Synapse & Soul

 This is why I say—we can never imagine Him. And this is precisely why imagining is a kind of intellectual injustice. Humans have no biological or intellectual structure to contain the being we claim to be “infinite,” “omniscient,” “omnipotent.” Be it the brain or the soul—whatever we call it—both are finite. Finite instruments cannot capture the infinite; the very attempt to do so results in distortion. The moment we imagine the Creator, we humanize Him. We give Him eyes, we provide him with anger, we offer him compassion, we give Him will. These are not His qualities—they are ours. We mold Him in our mental mold, and then we use that mold as truth. Here, the distinction between idol and mental imagination disappears. There is no fundamental difference between a god made of stone and a god made of thought. In one hand, work, in the other, imagination—but both are human creations. And when the Creator becomes a product of human imagination, he is no longer a Creator—he becomes a cu...

The moment a car stops at a traffic signal, a cluster of hands reaches toward the window. Out of habit or compassion, we take out 10–20 taka and give it. We think we are earning virtue, but if we look deeper, we see that this money may be helping a teenager buy drugs or filling the pockets of a powerful syndicate. In Bangladesh, begging is no longer merely a matter of poverty; it is a systemic problem and a cash business worth hundreds of crores of taka. To address this problem at its root, we need a revolutionary change. We present to you “Project Dignity,” whose core philosophy is: “Not sympathy, but opportunity; not charity, but exchange.” 1. Cash Transactions: The Root of the Problem Begging survives on people’s instant compassion. When a beggar can easily earn 500–700 taka a day, there is no incentive to work hard. More frighteningly, a large portion of this money goes toward drugs or into the pockets of the masterminds of begging syndicates. Our Solution: Central Resource Managem...

For the past several months, I have been immersed in a complex puzzle of the existence of the Almighty or God. It was an inner struggle, where my mind constantly engaged in a battle of logic and argument with itself. After a prolonged period of hesitation and restlessness, I have finally arrived at my own understanding or solution, which I am presenting to you today. This thought or philosophy of mine is not to belittle any established religious belief or hurt anyone's feelings; rather, it is just an expression of my personal search for truth and insatiable thirst for knowledge. The path to truth can be found in different ways for each person. Therefore, while reading the text, you should put aside all prejudices and enter this world of my thoughts with an open and impartial mind. The Seven Stories of Faith: From Fear to the Search for Cosmic Unity Column 1:  The true face of fear (reality vs. fantasy). The main condition of reality is its polarity. For example,...