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East vs. West - the myths that mystify

Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West -- and shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about God, death and heaven help us consistently misunderstand one another.

[ted.com]

Ryo1 8 May 8
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He says at the end about the MYTHS that "both the paradigms are human constructions, they are cultural creations" ergo they are religious rubbish.

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People like this and like Alan Watts, who understood eastern thought deeply, and managed to communicate better ideas to the west succinctly, are of great value to humankind.

Mvtt Level 7 May 8, 2021
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All religion is wrong!

This is about different perspectives, not about religions.

@Ryo1 ummmm, you must posit that religion is the basis for all this BS or you cannot read it....of course it is about religion, duuuuhhh

@MsKathleen Exactly. Different cultures, different ways of thinking.

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