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Atheism asserts the independence of the individual. It denies the existence of a power, natural or supernatural, which determines human life. For a long time, people have been supposing that their lives are determined by god, fate or natural law. But the daily experience of free will, disproves the existence of any determining factor.Yet people have believed in the existence of a god etc., on account of their slave-mindedness. Slave-mind seeks a prop, and an early prop it took to was a notion…See More
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That wasn't really my point Deepak. I didn't ask whether you cared or not, I asked how an Atheist is treated by hindis in general. You may or may not know that In America Atheists in some parts of the country can be shunned, or even threatened. Yeah i know, some modern free society right? I believe polytheistic religions are more tolerant, and this is why i asked.
I was wondering if you could fill us in on what it's like for an Atheist in India. I would imagine that Hindi, being a polytheistic religion, might be somewhat more tolerant of Atheist views.
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