When it comes to matters of faith, Hinduism has real advantages over Christianity.
Firstly, the costumes are WAY better.
Hinduism has up to 33,000,000 versions of "God" that all come from Atman. Christianity has a mere 3 maximum. And neither religion offers the tiniest shred of evidence that ANY of them exist outside the imagination.
Both religions have "scriptures". But neither demonstrates that so much as a verse came from ANY version of "God".
Hinduism was around for about 3,000 years before Jesus burst through the hymen of the BVM.
Christianity promises a mansion in Heaven, or eternity roasting in Hell - or maybe a bit of roasting for a while in Purgatory. Hinduism offers a constant cycle of reincarnation until you get it right and attain moshka. No evidence from either, of course.
When it comes to Salvation, the monopoly lies in the hands of Jesus ... and is administered by his servants on earth. Hindus reach enlightenment by the Path of Knowledge, the Path of devotion, or the Path of Good Deeds.
Women are considered equal to men and there are many Goddesses in Hinduism. In Christianity, women have been - and still are in places - second-class persons, and in the biblical writings are to blame for, well, pretty much everything really.
As a faith community - especially if you're a woman - is Hinduism a better deal than Christianity ...?
Hinduism vs Christianity
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In Hinduism, "God" may be represented in feminine form, and granted as much love, devotion, faith, belief and worship as any of the three Christian versions of "God"
In Christianity, women are to blame for pretty much everything. "God" is certainly never presented in the feminine.
In this charming Christian artwork, the talking serpent of the Genesis mythology is a female. The females exchange the fruit with their sinister (left) hands, and please note the position of Eve's head in relation to Adam's penis. Things did not happen by accident in these religious depictions.
No one, of course, demonstrates that ANY version of "God" is anything more than imaginary.
In Christianity, women are to blame for pretty much everything. "God" is certainly never presented in the feminine.
In this charming Christian artwork, the talking serpent of the Genesis mythology is a female. The females exchange the fruit with their sinister (left) hands, and please note the position of Eve's head in relation to Adam's penis. Things did not happen by accident in these religious depictions.
No one, of course, demonstrates that ANY version of "God" is anything more than imaginary.
No one EVER demonstrates that "God" exists outside their parietal cortex.
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Krishna and Christ aren't equivalent. They are similar, but Krishna is an avatar while Christ is a human being.StuartJ wrote:
The Lord Krishna descends in human form.
The Lord Jesus descends in human form.
Equal absence of evidence for both.
But Lord Krishna doesn't hold the monopoly on Salvation.
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Hence the biblical authors command to cease from such nonsense as imaginary Gods. When there is no such thing as God, it makes perfect sense to institute the command.StuartJ wrote:
No one, of course, demonstrates that ANY version of "God" is anything more than imaginary.
Who knew atheism had so much in common with a fictional God?
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[Replying to post 23 by shnarkle]
Numerous Christians believe that their Divine Leader is NOT human.
Christians are the only people of faith I know that have the arrogance to declare that their Divine Leader IS "God" with a capital-G.
Even though they have nothing more than the cult propaganda and their "Indwelling Holy Spirit" to back the claim ...
Neither is EVER demonstrated as being more than products of the human imagination.Krishna and Christ aren't equivalent. They are similar, but Krishna is an avatar while Christ is a human being.
Numerous Christians believe that their Divine Leader is NOT human.
Christians are the only people of faith I know that have the arrogance to declare that their Divine Leader IS "God" with a capital-G.
Even though they have nothing more than the cult propaganda and their "Indwelling Holy Spirit" to back the claim ...
No one EVER demonstrates that "God" exists outside their parietal cortex.
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[Replying to StuartJ]
what happened to lord Jesus in historic context is a condemnation of the brutal early roman empire.The era of Jesus was an oppression lasting about 130 years. With rebellion throughout.
Hindus didn't suffer that kind of brutal subjugation , where holy men were not killed.
If Jesus had ben born in India he probably would have livet til 80 yrs and had a great following.
If Buddha had came to 1st century Judea he too would probably have been killed.God sent Lord Jesus to a much more dangerous politically charged place. It was dangerous to be the son of God in Judea. As Schweitzer wrote Jesus was crushed by the wheel of history.
what happened to lord Jesus in historic context is a condemnation of the brutal early roman empire.The era of Jesus was an oppression lasting about 130 years. With rebellion throughout.
Hindus didn't suffer that kind of brutal subjugation , where holy men were not killed.
If Jesus had ben born in India he probably would have livet til 80 yrs and had a great following.
If Buddha had came to 1st century Judea he too would probably have been killed.God sent Lord Jesus to a much more dangerous politically charged place. It was dangerous to be the son of God in Judea. As Schweitzer wrote Jesus was crushed by the wheel of history.
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Hinduism and Christianity BOTH have flood myths.
Both are myths - because they never really happened - but the Hindu myth from the Shatapatha Brahmana is far older than the biblical myth.
Christianity is just a syncretised copycat development of earlier belief systems.
The Christian idea of "God" is just as much make-believe as anyone else's.
The Hindu myth ...
And this is what I was brainwashed with as a child ...
Both are myths - because they never really happened - but the Hindu myth from the Shatapatha Brahmana is far older than the biblical myth.
Christianity is just a syncretised copycat development of earlier belief systems.
The Christian idea of "God" is just as much make-believe as anyone else's.
The Hindu myth ...
And this is what I was brainwashed with as a child ...
No one EVER demonstrates that "God" exists outside their parietal cortex.
Post #29
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Actually there was a great flooding when the ice age ended. The oceans rose considerably .I am not surprised many ancient scriptures have
Actually there was a great flooding when the ice age ended. The oceans rose considerably .I am not surprised many ancient scriptures have
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Actually there was a great flooding when the ice age ended. The oceans rose considerably .I am not surprised many ancient scriptures have great flood stories. Not only is the flood story scriptural it is also scientific fact..There was a flood in the memory of ancient humans. Passed down to them through various cultural venues.
Actually there was a great flooding when the ice age ended. The oceans rose considerably .I am not surprised many ancient scriptures have great flood stories. Not only is the flood story scriptural it is also scientific fact..There was a flood in the memory of ancient humans. Passed down to them through various cultural venues.
