Official Ramakanta vs. IRM discussion thread

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Dear Jahnu Dvipa Prabhu, PAMHO. AGTSP!

 

> Ramakanta, why don't you just post this comment to Yadu.

 

Because the rule in that thread is that only Yaduraja and I should post

texts.

 

ys Ramakanta dasa

[Guest guest]

Dear Yaduraja Prabhu, PAMHO. AGTSP!

 

 

> We are not proving that Srila Prabhupada is the diksa guru for ISKCON on

> the basis that there is no evidence to the contrary. We base our position

> on EXISTING instructions Srila Prabhupada gave to the institution

> establishing himself as its sole diksa guru.

 

Then simply remove statements like "there is no evidence he ever ordered

anyone to succeed him in that capacity" from your argument. Then the fallacy

of trying to prove something by the lack of proof of the opposite will be

removed.

 

 

> On the other hand you appear to substantiate your position (which I admit

> is far from clear to me) on the basis of challenging us to prove that

> Srila Prabhupada did NOT do something as here:

 

So you admit that my position is not clear to you. I can confirm that you

misunderstood my position. To not correctly understand the position of the

opponent and then to refute what you have understood is also refuting a

straw man argument. (From Wikipedia: Present a misrepresentation of the

opponent's position, refute it, and pretend that the opponent's actual

position has been refuted.)

 

Also note that you cannot prove that your position is correct by proving

that my position (what you understood as my position) is incorrect.

 

 

ys Ramakanta dasa