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From: tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Crowley's sense of humor.
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 13:12:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 13:12:33 1985
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>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.
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Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking
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