I do not think the world will become "Religion-less" in the next 50 years. Christianity and Islam will flourish because they have strong organizations, beliefs, leadership, promotions and funding. India will have more percentage of Muslims and Christians and less percentage of Hindus.
Will this mean that the Indianness will be lost? Indianness on any day will be the summation of the beliefs of people of India on that day. It will constantly evolve or change. Other than generic identities like its borders and languages, its identity today is that it has more Hindu poupulation than other religions.
Why the percentage of religions other than Hindu is growing? Why do Hindus lose out on privileges in their own country when they are the majority? Are patience and tolerance really their virtue or are they only the cover for their weakness? Why do politicians pamper minority community? Why do foreign forces try to control India?
Hinduism has strong Vedic science and universal law. But, are they all well documented, understood, preserved and preached? Hinduism has its share of controversies and confusions. How many Gods, versions, conventions, dress codes and divisions? How many Hindus practice their rituals fully understanding the meaning of them? When a Hindu moves from one state to other or to another country, does his conventions not fly out of window? If one does not have conviction on what he practices, how can he rise up when his beliefs are questioned or violated? Future children will not accept blindly a religion simply because their parents followed a particular religion.
In a free market, people will buy what they are comfortable with. Same way, religions will also compete. Should one cry over conversion? Is it not right of a religion to propagate its merits? Is spirituality exclusive to Hindus? If a particular religion is strong, will it not stand the test of time? If Hinduism is to survive, Hindus have to believe in their religion. Can a true Hindu stand up please?
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