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INR 25,00,000 challenge to astrologers who accurately forecast result of Parliament Election 2009.
May 11th 2009
Science and Rationalists’ Association of India (Bharayatiya Bigyan o Yuktibadi Samiti) challenges all astrologers to forecast following results / information regarding Parliament Election 2009:–
1. How many seats will be acquired by Congress, BJP, TMC, CPI(M), BSP, RJD, Samajbadi Party, DMK, AIDMK?
2. How much differences in votes will remain to win/lose for Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Lalkrishna Advani, Mamata Bandopadhyay, Laluprasad Yadav, Rambilas Paswan from their respective nearest opponents?
If any astrologer can forecast the correct result, Science and Rationalists’ Association of India will give him or her INR 25,00,000.00 (Twenty five lakhs Indian Rupees which is approximately US$50,000.00) and shut down the Association.
Astrologers should forecast on 14th or 15th May 2009. They should send their forecast to Science and Rationalists’ Association of India by email (Email id of General Secretary: prabir_rationalist@hotmail.com , Email id of President: sumitra_humanist@hotmail.com ) and to any of the following Press:
Anandabazar Patrika
Bartaman
Star Ananda
Kolkata TV
The Statesman
The Times of India
NDTV
Aajtak
BBC
PTI
UNI
AFP
AP
Astrologers have the habit of announcing after every election that, they had predicted the correct result. Science and Rationalists’ Association of India challenges in order to stop such false propaganda.
Prabir Ghosh,
General Secretary,
Science and Rationalists’ Association of India
Sumitra Padmanabhan,
President,
Science and Rationalists’ Association of India
(Published at www.thefreethinker.tk )
The following update added May 19th, 2009.
RESULTS :
Science and Rationalists’ Association of India (Bharayatiya Bigyan o Yuktibadi Samiti) challenged all astrologers to forecast following results / information regarding Parliament Election 2009:–
How many seats will be acquired by Congress, BJP, TMC, CPI(M), BSP, RJD, Samajbadi Party, DMK, AIDMK?
How much differences in votes will remain to win/lose for Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Lalkrishna Advani, Mamata Bandopadhyay, Laluprasad Yadav, Rambilas Paswan from their respective nearest opponents?
Till May 15 late night we received 15 responses to the challenge (Click here to read more). As we expected, none of them had shown the correct position. The actual results started coming out and were broadcast on TV from the morning of the 16th. The replies received from 8am onwards on May 16 were not considered. The results are given below.
Results of the 2009 Parliament Election
Seats acquired by:
Congress 206
BJP 116
TMC 19
CPI(M) 16
BSP 21
RJD 4
Samajbadi Party 23
DMK 18
AIDMK 9
Manmohan Singh-has not contested, already elected in Rajya Sabha
Sonia Gandhi-won
Lalkrishna Advani-won
Mamata Bandopadhyay-won
Laluprasad Yadav-contested in 2; won in one, lost in the other
Rambilas Paswan-lost
Regarding the margin, there are such vast differences-most figures are in lakhs (hundred thousands)-that we do not think the details are necessary.
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Atheists and agnostics are right in most of their thinking
It has been common among religious believers to look with misgiving at atheists and agnostics, and to think that they are mistaken; however, in many instances the opposite is the truth; some religious beliefs are not just baseless, but obsolete and irrelevant. It is unbelievable how myths and a religious fantasy have influenced human minds with more strength than reality!
Most people don’t dare to confront their religious doubts; they are afraid of abandoning the “certainty” of their convictions, and opt for the status quo. The “God” of main line traditions simply does not exist. I accepted the challenge of finding the One who may be recognized even by agnostics and atheists, and came to the conclusion that God isn’t other than the Existence itself; and the Existence is, “I am,” the total existence, “All-That-Is.”
There is a book most probably not written for you, but perhaps useful for some of your religious friends who still think that you are wrong and they are right: “Christianity Reformed From ist Roots.” It might help them to be relieved of the illusion, as I did myself. Distinguished philosophers and thinkers might give you an idea of this book—perhaps a generation ahead of time for most believers—(links below); or you might look at excerpts at Amazon.com.
Jairo Mejia, M. Psych., Santa Clara University
Episcopal Priest, Retired
Carmel Valley, California
http://www.mbay.net/~jmejia/Grudzen.htm
http://www.mbay.net/~jmejia/Churcher.htm
Not only the Astrolgers are false, but Astrology itself is based on false ground.