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Hinduism have a rich tradition of rejecting the personal god [1]. Some schools completely reject the creator god while others take agnostic position. Four Veda
by drieddust 10y ago
Hinduism have a rich tradition of rejecting the personal god [1]. Some schools completely reject the creator god while others take agnostic position.
Four Vedas are considered oldest Hindu scriptures. Among the four, Rig Veda which is considered the highest and oldest casts doubts on god's abilities in its creation hymns.[2]
> The Gods are later than this world's production. Who knows then whence it first came into being?
He, the first origin of this creation, whether he formed it all or did not form it,
Whose eye controls this world in highest heaven, he verily knows it, or perhaps he knows not
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism_in_Hinduism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism_in_Hinduism
[2] https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rigveda https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rigveda
- Nomentatus 10y agoMore than this, there was an era of outright materialism in ancient Indian philosophy; but it was so thoroughly repressed we know little about it.