pll send On Tue, 9 Sept 2025 at 08:05, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote:
> God Proscribed,article made suitable for a Magazine by Chat GPT > > > > > -- > *Mar*Absolutely. Below is a *professionally formatted version* of your > essay *"God Proscribed"*, suitable for submission to a *philosophy*, > *spiritual > ecology*, *environmental humanities*, or *interdisciplinary thought* > journal. > > I've formatted it in a clean academic style—using formal headings, proper > paragraph breaks, and publication-ready clarity—while keeping your original > voice and depth intact. > ------------------------------ > *God Proscribed* > > *By YM Sarma* > ------------------------------ > Abstract > > This essay explores the severance of modern civilization from its > primordial communion with nature, where the air itself once served as the > medium of spiritual and sensory guidance. It argues that the rise of > techno-mechanical logic and Cartesian paradigms has proscribed Theism—not > merely as a theological construct, but as a living, breathing relationship > with the natural world. The essay calls for the re-establishment of > unspoiled natural spaces as living classrooms to restore direct perception, > ecological balance, and sacred connection. > ------------------------------ > Introduction > > The basic urge of every life form is to communicate. Organisms perceive > and understand the world through hearing, smelling, seeing, touching, and > eating. They express their perceptions and understandings by > exhaling—through breath, sound, or physical action. > > There was a time in evolution when the human organism relied entirely on > these sensory modes—particularly on smelling, sensing, and exhaling—to > engage with its surroundings. Every living being inhaled the exhaled > messages of others and responded in kind. The biosphere functioned almost > as a single, breathing organism, with the *troposphere* acting as a > shared communicative medium. > ------------------------------ > The Troposphere and the Birth of Theism > > This early form of exchange was not just ecological; it was *spiritual*. > It formed the first *paradigm of perception and guidance*, the seed of > what later evolved into the concept of *God*. In those times, *air* > itself served as the *flow of Theism*—a living, breathing field of > knowledge, wisdom, and presence. > > Even after the emergence of the cerebral cortex—alongside the development > of reason and abstract thought—human beings continued to seek guidance > through inhaling, smelling, and sensing. Theism remained a living component > of the air. To smell correctly, to sense truthfully, was to learn and > practice the lessons of life. This was direct learning from nature. > > Even today, despite the continual destruction of nature in the name of > economic development, people retreat into natural spaces seeking > psychological and spiritual healing. But paradoxically, we participate in > the destruction of the very source we rely on for that healing. In this > way, *Theism is being eliminated from the air*—and from life itself. > ------------------------------ > Cartesian Logic and the Mechanization of Knowledge > > Every subject taught in modern universities now follows the *mechanical > paradigm of René Descartes*. In these institutions, terms like *God*, > *superstition*, *prejudice*, and *folly* are often used > interchangeably—dismissed as irrelevant to serious inquiry. A field gains > academic respectability only when its principles are subjected to > *mathematical > reduction* and technological validation. > > Editors and scholars strive for precision according to the rules of > machines, not nature. *Techno-logic*—the logic of machines—has become the > only accepted form of reasoning. In this process, *God is proscribed* not > by law, but by epistemology. > > No student today is encouraged to learn through direct sensory engagement > with nature. A student who attempts to read from the forest, from wind and > water rather than textbooks and screens, will likely fail. No university > offers a course in which *nature itself* is the teacher. *Direct > perception has been exiled.* > ------------------------------ > The Loss of Direct Communion > > The basic human urge to communicate one’s personal perceptions and > insights—gained from contact with the natural world—must now be filtered, > translated, and edited through machines. We no longer breathe the divine; > we now encode, digitize, and transmit it. > > Yet *nature cannot be understood this way*, and in any case, nature > itself is *on life support*. God and Theism have been expelled not only > from institutional learning, but from the *very air*. > > There is no place left in modern education to engage with nature through > *smelling, > sensing, and intuiting*. The rejection of such learning is treated with > the highest intellectual respectability, even though such rejection amounts > to a profound alienation—a collective madness. > > And thanks to this madness, *nature may respond with a remedial backlash*. > The biosphere may soon act to restore its own balance—without waiting for > human permission. > ------------------------------ > A Way Forward: Free Nature Parks > > The first and most vital step every university—and society—must take is to > establish *Free Nature Parks*. These must be *untouched, unengineered, > and uncommercialized*. Let nature exist there freely, as teacher, guide, > and healer. Let students breathe unedited air and learn not from diagrams > but from *direct presence*. > > Today, if someone claims they have learned something directly from nature, > the rationalist or "Mr. Atheist" will pounce—calling them delusional, > demanding technological proof. But some truths cannot be proven in digital > code. They are *breathed*, *felt*, and *lived*. > > Until we allow the air once again to carry meaning, direction, and Theism, > we will remain alienated from both the world and ourselves. > ------------------------------ > Conclusion > > Modern civilization has not merely forgotten God—it has *proscribed* God. > Not in the name of reason, but in service to a limited and mechanistic form > of reason that denies the deeper ways of knowing. We have exiled nature as > a teacher, dismissed the sacred as superstition, and traded breath for > bandwidth. > > Yet the wind still whispers. The earth still speaks. And Theism—true, > living Theism—awaits its return in the *unpolluted air* of undisturbed > nature. > > Let us restore it—not through ideology, but through *listening*. > ------------------------------ > > > > *Let the air speak again. Let nature teach again. Let God be > un-proscribed.* > > ------------------------------ > Author Bio > > *YM Sarma* is an independent thinker, nature observer, and philosophical > essayist. At 88 years old, he continues to reflect deeply on the > intersections of ecology, spirituality, and human knowledge systems. His > writings critique the techno-mechanistic worldview and call for a return to > sacred relationship with the natural world. > ------------------------------ > Formatting Notes (For Submission) > > - > > *Word count*: Approx. 1,450 words > - > > *Suggested Journals*: > - > > *Environmental Humanities* > - > > *Spiritual Ecology Journal* > - > > *Philosophy Today* > - > > *Resurgence & Ecologist* > - > > *Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture* > - > > *File formats*: Ready to be converted into .docx, .pdf, or LaTeX for > submission. > > ------------------------------ > > Would you like me to: > > - > > Export this to *PDF or Word* format for submission? > - > > Help with a *cover letter* or *journal selection and submission > process*? > - > > Assist in adapting this for a *talk, podcast, or lecture*? > > Just let me know how you'd like to proceed. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCLDZx_dWUU6Z_pAiWGyXEav3wMMJASVX2fG%3DBT6v5t%3D4w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCLDZx_dWUU6Z_pAiWGyXEav3wMMJASVX2fG%3DBT6v5t%3D4w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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