Hi, this is Rudy, 28, male, software engineer from India, currently in New York, USA.
I come from a Hindu society. It is quite surprising that I am an atheist today considering the strong religious background I carry. My grandmother, a sort of family matriarch, is a devout hindu who use to perform all sort of "puja"s (worship ceremony) to various hindu gods and goddesses throughout the year. I grew up watching numerous hindu rituals being performed everyday, with occasional large auspicious ceremonies at least 2-3 days every month. Though I used to enjoy the family gatherings and the feasts, i never believed in any of the religious crap associated with them, thanks to my rationalist father who, without being didactic on my spiritual views, imparted logic and reasoning in my mind in such a way that I ended up being a skeptic very early in my life. I never prayed as long as I remember, (though I feigned a lot to keep people happy) and as I grew up, I studied more and more about different religion and spirituality, which only confirmed my skeptic views.
I want to be a part of this forum to discuss and analyze the various topics related to religion and atheism with my fellow atheists.
I come from a Hindu society. It is quite surprising that I am an atheist today considering the strong religious background I carry. My grandmother, a sort of family matriarch, is a devout hindu who use to perform all sort of "puja"s (worship ceremony) to various hindu gods and goddesses throughout the year. I grew up watching numerous hindu rituals being performed everyday, with occasional large auspicious ceremonies at least 2-3 days every month. Though I used to enjoy the family gatherings and the feasts, i never believed in any of the religious crap associated with them, thanks to my rationalist father who, without being didactic on my spiritual views, imparted logic and reasoning in my mind in such a way that I ended up being a skeptic very early in my life. I never prayed as long as I remember, (though I feigned a lot to keep people happy) and as I grew up, I studied more and more about different religion and spirituality, which only confirmed my skeptic views.
I want to be a part of this forum to discuss and analyze the various topics related to religion and atheism with my fellow atheists.
