Which are, to my understanding, apaurusheyatva Which, as I said, is only tangential to our discussion, so don't know why you noted it - but fine! Also, apaurusheyatva is a noun ("unauthoredness"),not an adjective.
But yes, on further research you are right to point out the status of the Manusmiriti. So there goes your your statement beginning "As much as the varna finds...," and I hope you agree with me now that how your allusion to the caste system wasn't a valid counterpoint on that occasion.
we surely do admit the existence of very conservative Hindus who believe an iron-clad caste society is justified by the scriptures I had only shown that doing away with the caste system would not be inconsistent with belief in the existence of Rta. Justifications can of course be offered for the caste systems based on the scriptures; and those can be contested, again based on the scriptures. But fine, you want to call me liberal, call me liberal - no issues.
Although, as an aside, Hinduism largely does not seem to suffer the same sort sort of religious fundamentalism which plagues the Abrahamic faiths I admit to not knowing about Abrahamic religions in much detail, but the tolerance that people note is an outcome of belief in existence of multiple paths in pursuit of supreme knowledge and devotion - a belief that is as core to Hinduism as the concepts of Brahman, Rta etc. are, and which is etched in the very thought process that characterizes the Hindu social milieu.
I haven't and I'm not claiming that. Umm.. You said "there is plenty who will claim that the holy books are to be interpreted literally and eternally." If there are no such claims by Hindus that are worth being noted then way say there is plenty...?
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Which, as I said, is only tangential to our discussion, so don't know why you noted it - but fine! Also, apaurusheyatva is a noun ("unauthoredness"),not an adjective.
But yes, on further research you are right to point out the status of the Manusmiriti.
So there goes your your statement beginning "As much as the varna finds...," and I hope you agree with me now that how your allusion to the caste system wasn't a valid counterpoint on that occasion.
we surely do admit the existence of very conservative Hindus who believe an iron-clad caste society is justified by the scriptures
I had only shown that doing away with the caste system would not be inconsistent with belief in the existence of Rta. Justifications can of course be offered for the caste systems based on the scriptures; and those can be contested, again based on the scriptures. But fine, you want to call me liberal, call me liberal - no issues.
Although, as an aside, Hinduism largely does not seem to suffer the same sort sort of religious fundamentalism which plagues the Abrahamic faiths
I admit to not knowing about Abrahamic religions in much detail, but the tolerance that people note is an outcome of belief in existence of multiple paths in pursuit of supreme knowledge and devotion - a belief that is as core to Hinduism as the concepts of Brahman, Rta etc. are, and which is etched in the very thought process that characterizes the Hindu social milieu.
I haven't and I'm not claiming that.
Umm.. You said "there is plenty who will claim that the holy books are to be interpreted literally and eternally." If there are no such claims by Hindus that are worth being noted then way say there is plenty...?