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Secular humanism as a substitute for morals seems like a failed experiment. Religion is dead in the west, but nature abhors a vaccum. Exit traditional religion, enter wokeism.

Very edgy :) What's your take on Monism, Cartesian dualism and Non-dualism ?

There is a lot of confusion on this part: Some claim that Charvaka (materialists) and other Nastika philosophies (Jain, Buddhist) are also "Hindu". Many people who say atheism is a part of Hinduism fall into this category. This logic IMO is fuzzy unless you claim that all Indian religions are...

Option 4 added :)

And Shankara called the Mimansans as Buddhists in disguise Interesting how all violent religions folk are brown :P

This is truly funny. Many self proclaimed "Hindu-nationalists" today have almost zero Civilizational memory. Although they're at the forefront of showcasing how bad Islam is, when it comes to 'defending' Hinduism all we get are references to Aircraft in Vedas, Nuclear War in Mahabharata, Tejo...

^^ This is one of those RE:FW:FW:FW chain mails. The "Student" changes from Issac Newton to Albert Einsetin to APJ Abdul Kalam We had a long thread on this very chain mail http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/religion-culture/26793-one-best-arguments-i-have-ever-read-dont-miss-single-word.html

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! Yes it comes from Reverend Henry More's "An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness: A True and Faithfull Representation of the Everlasting Gospel of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" I don't think his outlook is universal at all . Let's simply agree to...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! The Greeks never used the term "Monotheism", Monism was all they could come up with. This word was coined later in Christian Europe and was used in a particular context. "God" then was mostly an all powerful, possibly male entity. But what does "Onkar" mean ? Is...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! That definition does not include how "God" is being interpreted. It assumes a particular concept of "God" Pantheism is another euro-centric "ism", Drawing sharp lines when they don't exist and trivializing belief systems He may believe in anything. But I stand...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! IMVHO, Sikhism is more complex than monotheism, and also it not Polytheism either. By calling it monotheism we may be drawing sharp lines and limiting it's scope An Abstract, non-dualistic (:D) concept of god isn't just monotheism Let AM (the member) articulate...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! Only Abrahamic faiths are truly monotheistic. The term developed with respect to them. No one should interfere with personal beliefs. However, if a Muslim believes that Harry Potter is the next Prophet then his beliefs won't be a part of Islam, thekedarki...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! Islam leaves little room for interpretation. I'd agree that all Abrahamic religions are fundamentally incompatible with Agnosticism (hence the need of this term :D)

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! It's an oxymoron because Islam is fundamentally incompatible with Agnostism ---> "La Ilaha IillAllah Muhammad Rasul Allah"

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! Not a Hindu. All major Hindu schools of thought have a heavy agnostic component.

It may not be blissful at all. . It may be even painful or neither.It's something abstract which has been termed as blissful. :namaste:

Why is there a need for merging ? The difference never existed in the first place, it was/is all Maya :namaste:

Making "God" Satchit Ananda gives a personality. IIRC all branches of Vedanta don't agree on Sat chit Ananda. I don't know how someone would describe the realization of Ultimate Reality. Philosophers came up with Ananda since it has positive connotations.

That is what the "Middle Path" implied. What was your interpretation ? :confused:

Yes, and of civfanatic too. Long live the Buddhist Soviet Empire :D