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Re: Jesus and the Caste system
In article <4dnfrh$q5q@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
|> vivek@cs.rice.edu (Vivek Sadananda Pai) wrote:
[...]
|> > I have a question, then: Ajay proposed to created groups like
|> > soc.religion.hindu.shivism, so given that some people believe that
|> > Jesus had formed his philosophy in India, then what would people say
|> > to soc.religion.hindu.christian?
|>
|> I am really amazed at your interpretation of my posts. You also cut off the
|> portion where I said I was skeptical of these "Jesus visited India stories". I
|> was trying to poke fun at such theories. I received some personal e-mail where
|> someone agreed with me. So I am glad at least one person got it.
Well, speaking of "getting it", perhaps now would be the time to
point out that my post was obviously a joke. The reference to
the Issa Upanishad should've been a dead giveaway. I didn't
include the portion where you say that you are skeptical, because
it would've ruined the entire joke.
I've elaborated in another post.
|> I have some suggestions. First of all, please read my whole post.
Thank you, but I already did. If I may make a suggestion - when it
seems that the posting might best be explained as a joke, assume that
it is, rather than assuming the worst. The reorg discussion might lead
to uncivility here and there, but that should be a temporary issue,
not a permanent one. After all, I've been in very heated discussions
before with a number of people, but then I've cooperated with them
very shortly afterward on different issues.
I am guessing that we have quite a bit more in common than we
have differences. The reorg discussion shows differences, but the
underlying fact is that we're all Hindus, most of us share common
backgrounds, and when it comes down to it, none of us are all that
different from the others.
|> Second, I do
|> not support the "all christians, sikhs, muslims, x, y, z are Hindus" theory.
|> And please don't link up every post to the RFD. Take it easy, relax and try to
|> think of things other than the RFD.
I did, and that post was a humorous diversion, at least for me.
-Vivek
