Any Ex-Hindus Other Than Me?

[Aoi Magi]

I love hinduism.
They have loads of festivals, all year round.
Atheism is kind of a part of the religion.
Loads of great philosophy.
I like sanskrit as a language.
Great stories. I personally think the Mahabharata is better than game of thrones.




The main reasons you don't get many ex-hindu atheists is because:
1) Hinduism has become an cultural identity of the people, and it's hard to break away from that.
2) In it worship of a deity, or even a belief in one is actually optional. So it is hard to pin them down.
3) Most people in a, uh... "developing nation", are too busy earning a living to engage in intellectual philosophy.

On the other hand, you can't eat steak. So it kind of balances itself out.

Which of the original scriptures in sanatan dharma prevents you from eating steak? If I remember correctly, one of the upapuranas forbids killing cows, nothing about oxes or buffaloes.
Also during "bali" or animal sacrifice to gods, a lot of places sacrifices young male calves, guess what the meat is used for afterwards....