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Praying to God is basically begging for candies. Yeah, I am an atheist from a polytheist tradition. My perspective is different from yours. Satan like humans was a faulty creation of Abrahamic God. God allows Satan to continue the may-hem. Why?

I agree to that, but not to your elaboration. :)

Of course, not. If you pray to Shiva, only Shiva will know, not Vishnu. One have to invoke the God or Goddess that one want to correspond to. Has God forgiven Satan? These are nice ideas but not applicable to all. Even your God has an eternal hell for some, atheists qualify for that.

Well, the Pilate did not say that Jesus was a king. He asked a question. Jesus' answer was not correct. He should have answered clearly, yes or no. Obfuscation.

Many Gods and Goddesses? What is true and what is false? That Jesus was son of that One God or that Bahaollah was a manifestation of that One God? Good and Holy according to whom? Christians or Bahais? Or Hindus and Buddhists? For whom both these statements are not true. It is not an argument...

Acceptance of multiplicity of Indian beliefs and rejection of none..

I have done more reading than this and that. :)

If not so, provide evidence. :D

Who did that, just let me know. I am on the wrong side of eighty. :)

Whether Eckhart or Sufi, that is only a subterfuge; still Christian or Muslim. Hindu mysticism is not tied to religion.

I know, I know. Not interesting for me. We have lots of mysticism in Hinduism,. but it never appealed to me. Christian and mystic! Muslim and mystic. No, that is not even mysticism, it is a fake.

Some paths start with humans and end with humans. Buddhism and some paths of Hinduism. They do not need a recourse to imaginary things - 'divine'.

OP: If you meet Eckhart on the road ... I would not know who he is. But my belief is completely different. I will not have any problem in shaking hands with him, but would not engage in any discussion.

A small correction: Metaphysically, if it works, there must be something there, .. in your case. I agree. Metaphysical argument. :) And cling to what was taught to me in childhood? :)

Last of the astronomical lessons (Chat-GPT): Albedo (reflectivity of planets) :D Mercury: ~0.11 (11%) Venus: ~0.65 (65%) - Venus has a high albedo due to its thick cloud cover. Earth: ~0.30 (30%) - This value can vary based on cloud cover and surface conditions. Mars: ~0.25...

Wil, I do not mind doing homework for children. ;) No. Last four planets are much heavier than Earth. They are distant, that is why they do not seem bright. Uranus and Neptune cannot even be seen with naked eye. Mass of planets, distance (Chat-GPT): Mercury: 3.30×10^23 kg - 91.7 million km...

They light-up dust particles. So it seems hazy near the surface of earth if looked from an angle. "Dust particles can extend to heights of about 5-7 kilometers (3-4 miles) in the atmosphere, .." DuckAssist "

The very best book on philosophies in Hinduism, uncomparable (IMHO): "A History of Indian Philosophy" by Surendranath Dasgupta https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49851/page/n203/mode/2up?view=theater Chapter 10 devoted to Sankara, Advaita; but that is just part of the whole. Free...

I do not indulge in 'religion hunting'. I have studied all (fairly extensively). I stick with my view of Advaita (non-dual) Hinduism.

Yeah, coming from Abrahamic religions, it sounds strange, concocted.