Thanks everyone for your kind words. It is Interesting to know that I might be the only "Hindu" atheist in the forum. But I assure you, there are many like me in my society who have rejected faith altogether, some of whom I know personally.
But I have to admit that being an atheist is no big deal in the contemporary Hindu society. People really dont care in most of the cases. I had no problem in my family when I let them know my disbeliefs. (There is an interesting thing about the position of disbelievers in Hinduism. Search for "Atheism in Hinduism" in wiki and let me know what you think. I am not authorized to post link, sorry about that.)
Personally, I consider myself as a cultural Hindu, who is well aware of the history,tradition and culture of the Hindu society, but does not believe in the spiritual and faith-related part of it. That is to say, I love being part of the religious ceremonies out of respect to the tradition and culture, but not as a believer. There are certain things in every religion which I respect , like I do appreciate the philosophies at times (Hindu, Buddist and Sufi-Islamic philosophies are very interesting at times), but only as an outside observer. I think, in 21st century, religion's place should be confined as a branch in the historical, cultural and anthropological study of human society. Like Ptolemi's universe. Important, but not applicable.
But I have to admit that being an atheist is no big deal in the contemporary Hindu society. People really dont care in most of the cases. I had no problem in my family when I let them know my disbeliefs. (There is an interesting thing about the position of disbelievers in Hinduism. Search for "Atheism in Hinduism" in wiki and let me know what you think. I am not authorized to post link, sorry about that.)
Personally, I consider myself as a cultural Hindu, who is well aware of the history,tradition and culture of the Hindu society, but does not believe in the spiritual and faith-related part of it. That is to say, I love being part of the religious ceremonies out of respect to the tradition and culture, but not as a believer. There are certain things in every religion which I respect , like I do appreciate the philosophies at times (Hindu, Buddist and Sufi-Islamic philosophies are very interesting at times), but only as an outside observer. I think, in 21st century, religion's place should be confined as a branch in the historical, cultural and anthropological study of human society. Like Ptolemi's universe. Important, but not applicable.
