Reflections are more than just mirror images. Mirror, the word itself invokes such deep thoughts in a knower's mind. So do we need a mirror for reflections. A knower, (like myself), would say no, as he is aware of the holistic reach of reflections, which are not just limited to mirror images!
Sometime during this month, the issue of the ethical nature of terrorism (or the lack of it) was brought up in our class discussion. Terrorism is one subject ( it sure is one now), which fascinates me. The mere thought of people, ordinary ones, not very different from u and i, turning into brutal killing machines, is a topic which has always mystified me. Coming back to the discussion, our teacher was of the opinion that all terrorists are unable to reason out their actions and that terrorism was highly unethical. Although i agree with the latter, i found the former rather unacceptable. Sure terrorism is unethical, but it would be incorrect if we say that all terrorists cannot reason out their actions. In fact, i think, if we had a debate, a terrorist would win hands down. I can say this simply because we all know for a fact that, if not anything else, terrorists believe in what they are doing. If they did not believe so, it would be impossible for them to "sacrifice" their lives for the sake of "jihad". The motivation they need to crash an air plane or to blow one's own body to a thousand pieces is not ordinary. Also, these terrorists, each one of them, at some stage in their lives, must have argued with their jihad teachers or saints, and only then, however flawed the explanation may have been, started to believe that killing innocent people was actually justified. Terrorists, may have misinterpreted the Quran and all the Western people, but must have come to a conlcusion about the villainous nature of the west, only after taking into account both sides of the arguement. That forces me to think, are terrorists really unable to reason and justify their actions. Terrorists are merciless beings. They are barbaric and murderous. They are heartless. But their intelligence cannot be doubted. therefore how can we argue, that an individual, who is capable of hacking into the most stringent of security systems, is unable to reason out his actions. In the end, its all upto an individuals perception. Everyone's opinion cannot be the same. And this is what theory of knowledge is all about. It teaches us to live with the fact that not everyones thinking process is the same, and one must give enough respect to each and every opinion.
