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Cornel, Let me help you with your perpetual confusion, which I'm guessing is sometimes feigned. The topic was caste. Caste is part of the Hindu religion, right? Except for those Catholics who still cling to the ridiculous fantasy that they are still Brahmins, Chaddos etc. and cause endless heartache for those who have married outside their "caste" or want to. Can you call yourself a Hindu if you don't believe in God? Can you call yourself a Catholic if you don't believe in God? No, you can't. There are other words to describe such individuals, like atheist, agnostic etc. Cip was saying that someone who is no longer a Hindu is probably not the best person to opine on this regiously based issue. As the Hispanics, say, "Comprende?" --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ########################################################################## > # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # Want to check the archives? > http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > > I really am confused with the content of the posts > below. What exactly does > Mervyn 2 or (is it?) Cip mean that Santosh cannot be > a Hindu Goanetter > because he does not believe in God? If the truth be > known, there are > millions who do not believe in God, especially, the > biblical version of > Him/Her. > Cornel > > Cip Fernandes wrote: > > > It appears that among all our Hindu Goanetters > that > > > Mr. Sachin Phadte and Dr Santosh Helekar are the > > > two most intelligent liberal Hindus who are more > > > than capable to denounce publicly their caste > system on Goanet among > others. > > Cip, > > I think Dr. Santosh Helekar has made it perfectly > clear, over the past ten > years, that he does not believe in God. > > As such, I don't think he would qualify as a > "Hindu Goanetter." > > Mervyn2.0 > > > >
