tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170594139101638027.post3356525179558360521..comments2023-10-20T06:33:43.157-07:00Comments on The Old Curiosity Shop: Hindus and AtheismCuriousCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892148471413222906noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170594139101638027.post-54798477158249892422007-11-06T20:34:00.000-08:002007-11-06T20:34:00.000-08:00The last straw of a week, rather...The last straw of a week, rather...tangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103805519296395053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170594139101638027.post-61222452195215280702007-11-06T08:38:00.000-08:002007-11-06T08:38:00.000-08:00Thanks tangled...what's up with all the introspect...Thanks tangled...what's up with all the introspective negativism at some yells? Bad week?CuriousCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892148471413222906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170594139101638027.post-20098379260564558632007-11-06T07:29:00.000-08:002007-11-06T07:29:00.000-08:00Oh, oh, oh!I agree with this post entirely, entire...Oh, oh, oh!<BR/>I agree with this post entirely, entirely!<BR/>I like the washing machine analogy. :)tangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103805519296395053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170594139101638027.post-10183530942642117672007-11-05T14:47:00.000-08:002007-11-05T14:47:00.000-08:00BTW...ISKON is Christianity of Hinduis m type thin...BTW...ISKON is Christianity of Hinduis m type thing...CuriousCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892148471413222906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170594139101638027.post-4016252833961259022007-11-05T14:46:00.000-08:002007-11-05T14:46:00.000-08:00BaL you are so right...Proselytism or equivalently...BaL you are so right...Proselytism or equivalently the absense of it, is an important ingredient that leads to the necessary "individualism" of the spriritual path...and mother's blackmail has more to do with "morals" than anything else no?CuriousCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892148471413222906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170594139101638027.post-23184129997806083992007-11-05T14:30:00.000-08:002007-11-05T14:30:00.000-08:00Well, in my limited experience, I do agree with th...Well, in my limited experience, I do agree with the final conclusion - that Hindus are more likely to be atheists than the other major religions (Islam and Christianity). But I dont know whether the assumptions leading to the said conclusion are all together correct. It maybe because of the more open nature of our religion. Even though there are institutions (for want of a better word) like ISKCON and stuff, Hinduism is not about spreading the religion. It is more about gaining an understanding of God by yourself (except for the emotional blackmail that mothers use so well in India). The person is left by him/herself to discover God and hence is left to understand whatever God means to the person's life - which can quite often be atheism. On the other hand, Christianity and Islam are about spreading the religion and quite often, it starts at home. So the kids are brain washed(?) pretty early in to believing in God. Not that this doesnt happen with Hinduism but it happens to a far lesser degree.Born a Libranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179849395244410265noreply@blogger.com