01-08-2004, 01:01 PM
A very nice discussion goin' on here. I'm learning a lot. Thanks to all of you! <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Just one comment: The basic defensive nature of us Hindus maybe attributed to the fact that we never tried to convert anyone by force or threats. We never really went out of our way to spread 'it.' Hence we were pretty satisfied in our own domain. OTOH, Islam's basic ideology was to convert anyone & everyone, by whatever means necessary (Read '<i>at the point of a sword.</i>') And that's why we were always fielding with all the 11 players inside the circle. And now the rules have changed!
Am I generalising this too much? Or it's somewhere in the middle?
Anyway, Please carry on!
Just one comment: The basic defensive nature of us Hindus maybe attributed to the fact that we never tried to convert anyone by force or threats. We never really went out of our way to spread 'it.' Hence we were pretty satisfied in our own domain. OTOH, Islam's basic ideology was to convert anyone & everyone, by whatever means necessary (Read '<i>at the point of a sword.</i>') And that's why we were always fielding with all the 11 players inside the circle. And now the rules have changed!
Am I generalising this too much? Or it's somewhere in the middle?
Anyway, Please carry on!