The "lengthy argument" is for the benefit of readers worldwide to see BOTH sides and come to a conclusion. This si the 21st century...3rd Millineum..age of IT and Internet..Knowledge explosion...13th century methods of..I tell YOU..YOU LISTEN are long gone..Youth of Today DEMAND reasonable logical answers..not blind faith..annhee shardha..total beleif in so called sants and babas...and FORTUNATELY the GURMATT Gadee Raah Super Duper Highway... as shown in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is Super Logical,Based on Solid FACT and REASON..and leaves no room for Doubts, duality, hocus pocus snake oil merchants to exploit. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is Sarab kala SAMPOORAN..POORA SATGUR for ALL TIME..SELFSUSTAINING..requiring no external "aids" help/sustenance..support . Our Guru nanak ji - Guru Gobind Singh Ji - Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sampooran Guru...Only GURU we need.
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Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=25092
The Shabad...the KHALSA..are all that BEGAN with GURU NANAK JI..continued and were brought to SAMPOORNTA under the GURU for ALL time..Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. As LONG as Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji IS...the KHALSA PANTH will always BE !!!KHALSA ZINDABAD