kiwiland, in my opinion relegion is not fact based, divine script, its a philosophy created by men when they felt lonely, in need of guidance..so not every script in religious text has to be correct..i am not being judgemental but a Hindusim helps you to open ur mind, think out ur thoughts, rahter than giving you a straight dimensions..many sophisticated minds have praised abt Hindusim, BHagvad Geeta, and Vedas, Einstein, Theorou and Emerson are only few..dont you think these ppl knew what they were talking talking abt?? good comes with bad, and our duty is to promote good and eliminate bad..religion's has many false guidance, and states many wrong things, and for this we have PHILOSOPHY..for this we have ABILITY TO REASON.. and ofcourse i agree with DWI, Do some reasearch.. here is a little good from Hindusim: Sri bhagavan uvaca kamyanam karmanam nayasam sannyasam kavayo viduh sarva karma phala tyagam prahus tyagam vicaksanah... translation : the supreme personality of godhead siad: the giving up of activites that are based on material desire is what great learned men call the renounced order of life(sanyasa) .. and giving up the results of all activites is what the wise call renunciation ( tyaga)...