. Most people in India are like that only, the problem arises when a person is brainwashed into believing that their identity is their "religion". No, our identity is Indian, like Rajasthani, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil and so on. Some of our ancestors were converted so we have different names but we still follow our culture. People like Zakir Hussain, he is spiritual and treats his music as such and will play devotional songs. Hindu people visit churches and mosques all the time, all people celebrate Diwali. Belong to your nation and culture and teach religion to children (all good and bad) only after they are above 18.
I am an atheist myself and as such I share most of the views. I have also learnt many things here. I liked especially the 10% difference between believers and nonbelievers and the argument about suicide. I have a couple of comments which are mere . I grew up in a very religious Sikh family and was brought up to pray. At 13-16 years I happened to give a lot of thought to this aspect and at 17-18 started questioning my friends' beliefs. Married an atheist and we were astounded to hear our 3-year old daughter making fun of the religious beliefs of her friend, although we thought we never discussed any aspect of God in the house. My point is that atheism was inculcated quickly within the same generation, i.e. my generation. The second thing is that in my view, organized religion is actually politics by another name, though most people may not realize it.
@@SohailKhan-bx2go You are blindly opposing here , did Richard dawking said he was a prophet and told he found god? He is always open to criticism unlike you people.
Also, I identify myself as an agnostic person. But after watching this video, I realized that the only reason i’m not atheist is because I’m not strong enough to accept that there is no ultimate power looking over us. Although, rationally I don’t really believe in his/her existence either.
Congratulations, Faye! Everybody knows that Javed Akhtar is a dyed-in-the-wool atheist, and you, I am sure are a religious Catholic. You have patiently listened to his views on atheism without contradicting him allowed him to give his opinions without any interruptions and without any dissensions and without causing one to out-shout the other. This is the hallmark of good TV journalism, Faye. Thanks, Faye for creating this TH-cam Channel where sane voices can be heard on various issues that we encounter and the topics that we discuss in our lives.
He said amazing things about religion. Totally great. The pride that he has on our civilization gives us hopes. Peak point I don't know if you notice he had tears in his eyes while speaking of migrants(shouldn't use this word). I have always admired him. You are literally an inspiration 🙏
Thank you so much Faye for this much needed conversation. I appreciate Javed Ji's thinking so much. I'm a little jealous of the upbringing that his children have had the good fortune of having. Their inspiring work is itself a testimony to everything Javed Ji talks about here :)
I can listen to Javed Sir all day. I have watched many of his Interviews and i always walk away with so much learning. He is truly a gift to India and Indian film industry. Wishing Javed sir many more healthy years and may he continue his teaching and observations for years to come. Congratulations on the award sir you truly deserve it. Big heart from Boston! @faye thank you for putting this together you are in every sense a rock star!
Super JA. The clarity of thought & expression, with your typical indian accent/pronunciation of some words, is like common sense delivered with desi tadka. Congrats, you are the worthiest recipient of this award, in current times in India.
Genuine question. What were his positive contributions for being worthy of this award? I am sure there are dime a dozen Atheists and free thinkers who give lip service. I am wondering if there is any basis for this award.
@@Shankar-Ayala erm...I know who Richard Dawkins is. Try to understand what I wrote before attacking me. Again what did JA contribute to deserve this award? I guess I will not get any answer from you except being attacked.
@@nikhilreddy8550 His poetry reflects his thoughts. Poetry reaches more peopl than lip service. He's one of the gratest poets of our time. And please mention those dozen athiests and free thinkers who've been doing what Javed Sahab has been doing from who knows how many years - being an openly athiest outspoken celebrity in India.
Exactly what I feel. Every child being forced to follow his family's religion is an identity being given to him for the rest of his life without any consent of him. It should be a crime. Sadly,it is happening to all of us.
Religion is just a controlling tool. Be a good person, don't do this, do this, obey king, obey religious leaders, do what they say, do what's written, and you'll be going to heaven! No my dear friend you aren't going anywhere you are just going to be an easy person to be enslaved.
Mayurakshi Dey you need to differentiate distorted religious practices and selfishness of people from true values. If that is what you mean I totally agree with you. If the law says something but I twist it for my benefit, the law should not be to blame is it?
@@neildcruz19 laws are made by ALL OF US, FOR US. They can be exchanged with changing times. Religion is made by a bunch of very smart and manipulative to control others.
nimi 83 I understand where you are coming from, but I hope you see that relative moralism is an equally dangerous ideology as well. That there are no universal moral rules and groups of people can decide right and wrong for themselves.
thank you for the conversation. i think the interview could have done in hindi... its is important to expand the outreach of the message to a larger audience !
@@tribbles1142 in context of the Indian scenario, yes. with reference to my comment, i believe that the impact of reaching out to hindi-speaking audience with this interview could have been twofold. one, because of the proportionately larger number of people burdened by religion in hindi-speaking communities, and second, the ease with Javed sahab could pursue them into introspection! thank you!
An atheist muslim is sandwiched between religious muslims and religious hindus in India and even Pakistan which is full of extremely religious muslims. Religious muslims would not like many of his statements which they feel are against Islam and term him fake muslim. A religious Hindu will not like many of his statements which they feel are hurting hindu sentiments and are made because after all Javedsahab is a Muslimby birth. Only liberals and atheists would understand Javed. It is proven that the tolerance level of a religious person towards an atheist is very less as compared to an atheist's tolerance level towards a religious person. An Athiest is necessarily a humanist because his common sense tells him that it is most important for human life to flourish with peace and prosperity for this world to function smoothly. It is his common sense and not the fear of God which makes him believe so.
@@muneermohammed397 dosen't prove the existence of God at all, and just tell me one thing, do you know the ugliest side of Islam? Have you ever tried to find them out? When you'll find it out, you'll be horrified. Thank me later!
AMAZING.... JUST WOW... Thanks for this interview. so happy for Akhtar sahab. congratulations for this most prestigious Award. Richard Dawkins is my Hero
@@swaroop4589 Their tyranny is communism that cannot be questioned. State religion. The US is a secular country, its constitution is not based on religion.
Am 70 now. I was brought up with a normal brahmin background. At 15-16, I was questioning about God's existence. I continue to be an atheist. My 2 grown up kids are atheists. The most influential person from my college days was Betrand Russell. He taught me about rational thinking. I don't have many friends and many of them now whom I knew now agree with me.
Very illuminating conversation! Never knew me and Javed sb were on the same page on topics like life, religion, morality and the idea of India. In fact, after listening to this conversation my ideas and thoughts about life have got reinforced. And, I must thank the host of the show for putting up such nice conversation!
I’ve heard that you are a wonderful poet and writer but I believe you are also a wonderful human. Much of what you said resonated with me. I was brought up in a multi-religious environment - my mother an orthodox Christian and my father a Hindu. While we were encouraged to participate in all the rituals, we were never indoctrinated in any. And I thank them for this. I’m a “devout” atheist and have raised my sons to be compassionate humans who are atheists by choice. And I’m proud of them in every way. Religion poisons everything
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“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.” - Seneca
So true
Dharma is for everyone,in everytime,at everyplace.
I have read the quote . Nice one.
@Arun Sar According to people who consider religion as " Useful" 😁
So true even after 2000 years. Facts are facts. They do not change like fiction.
India needs teachers like Richard Dawkins and Javed Akhtar to get us out of problems created by religion in India.
religion in India is like a non-chemical opiod/anesthetic that numbs
the pain of impoverishment, disenfranchisement and abuse: reading the ubiquitous Geeta Saar BS hanging from a grocery-shop wall one perfectly understands how this darkness works.
Richard Dawkins is bit of a jerk. Javed Akhtar on the other hand is a gentleman. When it comes to rational thinking, particularly how to effect positive social change, instead I look towards people like Stephen Fry, compassionate, witty, relatable, and whip smart.
@sherlock Holmes True ♥️
@@Quarky_
smartness is only a distant cousin of truth!
what about Hitchins?
@Hassan
I am a neurologist. I would say... objectivity is the key. It is important to use the filter of objectively to understand the purpose religion.
"For me all the religions are equal.. equally wrong"- damn the smile that put on my face😄
Egalotarian view. I think all religions can be equally misleading but by statistics violent one oppresive one and abusive and non reformative one is islam.
@@thedarkknight9335hinduism is equally oppressive which came up with a completely brilliant idea of oppression ..casteism..
But u keep demonizing other religions coz apparently it suits u.
Smile on my face......toh kya karna hai. Nachen kya aapki dadi ke saath.😮😮😮
@@thedarkknight9335maybe it's past the sensible time to pick this conversation, but if possible, can you share stats with legit source for reference? Wouldn't change anyone's opinion , but would be great start for someone who doesn't wish to dismiss your opinion outright based on optics or popular narratives.
I admire Javed Sahab so much. I know being atheist is very difficult. I fight now and then with my family for it.
Show them this bro...
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Same man!
Zyada padh likh ke na pagal ho gya hai ye. I hear it all the time from my family lol.
@@sherlock5141 show them this
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Me too buddy it's very hard
"Gods and politics are the tools with which the godless and unprincipled manipulate the gullible." - Janet Morris
This hit me hard
@No Nonsense
It isn't science, you can prove it..... If it is... Let's come to logical conclusion
Ha ha, fully agree.
Mere Athiest bhai log kidhar hai! :D
Sabko jaadu ki jhappi
Jhappi to you too :)
@@maimunasiddiqui1138 actually ....he right i feel. You cant be a muslim and atheist at the same time. They are mutually exclusive terms ...imo. Yes you can be born muslim but then become atheist. Just saying...
@saurav Sarkar and yoga is very good ,lol 🤣🤣
Do you know all these asanas u see are max just 150 years old and just invented for entertainment purpose ,
And what next pathanjali fast foods are prasad
Atheist for life!!!!
back to you
Can Arnab ever be half as good as a listener as Faye?
I BELIEVE "NO"
Arnab and listening ? hahahahahah, impossible.
listener=no
licker=yes
A kashmiri pandit sarpanch died keeping all your biases aside I want to ask where is the pool of jornalist, intellectuals left lobby. When these guys are everywhere when a muslim is killed.. Explain me
@@observerdownunder3999 But PM said no terrorism after the demonetisation and 370 is scrapped. So do you agree he lied? Why no one could save him? And what is this lobby shobby? You dont need to be an intellectual to say what is right and wrong. Of course killing of any one is wrong be it Hindu Muslim or even an animal.
@@observerdownunder3999 bro pehli baat toh had he was a congress politician, a party which knows the difference between terrorists and islamists. And a a mjority of people be it congress or the tribe you categorise as left lobby intellectuals have condemned it. Killing of any unarmed human is unethical and unacceptible in indian democracy at any cost. India stands united against terrorism.
More blood has been shed in the name of god and religion than all other conflicts put together.
True..
So what does atheism tell us about those all other conflicts ?
No wonder Mao has massacred 45 million people. Stalin 30 million. Nazis 80 million.
@@rocketshoot3027 They did not do it in the name of Jesus or Krishna or Allah. They did it because they were psychopaths. They did it because they thought communism or nazism is salvation of humans. It can be argued that communism and Nazism are both kind of pseudoreligions.
@@rocketshoot3027 They did it because they did not fear an afterlife
i became an atheist around 1993. it was an experiment on breaking patterns. And the more i thought about it, the more it made sense and helped me mature. But till now i didn't change my religion status on the Passport. Now, after watching this, i will.
i always admired Javed sahab, now he wows on another level.
How to change religion to atheist on passport??
Idt they'll allow that but still kudos to you
21:26 "For me all the religions are equal... equally wrong"
That's mean you did not analyze all religions.. You are assuming all are wrong thats your assumption and this assumption can be wrong
@@azharchaudhary952 every proof starts with a assumption
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@@smtkumar007 that's not true who said that and why you said that? Another question what do you mean by proof these are two questions we can discuss please answer... We can learn here
@Rockin Harris thats very wrong absolutely wrong....thats means you didn't study Islam and you have no idea about islam... Rather than hearing from prejudice people? Will you explain why you made that conclusion? I can say atheism is voilent and stupid.. we can play this gutter games or we can discuss with intellectual honesty and love that would be more better.. Im muslim ask me.... I hope brother you have some religion background or may be you leave it but thats not sane mind behavior telling someone religion voilent without asking to them or honestly research about it
Any person who doubts religion is clearly a thinking person. I've always admired Javed Akhtar not only for his atheistic bent , but equally for his views on politics and social issues. He has clarity of thought and speech.
So others are not thinking?
Well said. Free thinkers long live
@@boom_shankar just thinking is not enough,it should be rational also
Atheist who is actually muslim from inside 😂😂
@@OSHOGOD007 don't talk shit go an search javed akthar on islam and see the comments of muslims below they are abusing him
Never have I ever seen Faye smile so much! It's so visible how much she admires Javed Sahab.. she's having a fan girl moment and so would have I ! ❤️
@Urjjo Bandyopadhyay I know what you're trying to say. All religions are equally flawed and regressive. And about Richard Dawkins, I've read his Selfish Gene. Please tell me which book are you talking about, I'll try to read that as well.
@Urjjo Bandyopadhyay okay I'll try reading it. Thanks
I feel so normal today. There is another being like me. And that too so great.
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@Aayesha you look like indian
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As long as there are people like Javedji talking sense we still have hope
you cannot just live in hope.... time is ripe to stand up against bigotry... not enough just to say that i am out of it !
correct
That's why I really need an answer to this question--Who after him? any other great figure??
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@@rishabhsharma2133 sadly no other great figure will speak up from the muslim community .. people like him are regarded as non practicing hence they don’t influence majority of the muslims
I get called ricebag all the time even though I'm health conscious and eat chapatis all the time.
Those people who call you names are the perfect examples of ignorance and arrogance(with lots of hypocrisy thrown in)
Thr r ppl like me who live rice so smile buddy.....
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Lol that's funny. Don't worry name-calling is common nowadays.
On that note, I just found out that I am a Sanghi (and literally just realized who people call as Sanghis). I can't deny it coz I visited "Gaur Brahman Sangh" a few times when I was very young, along with some others like Maheshwari Sanghs, Sindhi sanghs, Sikh Sangh's (don't remember the names)- some with my friend's family etc. I really don't think anyone is missing much since the only thing that happens there are playing games and winning prize money or gifts - at least in my experience. I always used to think each community has there Sangh but apparently, it's perceived as something discriminatory,
Although I haven't been to one in years, in MY experience, people just do it for social gatherings and no one cares if you are from any other community if you are with someone in there. Or maybe it started discriminatorily - I don't know its history - but I think it's irrelevant to the current context. Just judge people on their actions and as individuals and rather than name-calling every other group. People who think Sanghis are bad, why is that? Feel free to educate me if I am missing something!
Rice is good.
"Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings" - Victor J. Stenger.
Don't remember a Sikh, a Buddhist, a Christian, a Zoroastrian or a Hindu flying into a building in the last 50 years.
@john smith I can clearly see in the video he's mocking Islam and Mullahs. In many conferences , he destroyed Islam and flat earthers. So please keep your assumptions to yourself.
Śaṅkarācārya giving permission to kill innocent men women and children during the Gujarat riots is also tragic ! BJP leaders garlanding the lynchers and the party just watching is equally tragic!
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You reap what you sow, buddy. Don't do harm, you won't get harm in return. Come pick a fight and watch your tribe become ashes.
Stupidest comment I have ever seen 🤣🤣
Thank you Faye D'Souza for this interview. Hearty Congratulations to Mr. Jabed Akhtar on being the first Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins award. Personally it means a lot to me, as Atheism has been my style of thinking since I was about 10 years old. Soon after my 11th birthday I declared to my parents that I am not able to find any reason to believe in god.
Being a secular, humanist as a natural path from atheism, has been my 'personal is political' for a long time. Hence, Mr. Javed Akhtar recieving this award at this particular time gives me joy. It feels good, when the world news recognises him for this award, the message which goes beyond words is that there are people, in India, who are not interested in building a society centred around religious identity thrust upon a person on the basis of the household they were born.
It feels happy that as a result of this award, there is some coverage in the media on atheist, secular humanist thinking. It gives a reason to continue to hold on to hope.
I am an atheist by heart, but my parents said they would disown me if I ever mention it to them again😓
@@fayeqahassan1004 well don't until you are independent and have loving group of people around who support you.
@@fayeqahassan1004 why?🤔
I am an atheist from the age of 10. When I was below 10 years whenever night comes, I feel insecure and scared and felt God will chase away the ghost that comes in the night.
Completely agree with him😀. He deserves the award. Its time we have a separate recognition for non-believers, rather then by my birth
Whoa... he used some of the arguments I’ve used over the years: eg. that 99% of theists are atheistic to every other god. Good to hear amazing responses!
If someone believes in one god and rejectes many gods...thats means there can be no god? How so can you please explain? How does it make atheism true? Do you wanna explain?
@@azharchaudhary952 *facepalm*
@@azharchaudhary952 Watching the video might help a bit though
@@arthbhatt5 sorry brother but it didnt really help.. Why this video helps you can you explain? Otherwise i can say you are the one who blindly believes anything... It will great if you answer my question rather than.. Facepalm.. Thats not really nice... I hope you didn't learn this from javed akhtar after watching this video
@@azharchaudhary952 Sure, I can try to explain... I will try to explain why I think it right to believe in atheism.
1) The theory of god has no proof. So, believing in god is like believing in Cthulu mythos or any other fantasy beings. Do not come at me, asking me to give a proof that god does not exist. This responsibility must lie on the proposer of the theory. Till the time we get a proof about the existence of a Supreme Creator, we should not put our chips in this theory.
2) There is a book called the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I think you should give it a try. It is a bible of sorts and quite good satire on the theory of god. One more theory if you will.
3) Now, I come more directly at your question. Think why a man rejects (sometimes, even ridicules) many other gods and chooses to believe in one particular god. Similarly, there will be people who do not believe in this man's god and ridicule it. They are able to see through the ridiculous claims of each other's religion but not their own. And no, that does not mean god does not exist. It is similar to not believing in the one-eyed people living under your skin and not believing that our brain is filled with a carrot whose leaves come out of the head in the form of hairs.
4) In the video, Mr. Akhtar explains faith and belief which might help might help along with many other good points.
I would like to thank you for asking me this question, and not fixating on my ridicule. I hope we get something out of this religion. The ball is in your court now.
Waiting for the proof of god....
Ms. D'Souza, please accept my unfathomable gratitude towards having interviewed Mr.Akhtar on a topic of such relevance and gravitas. It is imperative in times such as these to have such words (from both of you) reinforce reaffirm the beliefs which one holds true which eventually are the primary coordinates for navigation in this journey we call life. As Christopher Hitchens (a man who I will always respect and admire) once said, “The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.”
Shout out to the one and only The Hitch !
I m so glad that javed sahab is alive in my life time...I love his honesty and simple but raw factual way of reasoning
@Urjjo Bandyopadhyay religion is a tool to exploit idiots.
Are you atheist?
I am an atheist who is vey stanch and have scientific beliefs.Religion for me is a diversion from science.
Religion is for masses and probably the only means of survival in India.
. me2
It takes the shovel of Science... to dig the grave of religious bigotry !
He really represents religion and religious people in a wrong way and most of them are false accusations..he is showing intellectual dishonesty... By the way where his right and wrong came from.. He defines morality based on thought which is subjectivity that is more stupid
He representing wrong what means faith.. He thinks only atheism means rationality... Believe in god is rational based on logic and reason.... He gives very wrong example of metaphors... I am muslim i can give more rational arguments than atheist.... He says whatever he wants to...he thinks religious people has iq of fish..... Many atheist convert to religion what his point.. Why always wrong example and is he not preaching atheism...idk what garuntee he have.. Does he research all of the knowledge... Does he analyze all experiment.. How he judge? He prejudge all religions and never gives them intellectual rights to explain... Put every argument in same frame work like he have all authority of knowledge and rational... Thats is arrogant.....i can give intellectual arguments for religion and beliefs but i will not prejudice atheist view.. Like he does for believer...i can claim atheism is irrational and gives arguments about it about
@@azharchaudhary952 would you explain how is he wrong? You are just saying he's wrong, not explaining how. Please explain in detail where he went wrong and the reason for it. Thanks!
I'm proud to be ab an atheist ,
and Javed Saab give me strength and hope.
Lol...there is something called Jahannum and Jannah
right.. god fictional characters
@@losersparadise518 only for those who believe in religion and God , not for us..
@@zuberkgolechha lol how many of you are out there..almost 0,09% of the world population are atheists (arrogant). you die and will regret ,,, there were many of people who were more ignorant and arrogant than you, they don't exist anymore.. lol
@@METALLICCA religious people also die idiot what kind of logic is this
What a lovely introduction to atheism by Javed Sir, I'm amazed by the logical sense he makes, Has he written a book on this topic, I would like to read
Please stay away from his thoughts.
@@zeeshanyaseen7045 and who are you to tel her that , every one must have a free will
i am an athiest and was a hindu
and no one can tell me that what to think or what to do
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@@zeeshanyaseen7045 People like you are disgrace to humanity..Bloody hypocrites
Can you tell me which book is it ?
The smile at the moment when he said "For me, every religion is equal......ly wrong".. 😄😄
"Only after accepting the "award", otherwise I was crying about the arrest of Tahir Hussain for being a teπorist".
Equally shit*
@@kumarankush8615 bich
Mention time stamp....
Hinduism is not religion, it’s a group of diff cultures!! It is termed a religion by people having religion!!
This is the interview this country need on prime time TV. Very amazing choice of questions Faye.
Javed Akhtar sir enlightening as always.
this interview will create big religious.conflict in society..if telecast in national level..
@@shamimmir361 abhi jo telecast ho raha hai national news channels pe unse konsa peaceful hai country.
I strongly agree with you..
Ndtv has done it!!! Whereas godi media shows mythological documentaries
Indeed, this interview deserves a wider platform. Unfortunately, the Bhakts in India will threaten Javed's life if that happens.
A rare example of an interviewer who lets the guest speak, listens well, and is not eager to show off their own knowledge or smartness during the interaction. Great job.
Some ppl lyk Javed saab are treasure to us, listening to them for evn a minute is a learning...
Ji Javed sir mere to favourite h , his thoughts views ideas r encourage me . Hv u seen Barkha mam interview with Javed sir , watch last minutes Poem , it was so beautiful
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I stopped entering temple in 8th standard. And I became atheist when I entered college
We are all Born atheist and then are Indoctrinated.
I traveled from Atheism to religion.
@@chaitanyans3185 Did someone do black magic on you!?
@@chaitanyans3185 what an idiot you are then
@No Nonsense Totally agree with u👍
This conversation will stay with me forever👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I got goosebumps and may have cried a little when he said, I STILL BELIEVE IN OUR NATION ❤️❤️✌️💯🙏💥
How much did you cry.. weep in your irrationality ... what is nation ... nationalism means hatred with other people of this world which is evil and hatred is irrational..: you overlook millions of similarities with one another but only care about handful of differences like imaginary borders .. even the DNA of you and other people is 99.99 percent same ... so u only care about that fraction... well rationally I should unite all people instead of dividing with your stupid nationalism
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it will take the shovel of science... to uproot all bigotry !
@Atul Chaudhary you certainly don't know the definition of nationalism says someone who has absolute no idea what nationalism means. At least go read wikipedia you dunce
@@ershadzafar2537 let's be honest.. All he or javed sahab meant.. When it comes to hindu - muslim - Christian.. I am not gonna choose any one..because these all make India what it is.
Coming to your point of nations.. Yes we choose India and Indians over Pakistanis, Chinese and nepalis.Whether they are Muslims or atheist or Hindus doesnt matter..
However respect you thoughts.. Having neighbours without border.. I wish to be in such world too.. But don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon.. 🙁
Unless I move to western europe🤔🤔🤔
This happens when two highly qualified people on their respective fields sit and have a conversation . Respect
I m proud of Javed Sab as a citizen of India. Never support anybody who tries to put him down.
He does not have any other option but to be atheist to sell his songs
U have to be atheist to real understanding and discover of a Religion.
*criticising religion without hesitation
Yes , but only when we understand religion without looking at it as a cult to pray to God, and infact as a way of life , then we understand the importance of it
@Arun Sar Because it sentimental and filled with emotional biases.
@Ummer Farooq
Not exactly.
@Arun Sar but why do you choose to pay attention to the people who preach my friend... I believe the science that backs religion, not the rotten half filled with deceit and the people who use religion as excuse or for their benefit.. I genuinely try to live life with morality , as stated in the Bhagvad Gita.. I didn't read it as a religious text.. I read it as a story book that teaches you, rather gives you a choice on how to lead your life
Great point :"A person looks at other religions with reason and ends up criticizing them... Except for his own.. that is beyond the scrutiny of his reason.."
To this I may add.. before the existing major religions, there were thousands of religions/beliefs that were mostly overrun.. What if one of those were the right one.?? We are all then doomed...!!!
No one will get doomed if we keep doing our karma, rather only focusing on religion/ dharma
We all go one god further - Sam harris
You said it right except one thing if someone analyze all of the knowledge, ism and religion, based on logic and reason and rationality then if that person chooses one of the religion i can say it is possible that it could be true... You are assuming all religions are false which is not great way to explore something thanks
@@stephenfernandes7927 you further to reject the truth... further extremist hehehe
True. Who can say? And besides the truth we created god(s) out of our need, our insecurities, our desire to believe in a father figure who could save our lives ( only physically, not spiritually). Even those with faith in god never accept pain, and misery, without complaining. If He( that patriarchal figure is problematics) he created us and is benevolent and merciful, embracing misfortune should be easy. God is a convenient creation. And designed, fashioned and revered by millions in different forms. The grass is green in every shade, sometimes yellow as well, and there are words in different languages to identify it. But it each species of grass does not transmute into another form. Javed ji termed forcing belief on a child who has not reached an age where s/he can use reason, as child abuse. Apt term. It is mental abuse
More power to freethinkers, rationalists, humanists and all those who believe in human fraternity! ✊️
I hope that the future generations all over the world will stand for scientific temper, humanism and free thought instead of fighting in the name of colour, race, man-made religions, castes etc. We are human beings..we are one! 🤝
Requesting our respectful sir..."please write a book about your thoughts on atheism" plzzz sir
We need it
Society need it
I need it.
Right, We need the book.
, I need the book.
He's repeating talking points of others
@@HrishikeshMazumder achaa 😂😂
I always wondered where the indian muslims who follow javed shahab for his views on constitution, secularism and rationality... I find some of the in the comment section...
Good to see u all..
I don't follow him at all.
@@shekhar1702 Lmfao😂😂
Nailed it are u an atheist or agnostic
"Religion is the opium of masses"
PS:- Faye is making me fall in love with her everytime I see & hear her on screen. She is such a patient listener and a good human 💝
@@farazahmad7229
Religion is indeed an opium of the masses.
This is why people believe in unscientific things & pray to a God who doesn't stop millions of rapes happening every year. Certainly they have smoked up some good stuff .
@@user-vq2zs2ej4s so you think that which is scientific has to be true, and that which science doesn't prove had to be false.
But let me tell you my dear, the very axioms upon which Science has been founded is in itself can't be proven using the methods of science.....go and read the philosophy of science.
Actually people are suffering from scientism.
Tell me how much percent of your life is controlled by religion.......not even 10 percent.
You are controlled by tv, media, government, pornography, movies etc
Its the opposite.
@@user-vq2zs2ej4s you seems to have appreciated the argument used by Javed akhtar in proving his atheism, i challenge you i can show you many logical fallacies used by him in proving his point.
These people are deteriorating the common masses who has no idea of philosophy.
His arguments are very childish, based on hasty generalizations.
@@farazahmad7229
Religions are not just unscientific but immoral too.
There is utter nonsense in both Hindu & Islamic scriptures but I'll talk about the Islamic one since you seem to be a muslim.
In Quran & Hadiths, men are ordered to beat their wives if they are not obedient, men are above women in general for them, men are allowed to keep multiple wives & even sex slaves, killing of apostates & homosexuals is ordered, girl child is allowed to inherit only half the property a male child does, etc.
A God who allows all these shameful acts is either not true or not worth worshipping at all.
@@user-vq2zs2ej4s okk so can you tell me from where you derrived your ethics?
Even the extreme religious person are 90% atheists 😂😂🙏
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Every religion teaches us the discipline of life and the importance of family structure, guiding us on how to live with certain actions and principles. We must be careful not to hurt the feelings of religious people, as it goes against humanity and can hurt many individuals' pride and beliefs.
I respect all religions and even those who are atheists. It’s essential to give respect and receive respect in return. HUMANITY IS GREAT!
Atheism jindabaad !!
Haha! Atheist here. This sounds absurd! Reminds me of Jim Jefferies' "IN THE NAME OF NOTHING!".
Zindabaad
@@GabbarWaldHariSingh As the human logic progresses, this doesn't look to be the case honey. Religions are bound to adapt themselves into obscure philosophy from cosmic revealed knowledge. Theism is an evolutionary appendix of the human psychology. We'll soon grow out of it. Not on sword or gun point but with realisation of rationality and empirical thought.
@@GabbarWaldHariSingh I don't want to debate here but man do I like your optimism.
Bless your heart.
Yeah
I love the arguement about morality and religion. We need more people like him in the world.
Collective sensibilty - yess there is hope
And Fay is beautiful
You need a certain level of intelligence and creativity to understand this man.
you are right.
He is giving a low level answer to a question that has troubled mankind since its exist. If you find this "intelligent" then I pity you.
@@SohailKhan-bx2go please advise me with some high level ans!
People who do not not who Richard Dawkins is, he’s the one who came up with the word ‘meme’.
This is the problem with people who think others haven't read it and they have, they always look at the pop-science explanation of a person.
Did you just explained one of the greatest writer, biologist and a critical thinker in pop culture language.....what is wrong with you?
Wah 👏👏👏 what an introduction
he is one of the pillar of atheism among 4
Must see all parents in India...an eye opener for all religions people. Proud to have you Javed Sab
It's such a pleasure to listen to Javed Saab. I feel like a student in the company of a favourite teacher.
What knowledge does your Javed saab have on religion apart from reading one book from dawkins and following him a prophet. See how ironic that is.
@@SohailKhan-bx2go Javed akhtar sir is legend
M so proud that I have subscribed to this channel. Right questions asked at the right time. Two intellectuals talking on facts. I am delighted that I am not a part of those fake news channels. Thank you Faye for such a wonderfull interview.
True, as my grandfather once said to me -“As Science proceeds, god recedes.” (use/non-use of caps is deliberate).
Great discussion but very bad audio.
Whenever I listen to Javedsahab my IQ level increases...A great Human being...
Ask your javed akhtar, how did this universe come into existence, did it come from nothing or something?
@@closertotruth2371 jha se bhi Aya h lekin Allah aur rasool se toh ni bani h dunya
@@gabru448 wohi toh puch raha hu kaha se ayea hai?
@@gabru448 wo cause kya hai?
@@closertotruth2371 mujhe ni maloom tum batao kise Aaya h
Such a good interview. Rightly said that it's a shame we credit a lot of our moralities to religion 👎🏻
All answers you will get here bro
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@@muneermohammed397 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA NAIK MORON
@@muneermohammed397 Brother asked a good question!
@@thesustainableindianjalebi5936 will you please explain your expressions? Why are you mocking any reason is this your atheism morals?
Salman brother can you explain your morality based on objectivity ?why it is shame that our morality is inherit from religion? Otherwise we can argue morality forever based on subjectivity.....why you are right and why im wrong
I am so happy looking at people from our country are speaking up, we really need this!
How beautiful it would b if all the festivals are celebrated by everyone🤩
i celebrate all
Atheist to religion not to culture. We can celebrate Diwali without praying Laxmi or we can eat haleem all day without keeping roza.
Festivals are cultural. And I this culture we have worshipping culture so we can worship anything for their qualities regardless of whether they exist or not/ living or dead. So why worry about believe? We can celebrate anything without worshipping. I am not a Christian but I don't mind going to church to pray to a higher power and celebrating Christmas or whatever but don't believe in the Bible. Most people in India are like that only, the problem arises when a person is brainwashed into believing that their identity is their "religion".
No, our identity is Indian, like Rajasthani, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil and so on. Some of our ancestors were converted so we have different names but we still follow our culture. People like Zakir Hussain, he is spiritual and treats his music as such and will play devotional songs. Hindu people visit churches and mosques all the time, all people celebrate Diwali. Belong to your nation and culture and teach religion to children (all good and bad) only after they are above 18.
What brilliance! Amazing! Such clarity of thoughts and expression is exceptional. Really feel very proud that India has Javed Akhtar and Faye D'Souza.
I am truly motivated listening to this.. Thanks Javed Ji and Thanks Faye!
Any Atheist here 💙
🙌
A proud atheist, one can check out my original song AYE KHUDA..
He is smart, he should become a writer or a poet
Yeah and she is soo good too maybe she should become a news anchor or a journalist or something.
he is the biggest writer in bollywood of all time written over 30 movies
@@mohammedsahir5737 he is being sarcastic bro 😂
like pandit narendra modi ji ?
@@kumarnarayana5105 narendra modi is nothing but a joke
I am an atheist myself and as such I share most of the views. I have also learnt many things here. I liked especially the 10% difference between believers and nonbelievers and the argument about suicide. I have a couple of comments which are mere . I grew up in a very religious Sikh family and was brought up to pray. At 13-16 years I happened to give a lot of thought to this aspect and at 17-18 started questioning my friends' beliefs. Married an atheist and we were astounded to hear our 3-year old daughter making fun of the religious beliefs of her friend, although we thought we never discussed any aspect of God in the house. My point is that atheism was inculcated quickly within the same generation, i.e. my generation. The second thing is that in my view, organized religion is actually politics by another name, though most people may not realize it.
This rarely happens that I watch an entire video of 45 minutes at 1x speed without skipping. Javed Akhtar is a gem 🙏🙏🙏
Javed Akhtar should translate, Richard Dawkin's "The God Delusion" in urdu.
So Javed Akthar follows a scripture and has made Dawkins his prophet 😂😂 oh the irony!
@john smith why against his agenda ?? ... urdu isn't a part of the Muslim religion . Its a language .
@john smith 99% ?? Lol ...where u from kid ??..i just wanna know which country has such a fail education system !
@@_Stargazer_. He is a linguist
@@SohailKhan-bx2go You are blindly opposing here , did Richard dawking said he was a prophet and told he found god? He is always open to criticism unlike you people.
And he wrote"o palan hare"..one of the best hymn from movie Lagan.... amazing javed saab
We need more such interviews and debates in India. Religion has become a breeding ground for cunning politicians, as Ms.Faye mentions at 26:14
time is ripe to stand up against religious bigotry...
not enough just to say that i am out of it, at an individual level !
I'm out 👍👍👍 for sure......
Also, I identify myself as an agnostic person. But after watching this video, I realized that the only reason i’m not atheist is because I’m not strong enough to accept that there is no ultimate power looking over us. Although, rationally I don’t really believe in his/her existence either.
Great interview! Glad to see more rational voices coming from South Asia
Quite simply, if only people would see that NOTHING happened when Nobody prayed in a place of worship. That ought to tell you something
Congratulations, Faye! Everybody knows that Javed Akhtar is a dyed-in-the-wool atheist, and you, I am sure are a religious Catholic. You have patiently listened to his views on atheism without contradicting him allowed him to give his opinions without any interruptions and without any dissensions and without causing one to out-shout the other. This is the hallmark of good TV journalism, Faye. Thanks, Faye for creating this TH-cam Channel where sane voices can be heard on various issues that we encounter and the topics that we discuss in our lives.
He said amazing things about religion. Totally great.
The pride that he has on our civilization gives us hopes.
Peak point I don't know if you notice he had tears in his eyes while speaking of migrants(shouldn't use this word).
I have always admired him.
You are literally an inspiration 🙏
Great discussion.. Javed ji is amazing explaining a complicated matter so simply
L - Love everyone
I - Inspire others
F - Focus on doing good alone
E - Empower yourself as well as others.
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Rationalist Sanal Edamaruku would be delighted with this conversation.
Credit to Faye for conducting such an insightful interview
Thank you so much Faye for this much needed conversation. I appreciate Javed Ji's thinking so much. I'm a little jealous of the upbringing that his children have had the good fortune of having. Their inspiring work is itself a testimony to everything Javed Ji talks about here :)
javed akhtar > sadhguru
Loud and Clear
Sadhguru is a product of capitalism
Why the f*ck is lil wayne here with an Indian name ?
@@subu150390 😂😂😂 let's hear the atheist answer this one.
@@subu150390 may be he is a athiest.
@@subu150390 lol
I love him so much. Also, thank you Faye for doing such great work!
Same for being an atheist
Such a delightful conversation! Thank you so much Ms D'Souza for this interview.
Amzing interview. I think it should be watched by more people from the young age group. We need it right now.
Thankyou so much for this interview Ma’am. Looking forward to such more insightful and rational conversations.
I felt hopeful about my country after a very long time. Thank you so much. I genuinely needed this.
This gentleman has told something so genuine so profound my head now to him.
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@@mohit9620 Your in wrong page to propogate religiin the stupidity
This is beautiful! Thank you so much Ma'am for taking this interview :)
Seen a well qualified interviewer after a long time, long way to go. A topic less spoken well chosen. Well done!!
I can listen to Javed Sir all day. I have watched many of his Interviews and i always walk away with so much learning. He is truly a gift to India and Indian film industry. Wishing Javed sir many more healthy years and may he continue his teaching and observations for years to come. Congratulations on the award sir you truly deserve it. Big heart from Boston! @faye thank you for putting this together you are in every sense a rock star!
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Super JA. The clarity of thought & expression, with your typical indian accent/pronunciation of some words, is like common sense delivered with desi tadka.
Congrats, you are the worthiest recipient of this award, in current times in India.
Genuine question. What were his positive contributions for being worthy of this award? I am sure there are dime a dozen Atheists and free thinkers who give lip service. I am wondering if there is any basis for this award.
@@Shankar-Ayala erm...I know who Richard Dawkins is. Try to understand what I wrote before attacking me. Again what did JA contribute to deserve this award? I guess I will not get any answer from you except being attacked.
@@nikhilreddy8550 His poetry reflects his thoughts. Poetry reaches more peopl than lip service. He's one of the gratest poets of our time. And please mention those dozen athiests and free thinkers who've been doing what Javed Sahab has been doing from who knows how many years - being an openly athiest outspoken celebrity in India.
Exactly what I feel.
Every child being forced to follow his family's religion is an identity being given to him for the rest of his life without any consent of him. It should be a crime.
Sadly,it is happening to all of us.
Religion is just a controlling tool. Be a good person, don't do this, do this, obey king, obey religious leaders, do what they say, do what's written, and you'll be going to heaven! No my dear friend you aren't going anywhere you are just going to be an easy person to be enslaved.
A S same can be said about laws, are we not enslaved to the law?
@@neildcruz19 law ensures stability and fairness exists in the society. But religion ensures you can be controlled by a handful.
Mayurakshi Dey you need to differentiate distorted religious practices and selfishness of people from true values. If that is what you mean I totally agree with you. If the law says something but I twist it for my benefit, the law should not be to blame is it?
@@neildcruz19 laws are made by ALL OF US, FOR US. They can be exchanged with changing times. Religion is made by a bunch of very smart and manipulative to control others.
nimi 83 I understand where you are coming from, but I hope you see that relative moralism is an equally dangerous ideology as well. That there are no universal moral rules and groups of people can decide right and wrong for themselves.
thank you for the conversation. i think the interview could have done in hindi...
its is important to expand the outreach of the message to a larger audience !
You think the Hindi comprehending audience is larger than the English counterpart?
@@tribbles1142
in context of the Indian scenario, yes. with reference to my comment, i believe that the impact of reaching out to hindi-speaking audience with this interview could have been twofold. one, because of the proportionately larger number of people burdened by religion in hindi-speaking communities, and second, the ease with Javed sahab could pursue them into introspection! thank you!
Although I don't completely agree with your first statement, nevertheless, valid points. :)
Larger audience is exactly the reason why it should be in English. TH-cam works in English! Nobody who different understand English is here!
An atheist muslim is sandwiched between religious muslims and religious hindus in India and even Pakistan which is full of extremely religious muslims. Religious muslims would not like many of his statements which they feel are against Islam and term him fake muslim. A religious Hindu will not like many of his statements which they feel are hurting hindu sentiments and are made because after all Javedsahab is a Muslimby birth. Only liberals and atheists would understand Javed. It is proven that the tolerance level of a religious person towards an atheist is very less as compared to an atheist's tolerance level towards a religious person. An Athiest is necessarily a humanist because his common sense tells him that it is most important for human life to flourish with peace and prosperity for this world to function smoothly. It is his common sense and not the fear of God which makes him believe so.
I'm sure every viewer after watching this video won't be same...
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@@muneermohammed397 bhai I was just amazed by the human aspects of his talk... Not at all inclined towards atheism...
@@muneermohammed397 dosen't prove the existence of God at all, and just tell me one thing, do you know the ugliest side of Islam? Have you ever tried to find them out? When you'll find it out, you'll be horrified. Thank me later!
@@muneermohammed397 Sure bro carry on we just don't care
@Ayra Qureshi 🆓🇵🇸 I'm gald u r...
AMAZING.... JUST WOW... Thanks for this interview. so happy for Akhtar sahab. congratulations for this most prestigious Award. Richard Dawkins is my Hero
So would you say you follow Dawkins?
Nice man Javed! Respect to him! Good arguments against the irrationality of religion. Religion is the bane of humanity!
Kudos to Javed Akhtar for his bold and progressive mindset.
one country with atheist majority:
my dream focus on work and life and explore talent
@@swaroop4589 Their tyranny is communism that cannot be questioned. State religion. The US is a secular country, its constitution is not based on religion.
But they had to introduce religion again. Human being search for the question of beginning will making them believers.
@@tambekatumba8425 speak for yourself, atheism is the fastest growing group in US compared to religious groups
Am 70 now. I was brought up with a normal brahmin background. At 15-16, I was questioning about God's existence. I continue to be an atheist. My 2 grown up kids are atheists. The most influential person from my college days was Betrand Russell. He taught me about rational thinking. I don't have many friends and many of them now whom I knew now agree with me.
Very illuminating conversation! Never knew me and Javed sb were on the same page on topics like life, religion, morality and the idea of India. In fact, after listening to this conversation my ideas and thoughts about life have got reinforced.
And, I must thank the host of the show for putting up such nice conversation!
Thank you Javed sir for the interview. Enlightened.
I’ve heard that you are a wonderful poet and writer but I believe you are also a wonderful human. Much of what you said resonated with me. I was brought up in a multi-religious environment - my mother an orthodox Christian and my father a Hindu. While we were encouraged to participate in all the rituals, we were never indoctrinated in any. And I thank them for this. I’m a “devout” atheist and have raised my sons to be compassionate humans who are atheists by choice. And I’m proud of them in every way. Religion poisons everything
I just feel really happy and it feels very very very normal to be myself. Because most of my family tells me "why can't you be like other people?"
Thank you Faye for leading these important conversations!
We are listening!!!💜🧡💛💛👏👍👏👏👏👍👍
I was just hopeless by everything happening, but the last words brought me back
Every word from his mouth was impeccable knowledge!!
No doubt he's one of Indias great lyricist🙌