I am going to give a talk at my University on the affects of Darwinism on Hinduism. I would like to show two graphs to the audience to provide a visual summary.
I have compiled twelve subjects under two headings (A and B). If you are in position to provide answers, can you please rate each subject from 0 to 5, and provide justification for your answers. 0 being not relevant, 1 being slightly relevant, and 5 being very relevant. I was told it takes about 2 minutes to provide the scores. I will provide one graph for heading A and another graph for heading B.
A. Assess top level changes in Hinduism, in relation to Darwinism:
1. Complements Hinduism (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. The pattern of evolution itself is similar to incarnation of Vishnu. Potentially responsible for more followers)
2. Conflicts with Hinduism (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. .Humans are not spiritual animals. Potentially responsible for loss of followers)
3. Causes compromise in Hinduism (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. Some may argue Hinduism is based on actual experiences of reality and not dependent on faith or even on the words of holy books alone)
4. Causes conflict within and towards Hinduism (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. Conflict within: conflict within Hindus as the result of different interpretation of Darwinism) / (e.g. Conflict towards: Increased conflict initiated from atheists)
5. Greater interfaith interaction with other religions (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. Interfaith interaction with other Indic religions and Abrahamic religions)
6. Other subject/subjects that have not been covered in 1-5 (rate 0 to 5)
B) Assess reasons for continued stability of belief in Hinduism, in relation to Darwinism
7. Darwinism does not perfectly answers evolution (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. Recent genetic theory called genetic drift is also an important factor in evolution)
8. Scientific answers supporting Darwinism not always satisfactory (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. Passing genes is not a satisfying reason for meaning and purpose of life)
9. Antisocial interpretations of Darwinism in society (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. racism, eugenics and euthanasia)
10. Neutrality or benefits of religion in society (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. Neutrality: Not always responsible for all wars and genocide) / (e.g. Benefits: Provides fabric of society, and fair distribution of financial resources)
11. Rise of a global community (rate 0 to 5)
(e.g. Reincarnation becoming popular in countries defined as predominantly Christian, due to greater knowledge and influence)
12. Other subject/subjects that have not been covered in 7-11 (rate 0 to 5)
Many thanks.
Pja
