中印之间的区别在于思想，在于态度。当涉及宗教时，两者就出现了分歧。中国人是唯物主义的，印度人热衷于宗教信仰。不过，即便是在宗教领域，印度人和中国人长期以来也没有什么不同。他们都不是教条死板的，他们对神的尊重都是灵活的、机会主义的。
So, how to account for the change?
那么，怎么解释这种改变呢？
Even though China came under western domination, it was not directly colonized and ruled like India. I dare say, Indians were even more like the Chinese before the coming of Islam in India. Religion was not rigid. You could believe in whatever you wanted. You could pray whenever, if at all you wanted to. Sex and sensuality was not criminalized. Alcohol and intoxicants were not banned. Women were not forced to segregate or veil themselves.
虽然中国曾在西方人的支配下，但它没有受到像印度这样的直接殖民统治。我敢说，在伊斯兰教来到印度之前，印度人更像中国人：宗教不是死板的，你可以相信任何你想相信的；只要你愿意，你可以随时祈祷；性和好色并不犯法；酒精和麻醉品并没有被禁止；妇女并没有被迫隔离或戴上面纱。
Arrival of Islam had a tremendous impact on North India - both positive and negative. Positive influences brought about many reforms and improvements. The negative impacts will probably take a long time to go. The negative impact was for the North Indian religion to become harder, more dogmatic and muscular - a mirror reflection of Islam. Segregation of women and veiling. Change in attitudes towards sex, alcohol and fashion. A thousand years under Islamic rule made the mind similar to that of the overlord. Islamic sensibilities were appropriated by the North Indian elite.
伊斯兰教的传入对印度北部产生了巨大冲击——既有积极的也有消极的。积极影响是带来了许多改革和改进。而消极影响将会持续很长时间。它使得印度北部的宗教变得更加严厉、更加教条、更加顽固——这正是伊斯兰教的折射：妇女被隔离、被迫带上面纱；改变了人们对性、酒精和时尚的态度。在伊斯兰教统治下的一千年里，人们的思想与封建君主的思想相契合。伊斯兰的精神信仰被印度北部的精英阶级所利用。
That wasn't enough. Now, came the British. Their rule virtually erased the last vestiges of self confidence and pride of the natives. Indians, still haven't got out of the Victorian prudishness nor have they entirely abandoned the English of the period.
而这还不够。英国人来了。他们的统治几乎抹去了本土居民的最后一丝自信和骄傲。印度人，至今还未走出维多利亚时代的保守，也没有完全放弃这段时期的英语。
The key difference is China escaped the damaging exposure to Semitic religions. It is hard to meld eastern and middle-eastern religions. It can only result in the eastern religion becoming more like the Semitic one rather than the other way around. In terms of attitude, there is little difference between Islamic and Hindu fundamentalism.
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