Hinduism...
Hinduism doesn't assume that it is the highest authority of all. if I am allowed to say, science is part of hinduism. even christianity doesn't say that it is above the science. it is just that the church is making that claim. science is still not close to religion because both the groups want it to be like that. scientist beleive if they are associated with religion then they would be tarnished and vice versa.also science need hard facts for it to prove that something is acceptable but the religion exactly wants to move away from that because it wants you to believe that there are things above just mere provable facts. now whose side you are in?
posted by Ananya S P at 8:36 PM
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Religions around the world have tried to answer most of the questions that people were desperate to know, for examle: who made us all? why are we here? etc etc...
But when some of these answers were disproved by science, the credibility of religion is lost. For example, when Hinduism, Christianity tried to answer creationism, and science comes much later to show something else, questions will be raised on the veracity of the other issues dealt by religion.
But, I believe that religion is for the mental well being: for example when someone is about to die, he/she would be much at peace to believe that the person is going to merge with a Supreme being, rather than just cease to exist. Comprehending the cessation of existance of the self is very complicated and sometimes scary. When in deathbed, I would not care less about the Big-Bang theory or Freudian process, but would be much comfortable with a Shiva watching over me.
anusha,
please substantiate.
Rajesh,
substantiate what???
Anusha what you wrote is true. Hinduism doesn't assume that it is the highest authority of all.
The concept of UTMOST FREEDOM OF THOUGHTS & ACTIONS is the cardinal principle of Hinduism.
Hinduism never ever forbid any one to question its fundamentals.
Even atheists can call themselves as Hindus. That is very true.
In fact the CHARVAKA philosophy or NASTIKA philosophy, [existed during the Vedic period] founded by CHARVAKA rejected the existence of God and considered religion as an aberration.
Voltaire in Essay on Tolerance wrote:
I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death, your right to say it.
Hinduism is the symbolic representation of what Voltaire wrote.
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