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And how is your post credible? All you have done is provide some links about dalits converting and stuff. I agree that there are 4 castes- Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra based on their occupation and not birth. Just because rot has set into the social structure, it doesn't prove that "Hinduism does promote division of people based on their 'caste' and ill-treatment of lower cast human being" as you claimed. It is similar to me claiming that Islam promotes terrorism, female genital mutilation and Honor killings. Do you think it is correct to blame Islam for the social degradation of its followers ? That being said, I do not support discrimination of people based on any criteria. People must be given a chance to better their life and live with dignity irrespective of caste, creed, sect or religion
The hindu religious texts are also called Sruti(the 4 vedas-Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva). This cannot be changed or modified just like you cannot modify the Quran. This is the supreme authority. Do you have any evidence from the Vedas which talks about ill-treating or stating that caste system is hereditary and that people of "lower castes" must be suppressed? I have recently started developing an interest in various religions (Hinduism among them) and it would be nice if you can point me in the right direction with some examples from the 4 vedas
I also see that you have mentioned the Manusmriti and Vishnusmrithi. Do you even know what the Smrithis are ? Smrithis are not the final authority. If there is anything in a Smriti which contradicts the Sruti, the Smriti is to be rejected. So we can reject the authenticity of Manusmriti etc just because it contradicts the Vedas and cannot be considered a part of the religion. The people are enpowered here to think , verify and accept a code of life. Just because people choose to ignore the law of a country does not mean the law is biased. Same is the case here. Another reason why we don't have to follow the smritis are because they time-bound scriptures. A new age gets a new smriti. So not only is manusmriti and vishnusmriti outdated, they are also irrelevant. You can sort of consider the constitution of India to be the Smriti of this age. I am however curious about what instances of caste suppression you found in the Atharvaveda (last link)
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