A response to Vipulamsa Varnyagunojjwala This piece is disputing the following article on Medium: https://medium.com/@Paratpara/was-gautama-buddha-a-hindu-11b5468a2b3e This is the video he was attempting to refute. Varnyagunojjwala doesn’t seem to have much of a knowledge of history in Ancient India: Buddha “abandoning” his family was normal for Kshatriya princes at the time as they were expected to … Continue reading A response to Vipulamsa Varnyagunojjwala Supposed Refutation of “Was Gautama Buddha a Hindu?”
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Why Should You Consider Reading Faith in Doubt: Do You Question Your Faith?
I've written about how Faith in Doubt was a 4-year project and about why you shouldn't be daunted by the page count, so I'd like to go into more details for people who might still be on the fence despite such assurances and explain briefly what each section has to offer so I wanted to … Continue reading Why Should You Consider Reading Faith in Doubt: Do You Question Your Faith?
Have Prominent Ex-Muslims of the West been consistent with open dialogue and challenging their views?
Note: This is Part 2 of 2 of my critique of people who I use to have more respect for. While many are accepting of my identity of Hindu Atheist/Hindu Anti-theist, there are those in the Western Atheist community who are not and there’s even worse problems on following through with their supposed beliefs and … Continue reading Have Prominent Ex-Muslims of the West been consistent with open dialogue and challenging their views?
Happy Buddha Purnima / Vesak
Today is evidently the Buddha's birthday as recognized by several Buddhist schools of thought and Buddhist traditions. I thought I'd add this post as a celebration. The art is by Sherman Nepali and can be found here. For a quick rundown, on the celebration of the Buddha's birthday, click here. More information can be found here. … Continue reading Happy Buddha Purnima / Vesak
What The Fuck Happened To Intelligent Discourse?
When Christopher Hitchens died, it seems the entire world dropped double-digit IQ points.