[MineralMan]

"Yes and no - depending on which account of history you accept, Hinduism post-dates the events of Genesis making the Judeo-Christian tradition the oldest religion on the planet."

Yes, well. Are you a believer that the events of Genesis happened around 6000 years ago? If so, then you have a point.

Either way, Hinduism is one of the great religions of this planet. Its history and beliefs are not for ridicule. Anyone who ridicules Hinduism mocks his own beliefs, as well, in my opinion.

[Skooz]

Hilarious.

You lecture posters for mocking Hinduism, and say "Anyone who ridicules Hinduism mocks his own beliefs, as well, in my opinion," one line down from where you ridiculed the Jewish and Christian faiths.

[Old_Mil]

Yes, well. Are you a believer that the events of Genesis happened around 6000 years ago? If so, then you have a point.

While I won't say specifically 6,000 on the nose, I will say that I believe that the events of Genesis happened within thousands or tens of thousands of years and that Hinduism is a later derivative of fertile crescent polytheism.

There are two broad views of religion: that monotheism was the original faith with polytheism being a "de"-volution of this original faith...and that animistic polytheism was the original faith and that monotheism is an evolution of it. Clearly, I believe the former to be the case.

[frogjerk]

Either way, Hinduism is one of the great religions of this planet. Its history and beliefs are not for ridicule. Anyone who ridicules Hinduism mocks his own beliefs, as well, in my opinion

That's a weird statement coming from as avowed atheist.

[Walkingfeather]

Interesting comments from a "godless athiest"