I am often embarrassed when some Hindus like
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here justify hindu traditions and philosophy with brainy-sounding gibberish just so it makes people impressed. Why do we have this need to keep shielding our beliefs under the lofty 'scientific' label? Can't we just practice our religion because we think it is fun (and more importantly, safe)?
As a student of science and a Hindu, I think we should stop trying to justify our religion with pseudo-science. It puts off both the educated and the uneducated people, and
makes us seem incredibly stupid and exploitative.
I do not mean to offend - my apologies if I have. But I think you all will agree with me that there are some aspects to Sanatana Dharma that are not in conflict with humane ethics and perhaps even science. Nyayavadis and Vaishesikas were early atomists. Advaita gives an elaborate theoretical concept of interconnectedness that we can find in nature.
These should be presented, but we don't have to keep attaching intellectual-sounding gibberish terminology to ridiculous concepts (like 'Biologists believe the liquid dye or Abeer penetrates the body and enters into the pores. It has the effect of strengthening the ions in the body and adds health and beauty to it') just to justify our religion.
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