You write: “you’re treating those supposedly reputable universities with (presumably germane) courses on religion philosophy or comparative religion disrespectfully, by attributing to them a glaring lack of scholarliness and limited comprehension of their own fields.”
This comment suffers from twin defects. Why do you accuse “me” for reporting the historical fact of what university faculty committees sift for debate they consider worthy of rational thought in which the Gita gets a footnotes’ worth of reference? Second, you then insinuate that this omission constitutes a glaring lack of scholarship.
The problem with this line of reasoning is that first you rightly demand scholarship and debate and then complain of a lack of scholarship if scholars decide to relegate the Gita to the ether. And, then you chide me for a “sophomoric” description by calling the Gita a tract.
Of course would you not agree that “India itself is inhabited by vast swaths of illiterate masses who’s beliefs, practices, rituals and customs can only charitably be described as barbaric and unfit for accommodation in western societies” if explained in the context that Hindus of this perspective are prone to kill and torch when attempts are made to engage them in “rational” inquiry about the validity of their beliefs as a prelude to conversion?
Your comments are unresearched, unevolving and while “you” may or may not be stupid, your comments sure seem to make less sense as you progress in this thread. I am tired, so I give up, rant all you want.
Hindu saying: When the frogs’s croak, the cuckoos prefer not to sing.
"Historical fact?" I'm tired of listening your relentless bigoted slander against Hinduism. You refuse to acknowledge your glaring errors, your general ignorance of Hinduism is obviously deliberate and therefore terminal, and your continual disrespect and belligerence deserves no further response. That you can possibly believe you are appropriately representing Catholicism with your vicious slanders is absurd - your hateful mind does not in any way represent Church teachings on Hinduism, the Bhagavad Gita, Hindus, or India (nor university-level education). Yet you refuse to admit you are merely speaking for yourself, and so utterly misrepresent yourself as knowledgable of Catholic doctrine or even logical thought. In short, any further discussion with you is a waste of time. Goodbye.