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Vance Blasted as ‘Hindu-Phobic’ for Wanting Usha to Convert to Christianity
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No, in human philosophy, if one believes in karma and samsara, one believes in non human agency, which is believing in god with extra steps. You're welcome to do so, you just can't have your cake and eat it too, by calling yourself atheist. It's quite simple.
Also, calling me a "western settler colonialist" (as you did in your mod removed reply) because your arguments hold no water is tantamount to your acceptance of that lack of substance.
You're welcome to hold onto whatever belief system you choose. Hindu atheists have referred to themselves as such for a very long time and if you want to gatekeep the term in whatever corner of the world you happen to be in, you're free to do so. Just dont falsely hold onto to the idea that your belief system is universal.
Using phrasing like "primitive" (which is western colonial-settler terminology intended for dehumanization) warrants being called out I'm afraid. I deleted the comment as I felt yours did not warrant a thoughtful response.
Non human agency concepts like god or other supernatural events have existed since the dawn of time. Primitive humans had these concepts, thusly, it's not out of place to call these concepts primitive, because they are. What's out of place are misplaced accusations of settler colonialism, especially when these colonialists used primitive concepts, like god, to justify their barbarism.
Regarding holding on to belief systems, it appears you're projecting, it's not me trying to turn mysticism into secularism/atheism.