Posted by:
Troy
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Date: October 23, 2010 06:36PM
We just have to have a reasonable means. But when it comes to toleration of atheism, our own society is just about the worst thing on earth. In Hinduism, believing in the existence of some god is nothing to be rewarded for. It's just something people do. It's possible to be atheist and Hindu at the same time, but just try that in a Christian denomination!
Mormon missionaries have got a big problem on their hands if they want to tell Hindus that they can't be Hindu anymore if they convert to Mormonism. In the Hindu worldview, that isn't even comprehensible. It would be like me moving to France and saying that since I live there now, I'm no longer an American. One does not convert away from Hinduism like we can change religion in the west. It would be like changing one's native language. I recommend reading the works of Gora if anyone is curious about an atheist intellectual who came from the Brahmin caste. Here's his wiki link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goparaju_Ramachandra_RaoEdited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/23/2010 06:44PM by Troy.