On 5/20/07, shiv sastry wrote:
Do you agree with my characterization of Hindus or do you think it is inaccurate?
the description may be "literally" accurate, but whether it would characterize fanaticism is really very subjective... you said: "How much more difference could there be between Hindu practices and what one sees in civilized, law abiding societies? It seems quite clear that by the standards of behavior seen as "normal and civilized" in "modern society" ....." You make very many assumptions both in terms of how hinduism is perceived and how someone else is interpreting it, and what a civiilized and normal society is....
