A very good use of Artificial Intelligence:
As a test I asked ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in Nov. 2022, to improve my write up on Hinduism.
The results were as below.
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. Hinduism
. Any before I explain Hinduism, I consider it to be useful to explain the origin of the term ‘Hindu’.
. Original name of the land falling on south-east of the river Sindh (Indus or Hind) and south of Himalayas is Bharat. Why the Europeans called the river Sindhu as ‘Indus’ is not known to me but the reason why those living on north-west of the river called is ‘Hind’ is that their language ‘Pashto’ doesn’t have provision for any letter parallel to ‘S’ either in writing or in pronunciation. In place of ‘s’ they use ‘h’ phonetically. Rather than ‘school’ they will write their equivalent of ‘hiskool’. Thus ‘Hindu’ means the people living in the land falling on south-east of river Sindhu or Indus. Hinduism therefore means the philosophy of ‘Hindu’ people.
. Truthfully, there is nothing like ‘Hindu Religion’ since no one propounded it. Hindu ancient sages and rishis wrote the Hindu philosophy in scriptures namely, the Vedas, the Shastras and the Puranas. These scriptures describe ‘Eeshwar’ (God) as “अव्यक्तम् अचलं ध्रुवं (avyaktam, Chalam, dhruvam)” out of which (i)“avyaktam” means that which – is not apparent, (ii) “achalam”means that which – is immovable and (iii) “dhruvam” means that which – is certainly there. It is notable that the sages didn’t give it any name.
. Unfortunately, those living in Hind were not used to fighting any enemy as their creed was “वसुधैव कटुम्बकम् (vasudhaiva. kutumbakam)” out which “vasudhaiva” means the entire earth and “kutumbakam” means family. Thus, the creed of sages (thinkers) and therefore of Hindus was “the entire earth is a family” and everybody was welcome.
As improved by Chat GPT:
Before delving into an explanation of Hinduism, it may be useful to understand the origin of the term ‘Hindu’. The original name for the land south-east of the Indus or Sindh River and south of the Himalayas is Bharat. It is unclear why Europeans called the river Sindhu as ‘Indus’, but those living to the north-west of the river called it ‘Hind’ because their language, Pashto, has no provision for a letter equivalent to ‘S’ in writing or pronunciation. Instead, they phonetically use ‘H’ in place of ‘S’. Thus, ‘Hindu’ refers to the people living in the land south-east of the Indus or Sindh River. Hinduism, therefore, refers to the philosophy of the Hindu people.
In truth, there is no such thing as the ‘Hindu religion’ because no one created it as a distinct entity. Ancient Hindu sages and rishis wrote about Hindu philosophy in scriptures such as the Vedas, Shastras, and Puranas. These texts describe ‘Eeshwar’ (God) as “अव्यक्तम् अचलं ध्रुवं (avyaktam, ahalam, dhruvam),” which translates to “that which is not apparent, that which is immovable, and that which is certainly there.” It is noteworthy that the sages did not give this concept a name.
Unfortunately, those living in Hind were not accustomed to fighting any enemies, as their creed was “वसुधैव कटुम्बकम् (vasudhaiva kutumbakam),” which means “the whole world is a family,” and everyone was welcome. This creed was the belief of sages and, therefore, of Hindus.
