America is supposed to be the most Technological advanced country the fact that the pursuit of truth leads to good science.
India is the most religious country but we still value the power of truth.
2006-10-12 02:43:02 · 11 answers · asked by vinod s 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
For those who do not see the irony, I mean is that it would be more befitting of Indian Money to say "in God we trust" and American Money to say "Truth shall always be Victorious". Anyway, I am an Indian and went to an American School, I personally like the The Truth Shall be Victorious logo for God is ... a matter of my heart, it is personal and it is my faith"
2006-10-12 03:09:51 · update #1
ok grammar mistake.
my first line should read Isn't it Ironic?
2006-10-12 15:57:14 · update #2
When Ashoka pillar was constructed, India was one of the Major seats of Spiritual, cultural, Educational....... centres.
America was not even discovered, both had good, God fearing people in their land, but Technologically India would be considered more advanced for that period then lot of the other countries.
Examples:
India had even in those days.
Batter mode of travel. Roads, carts, Large sail boats, more then one beast of burden. Concept of Garud Viman(air plain, using low flying Ostrich or Geese).
Batter food products and produce(more varieties). It had advance agricultural methods of its time.
More organised religion, temples, Schools of religious study......
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The list can go on.
Hope this answers your very general "Q?", with equally, extremely general "A".
2006-10-12 02:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by minootoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Putting the "in god we trust" motto on US money was actually a purely political move, done during the McCarthyist 1950's as a proclamation against "godless communism" (as if atheism & communism were the same thing). Unfortunately religion=votes here, and it would be political suicide for any politician to propose removing the phrase. Just one example of the "tyranny of the majority" problem of democracy. The motto is not very well liked by not just atheists here, but agnostics, polytheists, and some monotheists who are not Judeo-christians.
FWIW, America appears to be increasingly polarized into a religious class and a scientific class. The religious class is easily much larger, but they rely on the scientific class for nearly all the advancements made (technological, engineering and scientific). The two classes generally do not trust each other; many religious people have somehow come to view science as a competing belief system, and will try to impose their beliefs upon society (e.g. creationism in schools), while accusing the scientific class of the same.
What it comes down to though, is that the "in god we trust" motto on US money is NOT representative of the beliefs of the country as a whole, although it is the majority view.
2006-10-12 10:12:26 · answer #2 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with History and while there is freedom of religion in the US, when the US was formed the belief was that the "free religions" would believe in God. Also the idea that God gave the rights that to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness (which conflicted with the idea that God put an monarchy in power.) God was a player in US history.
As for India, there are many religions...do you know when and who minted the cash? "Truth" is very much a religious ideal as well. Budhists and Hindus discuss this belief.
So there may be a bit of irony from your perspective, but there is a history to consider.
2006-10-12 10:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Kindred 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are merely cultural reflections. America wanted itself to be identified as a christian country (See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust).
Indian emblem symbolizes buddhist dharma chakra as depicted by the ancient king ashoka. Below that the "Satyameva jayathe" - "Truth Alone Triumphs" - comes from mundaka upanishad - a hindu scripture.
As you see these are cultural reflections.
2006-10-12 10:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by Srikanth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is the other name for God.
He loves us too much,So He can't force us
If He wins our hearts, We get immense happiness
2006-10-13 23:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by BHARANI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define ironical.
2006-10-12 10:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Iss mein tumhen koi VINOD nazar aa raha hai kya ?These are just empty slogans.
2006-10-12 09:59:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like this joke:
"In god we trust, everybody else pays cash"
2006-10-12 09:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by hq3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing is ironical.god is truth and truth is god
2006-10-12 09:47:37 · answer #9 · answered by pavi 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No
2006-10-12 09:52:18 · answer #10 · answered by ghreewala 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋