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Re: Erwin Schroedinger and Hinduism
In article <4dnfue$q6c@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
Sankar Jayanarayanan <kartik@eng.auburn.edu> wrote:
> I'll tell you what I(personally)
> mean by the term "hindu"-
>
> 1) Culturally- People who are born and/or brought up in India.
> 2) Religiously- People who believe in the Vedas.
Then, as per your own definition Schroedinger does not seem to qualify
as a Hindu (which is the only point I want to make in this thread).
He most certainly doesn't meet criterion 1). He satisfies 2) very, very
partially, if at all. Specifically, S found the Upanishadic conception
of the "Brahman" very compelling and in resonance with his own ontological
persuasion. He was not "religious" in the commonly understood sense
of the term and he didn't "believe" in the Vedas like traditional
believers.
The rest of your post I have not much interest in responding to.
r
