Culture
In our world today, there are many different cultures. Some practices and beliefs in one culture may not be considered morally right in another. According to Mary Midgley, one cannot judge outside of his or her culture. This is because people are brought up with different religions, values, and practices. People who follow the Hindu religion worship the cow and believe it to be a symbol of the earth. Hindu's feel consuming beef or veal to be blasphemous and noisome. Most Americans, however, would consider this to be ludicrous since numerous ingest cow meat on a daily basis. By studying the Hinduism and the reasons for worshiping the "sacred cow", Americans may be able to understand and respect their practices. Many Western cultures feel worshiping the cow to be a silly practice of the Hindu religion. But, "Nobody can respect what is entirely unintelligible to them. (Midgley 32) Hindu's have many reasons why they feel that the cow is so sacred. The cow is venerated in India as the mothe
Gupta, Paul. Cow: The Sacred Provider. Indian Diary Industry. Feb. 17, 2001. http://hindunet.org/srh_home/1997_5/0120.html Midgley, Mary, "Trying Out One's New Sword" from Contemporary Moral Problems. r of goodness and also a symbol of wealth. This animal acts as a surrogate mother, providing milk for all human beings. It also is considered the highest of gifts in rural India. To them there is no gift more sacred then the gift of a cow. Cows are also thought to be cleansers and sanctifiers. The cow-dung is an efficacious disinfectant and often used as fuel in lieu of firewood. Since the cow is thought to be God's useful gift to mankind, consuming beef or veal is considered sacrilegious for Hindus. Selling beef is banned in many Indian cities, and few Hindus would be ready to even taste cattle meat. (Gupta) http://www.Indiadairy.com/info_sacred-_cow.html Chandran, Ram. Why Cows are Sacred. Hinduism Journal. Feb. 16, 2001.
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Approximate Word count = 694
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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