Only 33,000 Athiests in India as per census

[Zibago]

Akin to ... like I love to quote von Manstein ... armed forces being apolitical is a political statement by itself lol



amazing simile ... lol

but we have non-veg brahmins ... the problem is as always with all religions, those who interpret it according to their understanding or lack thereof.

@Kashmiri Pandit himself is a non veg even Hindus of Kashmir ate meat they just didnt ate beef

 

[Hellfire]

@Kashmiri Pandit himself is a non veg even Hindus of Kashmir ate meat they just didnt ate beef

Am all eater myself ... lol .... zealots and bigots .. they are left to be fried now.

Above post, yup aware. Been in kashmir ... and enjoyed both the love and hate over there

 

[Hamza913]

Mhm that's BS. If we can have 4 million atheists (and this is from 2012 so imagine the number now) then I am sure India will at least have a comparable number, if not much bigger due to a bigger population.

 

[Śakra]

Atheists have a depreciated morality.

 

[Joe Shearer]

but i thought communism and atheism are different are they not ?

They are. They also overlap a lot.

 

[mpk1988]

Census of India .. absolute joke.. A good 7-10% of the total population is an educated guess.

 

[livingdead]

people dont say this openly, unless you are a tamil(which has athestic school of thought among hindus for quite long)

 

[mkb95]

not true.even facebook page of indian atheist has 111,723 likes including mine.

 

[XenoEnsi-14]

But, there's 4 million Jains in India, since when did Jainism start believing in a God?

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

well there is no such thing Hindu atheist or Muslim atheist or so on so either you are an atheist or you believe in some organized or unorganized faith

Atheism in Hinduism. Atheism (Sanskrit: निरीश्वरवाद, nir-īśvara-vāda, lit. "statement of no Lord", "doctrine of godlessness") or disbelief in God or gods has been a historically propounded viewpoint in many of the orthodox and heterodox streams of Hindu philosophies .

 

[Zibago]

Atheism in Hinduism. Atheism (Sanskrit: निरीश्वरवाद, nir-īśvara-vāda, lit. "statement of no Lord", "doctrine of godlessness") or disbelief in God or gods has been a historically propounded viewpoint in many of the orthodox and heterodox streams of Hindu philosophies .

So the term agnostics would be better for them

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

So the term agnostics would be better for them

Agnostics is also a part of Hindu Philosophies .
Indian Philosophy is divided into 2 main branches .

01 Those who believe in Vedic Authority
02 Those who reject Vedic Authority

01 is further divided into : Theist ( of various types , who believe in Creator God ) , Atheists ( Don't believe in creator ) , Agnostics , Philosophers and Scholars .
02 is further divided into : Jain , Buddhist , Charvaka .

So the term agnostics would be better for them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charvaka

 

[Zibago]

Agnostics is also a part of Hindu Philosophies .
Indian Philosophy is divided into 2 main branches .

01 Those who believe in Vedic Authority
02 Those who reject Vedic Authority

01 is further divided into : Theist ( of various types , who believe in Creator God ) , Atheists ( Don't believe in creator ) , Agnostics , Philosophers and Scholars .
02 is further divided into : Jain , Buddhist , Charvaka .


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charvaka

Atheist is mostly used for outright deniers of any supreme entity and reoigion and agnostic can be used for doubters if they are clinging onto religion that means they still are doubtful no?

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Atheist is mostly used for outright deniers of any supreme entity and reoigion and agnostic can be used for doubters if they are clinging onto religion that means they still are doubtful no?

The problem is Hindus ( Many ) don't see Hinduism as a religion but as Culture and Tradition . Hindus also included Sikhs , Jains and Buddhists but during British rule , these distinct cultural practices were identified and separated as different religions .

Yes to outsider its pretty much a religion because they have grown in a society with such views affected by Abrahmic faiths and Modern secular outlook .

 

[CHN Bamboo]

Atheists have a depreciated morality.

Isn't judging others optionally a morally inferior behaviour?

@Bussard Ramjet
What's your point?As I recall,you said that India has a great number of athiests?