01-15-2004, 11:55 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-SSRamachandran+Jan 15 2004, 12:07 PM-->QUOTE(SSRamachandran @ Jan 15 2004, 12:07 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> I am a secular hindu and have no problem with other religions as long as they keep the interests of our country ahead of any irredentist extra national affiliations. When I say that , I become an extremist.Â
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SSR,
I am not sure what exactly you mean by secular Hindu. The word secular has assumed a life of its own in bhArata. Originally secular meant areligious. So if you are a Hindu then you cannot exactly be areligious. Furthermore, the problem goes much deeper. As Prof. Balagangadhara explains what the Hindus mean by "religion" is not at all the same as what Abrahamists mean by religion. This is one of the reasons why there was and is a great asymmetry in understanding things such as the two nation theory. The two nation theory makes perfect sense to the Abrahamists but the Hindus it is not clear at all because they do not have the same axioms as the Abrahamists. This fundamental difference in perception is felt in many directions. he main consequence of this is the ability of Hindus to coexist peacefully with other pagans and un-obtrusive Abrahamists but not the obtrusive Abrahamists. Thus for the Indian system to survive it is very important the the Hindus are in control and the Hindu socio-cultural structure is preserved without much dilution. If the Abrahamists are given a free hand, like parasites they will ravage the host system. The alternative is that the Abrahamists become unobstrusive in one way or the other. The simplest option for them is to drop evangalism and jihad. If they are not willing we can bid coexistence good bye.
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SSR,
I am not sure what exactly you mean by secular Hindu. The word secular has assumed a life of its own in bhArata. Originally secular meant areligious. So if you are a Hindu then you cannot exactly be areligious. Furthermore, the problem goes much deeper. As Prof. Balagangadhara explains what the Hindus mean by "religion" is not at all the same as what Abrahamists mean by religion. This is one of the reasons why there was and is a great asymmetry in understanding things such as the two nation theory. The two nation theory makes perfect sense to the Abrahamists but the Hindus it is not clear at all because they do not have the same axioms as the Abrahamists. This fundamental difference in perception is felt in many directions. he main consequence of this is the ability of Hindus to coexist peacefully with other pagans and un-obtrusive Abrahamists but not the obtrusive Abrahamists. Thus for the Indian system to survive it is very important the the Hindus are in control and the Hindu socio-cultural structure is preserved without much dilution. If the Abrahamists are given a free hand, like parasites they will ravage the host system. The alternative is that the Abrahamists become unobstrusive in one way or the other. The simplest option for them is to drop evangalism and jihad. If they are not willing we can bid coexistence good bye.