Episode description
You can buy Kushal's book here: https://amzn.in/d/gITFdql Kushal Mehra is the host of "The Carvaka Podcast" and a commentator known for his discussions on Indian culture, politics, religion, and society. He critics issues related to Hindu philosophy, Indian politics, ideologies and cultural trends. In this episode Vinamre and Kushal talked about: - Influence of content creators in policy-making and what is Real Dharma - The Problems with new atheism and the lack of understanding of it - Difference between Nastik and Astik and what is Religious Privilege It doesn't matter you are an atheist or a believer, you can watch this podcast.
Chapters:
00:00-Introduction
1:57 - Takeaways from Old School Journalists
4:56 - Problems with the Attention Economy
8:57 - Nobody Takes Content Creators Seriously
11:50 - How Policies Are Made in the UPA vs. NDA Government
15:44 - How a Voter Has More Influence on Policy Than a YouTuber
17:44 - Neutrality Is a Sham
23:46 - What Being Hindu Means
28:58 - Difference Between Aastik and Nastik
35:37 - Why Morals Keep Getting Updated
38:47- Evolution Is the Reason for Morality, Not Religion
46:38 - Problems with Lived Experiences
48:31 - Understanding Monotheism
52:12 - Abrahamisation of Dharma
1:00:20 - Dev-Ninda, Ved-Ninda vs. Blasphemy
1:05:43 - Mutual Respect vs. Tolerance
1:19:19 - Understanding Jaati and Varna
1:23:16 - Problems with New Atheists
1:27:10 - What Is Religious Privilege
1:33:15 - New Atheism Is Bad
1:39:28 - Tragedies of an Agnostic Muslim
1:52:40 - Weaponization of Atheism
1:59:17 - India Has a Sacred Geography
2:03:09 - Every Indian Is a Hindu
2:06:19 - Demilitarization of Karma
2:08:48 - Costly Signaling Theory
2:13:13 - Conclusion