(July 5, 2021 at 8:45 pm)AkiraTheFighter24 Wrote: ^ In terms of scripture, not that I know of. But traditionally it's been shunned by Hindus. With being an Atheist, it's similar. But luckily I'm able to be openly gay and openly an Atheist outside of the family and that's largy due to the fact I hang out within the local metal and punk scene. Most people outside that scene that do accept it are young, so it's good to know that Trinidad is slowly evolving.
The fact that you hang out with the local metal and punk scene (who accepts you for who you are) sounds great... and --if I may say-- quite fun.
In the other thread I said some things about liking some of the philosophical aspects of Hinduism. (And that's true.) But I neglected to mention how much nonsense one has to ignore to even get to anything insightful out of the Bhagavad Gita. A fuckton. It takes discipline. Taking Hinduism literally (in my opinion) is an absurd worldview.
You can just ignore me sometimes. I've been an atheist for so long, I'm bored with it. And I'm so bored with it, I like to shake the pillars that hold it up sometimes. Not in an "I endorse religion" way... more of an "I endorse Socrates" way. I like to question the things we take for granted. And here, most of us take for granted that religion is worthless. So I try to find nuggets of worth here and there when I can, and bring them up for debate.
It's a good thing. It's boring to just agree with a worldview all the time, as correct as it may be. And... I should add...it is healthy for the intellect to question the assumptions of your own worldview from time to time. I mean... that's what led me to atheism in the first place.
