What is one serious, credible reason why I should consider a belief in your god(s)?
I think the only credible reason to believe in any god or supernatural is the Placebo effect. Since I am no expert in this topic and neither am I an ardent believer, I can answer this mainly from my perspective of god or life. For me any god is only equal to a feel good effect.A human mind has endless Defence mechanisms to cope with any stimuli that has a potential to harm their instant well being. These defense mechanisms generally vary from person to person.One general observation I have made about atheists are that they are extremely self confident and secure individuals. It also could be that their immense confidence in themselves have left their need to believe in a certain supernatural entity entirely redundant. Now I am not at all saying that all theists have low self confidence, but in my understanding the focal point of their confidence lies in their belief in their god.Now coming back to defence mechanisms, a theist may resort to his god to keep himself calm during a massive mid air turbulence whereas an atheist I suspect would bank on his confidence in his irrefutable rationale. Now if the end result of being calm is achieved by either of the ways, I don't think it would matter which way you chose.So my point is that if you feel you can create a structured way of thinking logically when facing challenges or adverse situations in life, there is no need to believe in any god. And if you are lazy like I am, you can burn a few incense sticks and read Hanuman Chalisa before going to give an engineering examination with minimum preparation and feel confident enough to at least sit for the examination.
What is wrong with the Indian education system?
9th standard:PTA meetingPhysics Teacher: Your son is very smart. He is hardworking too. Dad: Thanks sir! He studies well. He is passionate about physics.Physics Teacher: Yes. He has what it takes to be an IAS Officer. Prepare him for Civil Services. He would be a great officer.Dad: That's good to hear sir. I am just a 9th standard guy. All I knew was that I loved applying physics to daily life activities. I knew I loved Maths too. But I did not know about my future. I did not know what I would be or what I wanted to be. I approached my teacher the next day.Class - the next day:Me: Sir. I like physics. What is its future.Physics Teacher: The future of physics is full of possibilities. There is infinite scope for exploring the field.Me: Then why did you want me to be an IAS Officer.Physics Teacher: Its a very stable job. You get security. You can get others to do your work for you. You will have many servants. You can earn very much. Even though the salary from government is less, you get lots of gifts (not so subtle). If you pursue physics, you can't earn much. Home:Mom: How did the meeting go. Dad: Great! His teacher told me that he has what it takes to even crack Civil Services.Mom: He's too young. Let us give him a few years before we push him towards his goals. (My mother is a professor. I am lucky. Not all are lucky to be afforded this freedom.)Conclusion:I tell my teacher I like his subject. He tells me it has good future. But money is the ultimate objective and it has less scope to earn money. He tells me to pursue another field. I feel there is something fundamentally wrong if we educate our younger generation that one field has more priority over another. All are equal. It just depends on one's passion towards a field and a drive to pursue it.As someone said: "Where would they be if Lata Mangeshkar picked up a cricket bat and Sachin Tendulkar became a singer."