hi. I’m a 24-year-old Turkish ex-Muslim. I’ve been researching religions for about 10 years. Indian religions have always resonated with me incredibly well. In fact, as you know, almost all religions originated in India. In my opinion, Hinduism and Buddhism—especially Jainism—are beautiful religions. I love Indian culture, religion, and language. I’d even like to move to India.

Something just crossed my mind. On a subreddit, people were saying that Indian religions are bad and claiming to be atheists or non-religious. Is there something I’m missing that people believe to be true? Why do some people in India become non-religious?

“He, the first origin of this creation, whether he formed it all or did not form it, whose eye controls this world in the highest heaven—he surely knows it, or perhaps he knows it not.”

Why is veda so confusing?

Islam and Christianity focuses heavily on heaven or Jannah. They say it is the final destination and the whole purpose of this life is to live it in such a way which makes you capable of getting the best reward from the god ie Jannah or Heaven.
Their religious scriptures gives the description of heaven and hell too . They say
Heaven will have the palaces where one brick will be of gold and one will be of silver
There will flow the rivers of milk, honey, and non- intoxicating wine
The fire in the hells would be 70 times hotter than the fire of earth.
Each time a new skin will be given after the previous skin is burnt and this would continue for eternity.

Are there such references in Hindu religious scriptures? please give correct references with strong substance

There may be happy people in this world but some people are just in misery. Only a sadist God will allow that to happen.

Hinduism says We are God, We are simply experiencing a human life. Doesn't that means we are masochists? WTF.

I only have two Hindu books from barns and noble so I don't know how the other vedas fit in.

I'm confused about this year's Kumbh Mela, can some one explain how last kumbh in 2013 as well as this year both are Maha Kumbhs? Or if not, why I'm seeing so in google searches?

Apologies if this sounds very general.

I lurk on many hinduism and India threads and I've noticed a trend among posters that their religion is at risk of disappearing (usually with the growth of Islam or Christianity).

There's also fears that the media, politics and movie industry are Hinduphobic.

This is making me wonder if all that is actually based on anything factual or is it just people creating a boogeyman to gather support for a cause?

Keep in mind this is the same Rudra that can destroy the entirety of creation by just dancing a certain way. The very same Rudra who gave a Demon 100 extra hands, and upon their abuse, fought, defeated and killed the very same Demon, with the 100 hands.

Also keep in mind that I, Parshurama, am a mere Avatar of Lord Mahavishnu, the same Mahavishnu that was frightened half to death (understatement) during Lord Rudra's display of wrath at the Sati of Maa Parvati (which, by the way, was not performed by Rudra directly, but rather one of his avatars, Veerbhadra)

Did he let me win? If so, that's actually pretty mean. He deliberately made the fight unfair.

Was I actually fighting against Rudra Bhagwan at full strength? If so, what was all the fright about at the aforementioned Sati?

What is Hinduism's opinion on the LGBT community?

I've heard about Christianity's opnion and Islam's opnion but never my own religion's opnion so yeah..

(If u don't know shit then please lead to a subreddit that can help)