Is Hinduism A False Religion?

Unworthy Deities

   The Hindu deities are not the wise and enlightened beings that deserve to be worshiped, but rather that their conduct may be shown to be immoral and not any different than an ordinary person's. An example of this is the story of their main deity Shiva and of how he gave his son Ganesha his distinctive head.

   The story goes as follows. Shiva returned home one day to find a stranger who prevented him from entering his residence. Shiva became angry at this indiscretion and, in a fit of anger, cut off the outsider’s head. After doing this, Shiva realized that the person that he had just decapitated was his own son's Ganesha, so he replaced the missing head with the first one that he saw nearby, an elephant’s.

   This tale describes the strange behavior of the highest and well-respected deity in Hinduism, but does this example of the great and wise Shiva set forth the standard that humans should live by?

   Let anger consume our thoughts. Pass judgment without knowing all the facts. Be impatient. Show violence towards others regardless of their deeds. Ignore the consequences of our actions. Do these really sound like wise principles to live by? If this was the behavior of the great and all-knowing Shiva, the principal deity in Hinduism, then how worthwhile is his advice of providing guidance for mankind?

   This example is just one among others that show that the Hindu deities are flawed and don't deserve our respect or worship. These so called "enlightened beings" act no better and in many cases, much worse than a normal human being. They fail to provide a meaningful example for people to live by so they should not be considered to be highly evolved in any sense.

   In truth, Hinduism is nothing more than the compilation of wild imaginations from primitive elders that dreamed up such stories to improve their social standing. They are not divine inspired at all.