On 27/12/2007, Bhandare wrote: [1] Dear Dr Colaco: I think you are merely rehashing the "true scottsman fallacy" [2] unlike galileo who was put to death
[3] can you quote any scripture which requires a hindu to practise casteism? [4] I am guessing that you have not read the manusmriti in its entirety.. [5] furthermore manusmriti was given undue importance by the british historians [6] In modern day afghanistan and pakistan wherever buddhism spread the buddhists were converted en masse to islam..... inspite of buddhism being an egalitarian religion unlike hinduism allmost all budhists became muslims == jc's response: Dear Bhandare, Thank you for your response. I will try respond to you in brief. #s [1] and [2] from you are intriguing (or shall I say 'mini-revisionistic'. Firstly, I always thought that there was NO such thing as the "true scottsman fallacy" but the 'NO True Scotsman fallacy'. Secondly, Galileo was NOT put to death. re # [3] Can you quote any scripture which prohibits a hindu from practising that horrible caste system? re # [4] and [5] Yes, we do need to blame the British for our discrimination. As a people, we are NOT prejudiced. We do not treat darker and 'black' people badly. Do we? wrt Reading the 'entire' Manusmriti - you obviously are directing my attention to a particular segment of Manusmriti. Please do so. You may direct me to the Sanskrit version which you have surely read in its entirety ...right? re [6] The Buddhists have their own explanation for that. I do not agree with that explanation entirely but it is one which might benefit from your comment. Here is the available part of a rather tortuous treatise by Dr. Ambedkar: "The Decline and Fall of Buddhism", http://www.ambedkar.org/ambcd/19B.Revolution%20and%20Counter%20Rev.in%20Ancient%20India%20PART%20II.htm#a5 good wishes jc
