1. Hinduism and Buddhism offer much more sophisticated worldviews (or philosophies) and I see nothing wrong with these religions.

Comment #176791 by harishkumar09 on May 8, 2008 at 3:21 am

You need individually critique each of the religions I mentioned above if you want to make any sense.

Of course most people take hinduism as represented by advaita philosophy.If that is the case then I have no problems.But since this is a rational forum one must state explicitly the connection.

Clarity in thought is essential.

2. Hinduism and Buddhism offer much more sophisticated worldviews (or philosophies) and I see nothing wrong with these religions.

Comment #176781 by harishkumar09 on May 8, 2008 at 2:53 am

First of all , there is no religion called hinduism

In India there are the following five major systems or religions.

1.Vaishnavism
2.Shaivism
3.Tantrism
4.Ganapathyam
5.Kaumaram

apart from non-denominational advaita philosophy.

1. considers Vishnu is the omnipotent , omnipresent (GOD) 2.Shiva,3.Shakthi(feminine omnipotent , omnipresent principle)4.Ganesh 5.Karthikeya.

Then there is advaita which considers consciousness to be the only reality and everything else is maya , a "world-appearance".

Then in India (which is a country)there are atheists,businessmen,software professionals,iconoclausts,madmen,theives and all sorts of people.

When British first came to India they saw all these different people living the same neighbourhood together peacefully.Since their own experience of religion was one of intolerance, persecution and nurder and mayhem , and all the vaishnavites, shaivities, atheists were all living together peacefully , they cae to a conclsion they all belonged to the same religion which Britishers called Hinduism.

Hence anybody can be a hindu.You can worship Vishnu , Shiva, be a thief , break idols and travel by train as well and still be a hindu !!! How remarkable !!!

Only a brain damaged fool will use the words "Hindu" and "Hinduism".

And since most Indians (99%) have a colonial mindset , they parroted and continue to parrot what the Bristishers said. This includes accepting that a religion called hinduism exists and anybody can be a hindu.