Szdfan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 4:08 pm
I’ve read critiques from other Hindus that Ramaswamy is intentionally soft peddling the differences between Christianity and Hinduism in order to appeal to evangelicals.
Given my experiences around evangelicals, most of them are very familiar with what exactly they hate about Hinduism, Islam, and so forth - I think having someone try to bridge those divides and find some common ground is a good thing, not a bad thing.
Or would you prefer he went around trying to highlight differences, sow discord, and create conflict? A really good question is why liberals all seem to hate Vivek Ramaswamy so much.
I don't think liberals pay much attention to Ramaswamy at all. He basically gets zero attention in any liberal circles because he is a nobody.
However those few who do stop to pay him any attention don't "hate" him. He isn't worthy of hate. Rather, they tend to dismiss him as a charlatan, fraud, and demagogue who appears to know little of what he is talking about.
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5. Protecting sacred lands for Indigenous communities
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Was this supposed to be an example of Biden pretending to be interested in religious liberty?
Josh wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:24 pm
I would say he’s been quite honest about what his religion is, but he is also seeking to find common ground instead of focusing on divisions and differences.
He mentions his faith & God a lot. Hindus don't have one God. I'm confused by him.
I’ve read critiques from other Hindus that Ramaswamy is intentionally soft peddling the differences between Christianity and Hinduism in order to appeal to evangelicals.
Hinduism has one to multiple gods. Vivek has explained his theology on this. He identifies one God.
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Szdfan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 4:08 pm
I’ve read critiques from other Hindus that Ramaswamy is intentionally soft peddling the differences between Christianity and Hinduism in order to appeal to evangelicals.
Given my experiences around evangelicals, most of them are very familiar with what exactly they hate about Hinduism, Islam, and so forth - I think having someone try to bridge those divides and find some common ground is a good thing, not a bad thing.
Or would you prefer he went around trying to highlight differences, sow discord, and create conflict? A really good question is why liberals all seem to hate Vivek Ramaswamy so much.
Being honest and authentic about differences is not the same thing as sowing discord and creating conflict. Part of what I don’t like about Ramaswamy (and disliking and criticizing someone is not the same thing as hating them), is that I think he’s a phony. Of course lots of politicians are phonies and so he’s in good company, but that doesn’t mean I have to like him or vote for him.
I think if I was a Hindu, I would be concerned whether the primary representative of Hinduism in the mainstream was presenting an accurate depiction of the faith. That’s not hatred or discord — that’s authenticity.
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He mentions his faith & God a lot. Hindus don't have one God. I'm confused by him.
I’ve read critiques from other Hindus that Ramaswamy is intentionally soft peddling the differences between Christianity and Hinduism in order to appeal to evangelicals.
Hinduism has one to multiple gods. Vivek has explained his theology on this. He identifies one God.
I’m not an expert on Hinduism, but according to my limited reading, Hinduism is both monotheistic and polytheistic — Brahman is the supreme being, but there are simultaneously other deities like Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. I don’t think that there’s a simple answer to the question of whether Hinduism is monotheistic or polytheistic.
Even if Ramaswamy does believe in one God, it’s not necessarily the same God as the God of the Abrahamic faiths. There are commonalities between major world religions, but I also think it’s important not to paper the differences over. I think it’s possible to talk about and recognize differences without sowing conflict and discord.
For the record, I don’t think that the fact that Ramaswamy is a Hindu disqualifies him from the presidency. But I do think that if I was a Hindu, I would be concerned about how he’s portraying Hinduism.
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He often posts this list. I tend to agree with much of this.
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The first oil refinery in the United States was not built until 1861 and the economy did not convert to dependence on fossil fuels until the early 20th century. Were humans not flourishing before we started drilling for oil in the later half of the 19th century? Aristotle, Jesus, Paul, Augustine, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, etc. None of them lived in a world that relied on fossil fuels.
The Amish still don't use any fossil fuels. Are they not flourishing?
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Ken wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:33 pm
The Amish still don't use any fossil fuels.
Well, not much of them anyway. The odd kerosene lantern and generator to run milking machines and such. But that is only because they don't want to be on the electrical grid. Perhaps it is more accurate to say they don't RELY on them. I certainly wouldn't claim that the economic success of the Amish is due to their reliance on fossil fuels. You don't see them queuing up at the gas station like the rest of us or complaining about gas prices.
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