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Does an interfaith forum means agreeing to falsehood? I have said many a times that it is not a problem for me to live with theists. My family and whole of my community is that. I have explained it many a times. A vacillating theist for half my life and a strong atheist for the rest of the...

Yeah, that is correct. Thoughts that you want to abandon but those thoughts which do not abandon you. Residual Effect. We have a story of a man and a bear caught in a flood, both clinging to each other desperately. A friend on the bank thought that the person has got entangled in a black rug...

There is no evidence of any God or Goddess. Only the ignorant or the indoctrinated believe that. If there is no evidence, what does 'testify' mean? Fallacy ad populum.

Of course, Hinduism (generally) and Jainism believe in heaven, hell, rebirth and attempt to achieve a moral life (perfection), because the quality of next birth is supposed to depend on that. Sojourn in heaven and hell according to deeds is the interregnum between two births. Sikhism does not...

The horse was not lead to water, it was lead to a new conflict with a new religion, just because Bahaollah wanted himself to be accepted as a messenger/manifestation of Allah. It was the establishment of a family enterprise.

I believe it is good and true to a large extent. If they were not truth, why should I cling to them? (But Hinduism provided me a solution without Gods or Goddesses - Advaita, non-duality) If the thoughts are not true and would not leave one, then one has to fight those thoughts. Complete lack of...

One Father is a prejudice and falsehood. We all have our different views. Why should we demean diversity? Not different from racism.

Yeah, it is like that for all Indians. You do your thing, I do mine. Only that one should not impinge on the other. That is Indian secularism as enshrined in our Constitution. "Sarva dharma sama bhava" (same treatment to all religions). In Hinduism, there is no oppression. We are given a free...

The question really is that why embracing all is necessary? You do your thing, I do mine. What father, what oneness? My father was not Tony's father, nor Tony's father was mine.

Same as in people with Abrahamic background, except that there are many Gods and Goddesses. You could call upon them in case of any problem, and that they liked people to be nice. And that was enough for a ticket to heaven and to escape hell. Worship whomever you want. Even if you worshiped one...

Why should we have one fold and one shepherd? Are we sheep? What is the problem with many Gods and Goddesses? The more the merrier. After all, they have always been conjured up.

Very difficult to get out of childhood indoctrination, tribal pride and prejudices. It took me half my life to do that.

That is passe. How about a thousand in one (male or female, or half male/half female)? :D https://www.hinduismoutlook.com/ardhanareeswara-stotram-lyrics-meaning-benefits/ Ardhanareeshwara

I do the same. Admin is not wrong, we are.

“There is not one among you to whom a seat in Paradise or Hell has not been allotted and about whom it has not been written down whether he would be an evil person or a blessed person.” Related by Muslim "When Allah creates us, He is well aware of all the intentions we will have, all the...

Ah, Bahaiis differ on this from Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Where is the confusion? I read the books (including Bible and Qur'an), applied my mind, and became an atheist. Read Bible, apply your mind, perhaps the same thing will happen to you too.

For half my life, I was a 'doubting Thomas', then enlightenment finally struck me.

Why again? He is omniscient. Why does he not remove the chaff at one go?

Mind is the worst way to know God. If you use mind, God never reveals Himself to you. Books are the best, or preachers/clerics/swamis. That is what happened to me. I used mind to find God. :(