Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cmu-cs-k.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-k!tim From: tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Crowley's sense of humor. Message-ID: <465@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 13:12:33 EDT Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-k.465 Posted: Thu Jun 27 13:12:33 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 03:59:34 EDT References: <27669@lanl.ARPA> Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking Lines: 27 >From Bill Peter: > >It does, however, run counter to taboo-list morality in its Jewish, Moslem, > >and Christian manifestations. You would not find any such difficulty in > >Hindu or Taoist cultures. > I think that this statement is a little unfair. Taboos? Let's not forget > that Hinduism theologically and socially justifies the Varna (the four main > castes plus the Untouchable caste). Paraiyans, Kammalans and Pulayans, etc. > to this day are discouraged from (for example) eating with or marrying each > other. > I rather like the Upanishads, Puranas, and the Bhagavad-Gita, but much of > these writings are no more sophisticated than some of the sacred writings > of Western religions. So let's be fair. I myself feel that emphasis on > social justice and charity is an important part of any religion, and > performing ritual ablutions if another (lower-caste) human being comes > within a distance of 64 feet of you is not something to be proud of. Since I specifically stated that the subject of secrecy was taboo only under the Jewish, Christian, and Moslem taboo lists, this whole message is a non sequitur. It seems you misread my message as claiming that only those three religions have taboos. -=- Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking ARPA: Tim.Maroney@CMU-CS-K uucp: seismo!cmu-cs-k!tim CompuServe: 74176,1360 audio: shout "Hey, Tim!"