Sikhism began as an attempt to unify Hinduism and Islam. What makes this attempt inherently problematic? Is it more productive or counterproductive to...

I think
that the initial presupposition within
the question is an interesting one. There is both a
desire to unify spiritual
beliefs that are posited as being opposite.  There is also an
intrinsic
challenge in doing so.  The initial presentation of Sikhism to unify Hinduism
and
Islam is problematic because both spiritual notions of the good start out
from opposite points
of reference.

In Hinduism, the
fundamental starting point is the belief in
Atman, defined as "the true self
of an individual beyond identification with phenomena, the
essence of an
individual."  Atman is presented as a...

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