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  1. निताइ dasa

    Shesh Naag

    We love Him! Seshnaag, Lord Ananta Sesh is worshiped alongside Lord Krsna at all times. The worship of Krsna is not complete without the worship of His shakti, Radhe, and the worship of His topmost devotee Baladev (Seshnaaga)
  2. निताइ dasa

    Nama smarana

    Jaya Nitaai! I practice Nama Smarana, but not in the way the article describes. Nama Smarana literally means remembering or meditating on the Name. It is when you remember the form, qualities and pastime of the Holy Name on the basis on its sound. The Name is like a flower and buds in our...
  3. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    It seems that we are going in circles. I have put forth my conclusions and given sufficient explanation for them. I also have tried to reply to your refutation. I will briefly add a few closing comments, but this is prob me my final post in this matter. It is not unsound, you have simply...
  4. निताइ dasa

    Puja question(s)

    Jaya Nitai Apologies for the lateness of my answer. I never actually do formal deity worship (only very rare festival occasions) . Usually the only time I worship the form is when I write and meditate on the syllables of the Holy Name. Most of my puja is done when I chant Japa (the Mahamantra...
  5. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    I never said that Kant implied fetus' are rational beings. However, I later clarified that Kant's definition of personhood not only extends to rational agents, but past and future rational agents as well (due to the implication of his universal law). I don't mean to be condescending, but I...
  6. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    Because I don't see the evidence you are presenting as any way relevant to my argument Okay so you are arguing that miscarriage statistics means a zygote is less likely then not to become an eventual person and hence does not qualify as eventual personhood. There are several problems with this...
  7. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    Kantian personhood is defined by Kant himself as follows: "Only a rational being has a will—which is the ability to act according to the thought of laws, i.e. to act on principle" http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/kant1785.pdf (pg 18) However if taken at face value, this definition...
  8. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    Your argument is this: P1: 46.5% of conceptions are miscarried C: Therefore zygotes are not eventual persons, and hence do not have a right to life. The first premise is in no way, shape or form related to the conclusion. The question of miscarriage is irrelevant to the moral status of...
  9. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    Yes he does. If you read his critique of pure reason (which I did last year ) His definition of moral agents deals with all those beings who not only have the ability to act upon representations of moral law, but those who will also develop the capacity to. (for example when a person is...
  10. निताइ dasa

    Is love a function of consciousness?

    Yes I think so. Without consciousness there is no love.
  11. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    No, not taught specific norms of morality, but my definition was able to act upon representations of moral law. If a being is able to understand any sort of moral concepts (whether they know it currently or not is irrelevant). This claim is not put forth by me, but by the famous philosopher...
  12. निताइ dasa

    What is the Ultimate Reality?

    Your comment reminded me of the following quote
  13. निताइ dasa

    What is the Ultimate Reality?

    Hahaha the old "evil demon" idea by Descartes. Yes this is a very important claim. We could very well be in a simulation (or in a dream state) and there is no way we can prove otherwise because our senses (and all its information) are drawn from this world. It is possible that there is another...
  14. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    Yes, I shall explain this further. Generally "understanding" representations of morality means to have an awareness of concepts of right/wrong . I would argue that even a individual with severe dementia would have such an awareness.This is because memory, or even intellect is not linked with...
  15. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    A person (or rather a rational agent) for me is someone who can understand and act upon representations of morality. Right to life extends not only to those who are persons, and those who have the capacity and eventuality to be persons (fetus', infant, toddlers, coma patients etc). This is...
  16. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    I think we need more of this sentiment in society today. For some reason our society thinks women should bear the burden of pregnancy alone. I think, even in the case of an unplanned pregnancy, the father should be liable for the health of the unborn child (and support of the mother), well...
  17. निताइ dasa

    Bernie supporter Tulsi Gabbard 'under serious consideration' for Trump cabinet

    She is also a Hindu! (Yay! and a Gaudiya Vaishnav like me) ( and one of the only Hindu's in US politics right now). She swore her oath on the Gita. I also heard that Bernie was training her to be his successor of sorts.
  18. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    And I've explained in my previous answer why it isn't compulsory. The situation is not analogous. One involves disrupting an intact right, while another involves restoring a violated one. Unless you are arguing that they are the same morally (which will lead you to much really really dodgy...
  19. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    I'm sorry, but this is a stance that I find illogical. I actually think its the opposite (the autonomy is irrelevant to the discussion). Nowhere in the consideration of our moral intuitions do we ever place the autonomy of one individual above the life of another. If this principle was accepted...
  20. निताइ dasa

    Is abortion homicide?

    All good :) I do admit as a non-american , I feel that Americans view rights with more of a legal lens rather than a moral lens (not that they are mutually exclusive). I've noticed that for many Americans the fundamental rights derive from legal documents such as the constitution. It is the...
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