2006-10-06 09:05:06 · 13 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's an unfortunate example of how a religion can be harmful.
2006-10-06 09:08:24 · answer #1 · answered by buttercup 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everyone has a right to follow their beliefs so to them a cow is not edible because it is sacred. The starvation is a terrible thing. All the world's problems overwhelm me at times. And I don't know what can be done to turn it around. But handouts are not the answer for a permanent solution. But I don't know enough about India to voice an opinion as to what measures could be taken to help them become self-supporting and not be subjected to starvation.
2006-10-06 09:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by phoenixheat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With this question you show your ignorance about the Hindu concept of the "sacred" cow.
You see, hindus are vegetarians. So killing a cow would be a waste.
The cow provides milk, which in turn provides cheese, yoghurt ect. An almost endless supply provided that the cow is fed and watered.
Do you understand now? To a vegetarian a dead cow is nothing but a big rotting carcass. A live cow means eating well.
2006-10-06 09:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
the starvation in India should be placed on the shoulders of the caste system, not the killing of cows. when people are not allowededucation or work because oftheir caste, that causes starvation. they would indeed eat a cow if one wandered into their village.
2006-10-06 09:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's unfortunate, but I also think there's no way they could eat cows. Even though it seems strange that they won't because they feel cows are holy, after so many years of believing that, they wouldn't be able to. It would probably almost be like us eating cats or something.
2006-10-06 09:09:39 · answer #5 · answered by ryanjamesm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think starvation in any country is a terrible thing but we cannot save the world, for years and years now we have do goodies caretakers missionaries religious groups all trying to save someone or something, it has become a vary big profit making business today, they all are trying to save and change a people that do not want change or to be saved.
2006-10-06 09:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About the same as I feel about Christianized Norsemen in Greenland during the middle ages, who allowed themselves to be wiped out by starvation and cold because they would not adopt native ways of gathering food and clothing themselves for winter.
2006-10-06 09:08:34 · answer #7 · answered by Murph 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the fact that it is holy emerges from their agrarian economy. they can produce more food using the cow to airate their crops. They can make more money using the cows to bring surplus crops to market.
Its considered a waste of resources to kill a cow for a one time food source
2006-10-06 09:08:49 · answer #8 · answered by gYPSY B 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Considering the growth in population , starvation seems to have no effect.
2006-10-06 12:00:51 · answer #9 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we should respect the religeous views of others.
If I was in India and starving , I would have 2000lbs. of beef jerky within a day or two. I would say here cow here cow, worship it a bit, then bam. A ton of beef jerky.
2006-10-06 09:08:48 · answer #10 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋