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Post by Arlon10 on Jul 28, 2018 8:32:37 GMT
Very true. To tell you the truth, even some of the so-called "Born Again" Christians are actually people who have little knowledge of traditional Christianity & its customs too. I guess the same thing can be also said about so-called "Western Hindus," such as the Hare Krishnas, etc. Hare Krishnas are idiots. The religion itself has very little to do with traditional Hinduism. The entire Vaishnavite Hindus believe that Krishna was an incarnation of Vishnu but HK believe that Vishnu was incarnation of Krishna. But I don't think they proclaim themselves to be intellectuals. They come across as delusional people rather than people pretending to be intellectuals. There are people in many disciplines who follow traditions without fully understanding them. It can become more important to them that their tradition is the ultimate arbiter of truth rather than a mere tool to discover the ultimate truth. There are many western Christians like that. Following traditions without understanding them is not usually a bad thing. Many good children do that. It saves a lot of needless repetitive experimentation, heartache and loss. Of course it might become a terrible thing if the people who have charge of the traditions, the adults in the room, fail to understand them and fail to guide the children properly. I suspect the Hare Krishna disciples you met are the novices. |
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