Well I just joined think atheist so id like to tell you a bit about myself.
My story? I was born (Mumbai, India) - became an atheist when i could reason - continued being an atheist in school and college (typical - Oh my gods! with 10 heads, rituals, idols, millions of gods, superstitions) - then took advice from my agnostic father "Know everything thing about what you are leaving to know why you are really leaving" - so i studied hinduism - then studied hindu philosophy - now i am an atheist, but with a little twist... lets just say I "evolved" from an atheist to an athiest hindu. NO i don't believe in hindu God or Gods, but believe in philosophies inherent in hinduism that are atheistic.
So an atheist hindu... is it possible? I believe so. I am one. And yes i know what an oxymoron is. Or how it makes no sense. Just like one cant be a married bachelor, or be a virgin mother. Oh wait... LOL that was easy.
Do i know everything about being an atheist hindu? No. But i believe i am on the right track for myself.
I am not here to promote any religion or to rant and malign one. But i'm here to share and discuss a point of view about the schools of atheism in hinduism and my journey.
Feel free to inquire if you wish. I will write about my journey as soon as I can find time from work.
Thank You.
ps. English isn't my first language but ill try to keep it free from grammatical error.
Comment by Kunal Srivastava on April 17, 2012 at 6:23am Thank you Shay.
Here are some famous atheist hindus
Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.
Amartya Sen - The Nobel laureate
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the president of Hindu Mahasabha.
Samkhya and Mimamsa are schools of Hindu philosophy that reject a creator-God. These are just 2. we have about 6 atheistic philosophies. some of them are known to have influenced Buddhism and Jainism.
Comment by Cristynfaye on April 17, 2012 at 8:13pm I took a world religions class last semester and learned a bit about Hinduism. It's funny that you say you are an atheist Hindu, because after learning about it, I see how Hinduism is like the atheist answer to religion. It's a really fascinating concept, and one that I want to learn more about. Not sure if I could ever fully believe it, but I do like to learn about it.
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