(April 30, 2016 at 6:12 am)Little Rik Wrote:(April 29, 2016 at 9:35 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: People claim the same thing about Jesus, therefore Jesus is God. You can't both be correct. The existence of a myth about someone, believed by millions of people, is no evidence that the myth is a true story. The Indian subcontinent is filled with all sorts of magical stories. You don't believe all of them. Why believe these particular stories? You've given no good reason to believe them. You'll accept the popularity and ubiquity of stories as evidence for Shiva's acts, but you don't accept the existence of physical flutes as evidence that ancient Chinese had music. That's a double standard and an irrational stance. You believe the myths about Shiva because it is part of the legendary basis of Yoga. You believe the myths because you believe in Yoga. That's dogmatic belief.
Yog, you are running too fast with your fantasy.![]()
Slow down and think instead.![]()
I never said that those instruments were not capable of producing sound.
You are confusing sound with real music.
I can produce sound with my seashells but that is not music created with the 7 notes.
Capish? (right?)
As far as believing in Shiva and not in today Indian religions and culture that is because
Shiva teaching create progress and I can feel it while today Indian culture and religions only create misery, corruption and dogma.![]()
Take the caste system.
It is absurd and lead to suffering but that is part of the Indian way of doing things.
Shiva was totally against the caste system.
Strange enough these Hindus fanatics thinks that it come from Shiva.
You believe a bunch of arbitrary claims about Shiva because you feel Yoga works. The followers of Jesus believe something similar. Neither proves the truth of their claims.
So Yoga works and the rest creates only misery. (Like Ananda Marga terrorist bombings.) Right. I don't believe you. The situation is more complex than that. Many followers of Krishna would claim that their practice leads to peace and fulfillment. Their claims are no different from yours. You want us to believe your claims instead based on why exactly? You've given no reason to believe you over them. You admit your beliefs about Shiva aren't based on evidence. Why should I believe you when all you've got backing your claims is more unevidenced claims and religious dogma?
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