Christological Dilemma
X says that Christological dilemma is some kind of theological logic and suggests that ordinary Christians are not affected by this artificial problematic. There are two issues here worth looking…
Read moreHow did I come up with the theory I did?
What does it matter where they came from and how? Newton did not travel through the Cosmos and visit planets in order to formulate his theories of planetary motion. That…
Read moreRefutation
1. My book is not about India but about the western culture. It is a study of the western culture using one thread, namely, religion. To the extent I talk…
Read moreProfessional Competence
The ascription of professional competence to oneself when one does not have that. Each is in a position to say what ‘the Caste System’ is, what ‘ethics’ is, what ‘corruption’…
Read moreOn Patrick Hogan’s ‘Why Hindus should be grateful to Wendy Doniger’—S.N.Balagangadhara
Dear Patrick Hogan, It is jolly good of you, as the British say, to contribute to the ‘literary landscapes’ column in Sulekha at this particular juncture. I am glad too…
Read moreHow to produce knowledge about “Who is a Christian”—S.N.Balagangadhara
Imagine that I were to say the following: Christ and Ganesha are manifestations of the same divinity; Christ came about 2000 years ago in the Middle East, whereas Ganesha is…
Read moreCriticism: you are spreading hate
Criticism: You are spreading hate by citing Deschner’s work– Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums and ANY idiot knows even the title is stupid. I have not cited a single atrocity that Christianity has committed…
Read moreMeanings and Historical Context: the arguments from Indian scholars –S.N.Balagangadhara
1. Consider the thought that ‘meanings’ (leave aside the distinction between words and sentences on the one hand and concepts and categories on the other) do not exist outside historical…
Read moreOn Will Sweetman’s Criticism—S.N.Balagangadhara
[For more, check Orientalism, Postcolonialism, and the ‘Construction’ of Religion ] Let me just focus on one important and one not-so-important claim from Will Sweetman’s article “Hinduism” and the history…
Read moreCriticism: Twisted arguments
Criticism: I use jargon and twisted arguments on a mundane topic. And that every Swami says that Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life. And so on. If…
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