Critical Response: Seeing The Divine Critical Thinking Examples

Three aspects of the reading that are most important

Three aspects of the reading are most important namely: the author’s explanation about the Hindu belief, starting from the most general explanation down to the more specific ones about how they describe their gods, and even how their temples were built.
Another important aspect of the reading was the way how the Hindus portray their gods. An example would be the reasoning or logic behind the numerous upper limbs that their gods possess, as opposed to the more human-like physique of the God that Christians portray. In Hindu countries like India, for example, it is typical for some gods to have more than just two upper limbs, something which sparked criticism from other religious groups because of the apparent monstrosity of portraying a god in a significantly different form from a typical human being. The author also explained that one of the reasons why Hindu gods are being linked to monstrosities is their non-human appearances, at least based on how they are being portrayed. However, what the non-Hindus do not know is that the main reason behind such alleged monstrosities of the Hindu gods is their all-seeing and omnipotent characteristics. Beings who have more than just two hands can, of course, handle more tasks, help more people. The Hindu god of war, for example, has been portrayed to have as much as eighteen hands wielding one weapon per each hand.
And lastly, the design of the temple of Hindu religious groups has also been described, saying that over the years, Hindu temples have begun to be shaped by modern architectural designs and concepts.
2. Two aspects of the reading that are confusing
One confusing aspect in the reading was the explanation on the history of Hinduism and some brief explanations about certain Hindu gods such as Shiva and the way how this god was being depicted in sculptures and literatures, for example. The way how the author wrote the paragraphs may indeed be confusing for people who do not have a solid background in Hinduism.
Another confusing aspect was the fact that the descriptions of the temple designs were not rationalized appropriately. Yes, they were described but rationalization is still important because it answers the questions why and how. Unfortunately, this particular element was not present in the reading which only made the part about the temple designs and concepts more confusing.
3. Further Discussions
One area that I think should be discussed more in detail would be the different ways how Hindus worship their gods. The fact that they have more than just a single god has already been established but it was not described in the reading how they worship each god or whether they use a uniform way of worshiping or expressing their belief of a certain god or a group of gods. It makes sense to think that if a religious sect worships more than a single god, then they may have numerous ways of expressing their beliefs, something which directly applies to Hinduism. This definitely requires further research and details because skeptics would surely bewildered by the fact that Hindus are polytheists—which means they worship more than one god, but details about different worship practices were limited. Of course, in other works, especially those that are dedicated to and or focused on Hinduism, these areas may be covered, but in this case, the author failed to include this essential area that should have cleared a lot of questions on the readers’ mind about Hinduism and those who are under this religious group.