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Thanks to you too, Longfellow. Such discussions help us to crystallize our views. p.s.: Incorrect term, in my opinion, not necessarily in the opinion of many other people. :D

I have mentioned my views in my posts #25 and #28. for wisdom and power. I do not find anything 'divine' in it. I do not use that incorrect term. :)

The problem is that I do not believe in existence of any God, that is why I would not term anything as 'divine'.

No. I am laughing at the people who think that study of maths and science is inferior to the study of centuries old books. I think India has the largest number of poor students in the world.

Welcome to you too, Shaibi. I am a troublesome old-timer here. :)

That is correct for Hindu theists; and most Hindus are theists of one kind or another. (I am a sort of exception :))

And that you term as learning? :D

That comes with "Samskaras", the totality of learning - upbringing, education, family and social influences, etc. Wikipedia defines it in this way: "In Hindu Philosophy, samskaras are mental impressions, recollections, or psychological imprints that color one's thoughts and actions, and form the...

Guru means teacher, one who understands his subject. The person won't need to be termed as 'guru', if there are no students. Does a guru understand what he is talking about? Has he/she have the requisite knowledge? What kind of bias does he/she have? There are many pretenders. Somewhere in Hindu...

I do not clearly understand what you are pointing out here. Wisdom comes only with knowledge and experience. Why should it be called 'divine'? What power are you pointing at?

I do not dispute that, but I do not generally use them. Why allegories and analogies, say what you want to say directly. Allegories and analogies lead us to ambiguities.

I am serious and I have said this after thinking about it for years. Yes, there are unknowns, but science is working on that. Are we not aware of relativity, quantum mechanics or uncertainty, though we may not be scientists working on these fields?

I do not consider Buddha, Mahavira of Jains or Guru Nanak of Sikhism as outside Hinduism. I have learnt so much from Buddha. They were part of us and expounded 'Dharma'. In Hinduism, it is considered'Mata' (Opinion) or'Pantha' (Road). 'Buddha Mata', 'Jain Mata' or 'Gur-mat' (the opinion...

I have learnt from these stories. Yes, they can be used in harmful ways by faith-based believers. Faith sans evidence is not for me. I do not believe that anything operates outside our sense and conscious awareness. Where is the evidence?

To all people. Why just Hindus? Why should others be unscientific in this 21st Century?

As an atheist Hindu, I think they are folk-stories which have been created for guidance of people. In these stories, when Gods err, people clearly say that it was not correct, and that should not have been done. That is guidance. There is nothing that I will label as 'divine'. I think that is an...

As per my view, that is correct. We have the wisdom of our elders in the scriptures, we have the knowledge of modern science, we have our life experiences, we have a brain which is meant for critical analysis. What more do we need? Why cannot we make our own decisions? There may be people who...

Hindus do not think that way. The rules (dharma) are eternal - Sanatana.(Hindu religion is also known as Sanatana Dharma). It is supposed that 'dharma' does not change even when an old universe folds up and a new universe comes into being. :D Even Gods and Goddesses have to go by their 'dharma'.

Hindus have nothing to do with God of Abraham. Our elders made the rules and we follow it, change them when necessary. In this age of democracy, the government and judiciary also have a role to play in the process. That has proved sufficient for us. No God involved.

That is very ungrateful of you. You are using what science has provided to you every moment of your life, and you say do not believe in science. At lest science minimizes errors all the time. OT description of creation is the funniest document, has umpteen errors in its six lines, and no one...