The Indian Supreme Court is interested in just one thing, "Do they enjoy all human rights (as mandated in our Constitution) without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity?" To protect these rights is the responsibility of the Supreme Court.
The individual's claim is...
If one is loyal to his wife/wives (in earlier ages), then one is a 'Brahmachari' (one who acts in the law). Yeah, Hinduism does not promote promiscuity. There is a particular time when one should become a 'sannyasi'. After finishing studies and getting a job, there are other responsibilities...
But you know, my belief, Hinduism, mandates sex. Do you mean all men and women should live without sex, should not have children? It is one of the four things that we are supposed to do in life (Purusharthas - Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha - Fulfill duties, earn, raise family and understand life...
I think Indian Supreme Court is very clear on this. Why should courts decide gender-identity of a person? Let them do it on their own. It has been the law since 2014.
"Everyone is entitled to enjoy all human rights without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity...
Welcome to the forum. Advertising is against the rules. I am hard of hearing, so podcasts are out. Good that I do not waste time on hour-long podcasts or videos. Strong atheist, not one to believe in UFOs without evidence and till date there is none authenticated. But I am nearly always...
I disagree. Hindus have the same set of high standards as the Abrahamic religions for their Gods and Goddesses. I would say better, since the Hindu Gods and Goddesses can live together. :)
Who created diseases and disasters, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, famines, tsunamis, tornadoes, typhoons, forest fires, etc. Are humans responsible for these too?
We would know by what happens in the world he created. Murder, rapes, robberies, wars, diseases, poverty and natural disasters like earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, famines, tsunamis, tornadoes, typhoons, fires, etc.
Yeah, there is a line in RigVeda (my guess, around 1,000 BCE) which always impresses me:
You might have found me quoting it, very 'quantumistic'.
"Sages who searched with their heart's thought discovered the existent's kinship in the non-existent."...
Yes, it happens just like the appearance and disappearance of virtual particles. We do not know the reasons yet,
But nothing points to existence of an entity, which people term as God.