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If I had to venture a guess at this point, I'd say both were either [[Unitarian]]s or [[Congregationalist]]s. At the time, one could be interested in Indian philosophy and be a devout believer. However, I've seen signs that there are individuals who are pushing a nationalist Hindi POV on Wikipedia, so I am concerned about the need for proof about this. -- [[User:Llywrch|llywrch]] 17:23, 29 Aug 2003 (UTC) |
If I had to venture a guess at this point, I'd say both were either [[Unitarian]]s or [[Congregationalist]]s. At the time, one could be interested in Indian philosophy and be a devout believer. However, I've seen signs that there are individuals who are pushing a nationalist Hindi POV on Wikipedia, so I am concerned about the need for proof about this. -- [[User:Llywrch|llywrch]] 17:23, 29 Aug 2003 (UTC) |
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This list is too general. may become too long - [[User:Hemanshu|Hemanshu]] 10:00, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC) |
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If George Harrison isn't a noted Hindu, shouldn't he be removed from this list?
Proof, please, that the following individuals are self-professed Hindus:
llywrch 17:41, 28 Aug 2003 (UTC)
- Emerson and Thoreau ought to qualify... both of them were huge devotees of the Gita, extolled the virtues of the Vedas and made continual references to Hinduism (e.g., Emerson wrote a poem about Brahma, and both espoused a philosophy called Transcendentalism derived from Vedic concepts about transcending material reality). I don't know about saying, "I am a Hindu," but comes as close as you can without that exact phrase. Tesla and Schopenhauer, I have no idea. Graft 17:58, 28 Aug 2003 (UTC)
I've read enough Thoreau to know he writes as much about Classical topics as about Hindu or Indian -- should we then conclude he's a pagan? And I'll admit I haven't read enough of Emerson to venture an opinion: his essays are frequently cited as an example of how not to write essays.
If I had to venture a guess at this point, I'd say both were either Unitarians or Congregationalists. At the time, one could be interested in Indian philosophy and be a devout believer. However, I've seen signs that there are individuals who are pushing a nationalist Hindi POV on Wikipedia, so I am concerned about the need for proof about this. -- llywrch 17:23, 29 Aug 2003 (UTC)
This list is too general. may become too long - Hemanshu 10:00, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)