A 17 year old atheist from India here.
The main reason why I became an atheist is that I just couldn't agree with the whole concept of 'god'.
I hope to have open discussions with you all.. :)
Greetings! Welcome to the forum. Always nice to have people from other nationalities that we can pick on.. :)
Fresh meat
Welcome.
Quote from: aitm on February 24, 2016, 09:16:37 AM
Greetings! Welcome to the forum. Always nice to have people from other nationalities that we can pick on.. :)
Haha thanks :)
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Quote from: drunkenshoe on February 24, 2016, 09:46:06 AM
Welcome.
Thank you!
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Welcome. We have had another Indian atheist ... from Kashmir, but who doesn't post often. Some Indian metaphysics supports the atheist position, though most of it does not. Most regular posters are from GB, US or Australia.
Quote from: Baruch on February 24, 2016, 11:52:03 AM
Welcome. We have had another Indian atheist ... from Kashmir, but who doesn't post often. Some Indian metaphysics supports the atheist position, though most of it does not. Most regular posters are from GB, US or Australia.
Oh, I am from Kerala but currently I am living in Mumbai.
Atheistic beliefs can be seen in many ancient Indian cultures, the most popular of them were the Charvakas. Unfortunately after the bhakti movement those traditions started losing their popularity and got eventually suppressed. Hopefully according to the latest survey by the government, atheism is the fastest growing belief in India.
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Welcome. Met a few people from India- academics and medical professionals- and they were all atheists. some of the best doctors/instructors I encountered, by the way.
Hello.
Viking descendant here. I traveled to Goa for 2 weeks when I was in Gymnasium in 2001 with my class. Was right before the monsoon, so it was bloody hot and humid. Nice place apart from the heat.
Hello there! I'm one of the three resident touhoufags and the ill-tempered miko of the forum. The pleasure is all yours! :twisted:
Quote from: Hakurei Reimu on February 24, 2016, 05:33:25 PM
Hello there! I'm one of the three resident touhoufags and the ill-tempered miko of the forum. The pleasure is all yours! :twisted:
Touhoufag #2 reporting in.
My first friend from India, was a PhD electrical engineer from Tamil Nadu. Very smart person he was.
Welcome. If don't mind sharing; were you raised in a religious family? I was raised christian and am now atheist.
Quote from: AllRight on February 24, 2016, 07:05:40 PM
Welcome. If don't mind sharing; were you raised in a religious family? I was raised christian and am now atheist.
Well my parents are religious. Even though they are not extremely religious, let's just say they are religious enough to get angry and make a fight when I say something against religion etc. My brother(who is older than me) considers himself to be an agonist though..
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Quote from: Sal1981 on February 24, 2016, 01:51:33 PM
Hello.
Viking descendant here. I traveled to Goa for 2 weeks when I was in Gymnasium in 2001 with my class. Was right before the monsoon, so it was bloody hot and humid. Nice place apart from the heat.
Well Indian climate can be pretty tough for foreign nationals.
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Quote from: sreedevkkumar on February 24, 2016, 08:17:28 PM
Well my parents are religious. Even though they are not extremely religious, let's just say they are religious enough to get angry and make a fight when I say something against religion etc. My brother(who is older than me) considers himself to be an agonist though..
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What religion?
Quote from: Draconic Aiur on February 24, 2016, 08:21:39 PM
What religion?
Hinduism
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Quote from: sreedevkkumar...Hopefully according to the latest survey by the government, atheism is the fastest growing belief in India.
Welcome. Although technically it's a lack of belief, not a belief, glad to hear that atheism is spreading where you are. Gives me hope. And it's usually pleasant to have more like-minded people around.
Although belief in god is only one of many barriers to common agreement in the world, it's a big one, and when it's gone a lot of ignorant fear and bullshit rationalizing goes with it. Not that atheists agree on all that much, but usually they at least
respect rational thought, even if they're not particularly good at it, and hopefully that gives us a level field to play on.
I look forward to hearing your point of view, as an ex-Hindu.
Welcome to our little band of heathens Sreedevkkumar, hope you'll like it here.
Quote from: Solomon Zorn on February 25, 2016, 06:42:46 AM
Welcome. Although technically it's a lack of belief, not a belief, glad to hear that atheism is spreading where you are. Gives me hope. And it's usually pleasant to have more like-minded people around.
Although belief in god is only one of many barriers to common agreement in the world, it's a big one, and when it's gone a lot of ignorant fear and bullshit rationalizing goes with it. Not that atheists agree on all that much, but usually they at least respect rational thought, even if they're not particularly good at it, and hopefully that gives us a level field to play on.
I look forward to hearing your point of view, as an ex-Hindu.
I should also mention that religious extremism and intolerance too is in increase in my country.
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Quote from: sreedevkkumarI should also mention that religious extremism and intolerance too is in increase in my country.
I know how that feels. See, we already have something in common. :wink2:
Quote from: Solomon Zorn on February 25, 2016, 02:02:26 PM
I know how that feels. See, we already have something in common. :wink2:
Yeah lol
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