i am a hindu living in louisiana.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Hindu () refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism. It has historically been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people indigenous to South Asia. The historical meaning of the term \"Hindu\" has evolved with time. Starting with the Persian and Greek references to the land of the Indus in the 1st millennium BCE through the texts of the medieval era, the term Hindu implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent around or beyond the Sindhu (Indus) river. By the 16th century, the term began to refer to residents of the subcontinent who were not Turkic or Muslims. The historical development of Hindu self-identity within the local South Asian population, in a religious or cultural sense, is unclear. Competing theories state that Hindu identity developed in the British colonial era, or that it developed post-8th century CE after the Islamic invasion and medieval Hindu-Muslim wars. A sense of Hindu identity and the term \"Hindu\" appears in some texts dated between the 13th and 18th century in Sanskrit and regional languages. The 14th- and 18th-century Indian poets such as Vidyapati, Kabir and Eknath used the phrase \"Hindu dharma\" (Hinduism) and contrasted it with \"Turaka dharma\" (Islam).\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've been interested in learning about Hinduism. What can you tell me about it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There's a lot to talk about! Firstly anyone who considers themselves culturally or ethnically associated with aspects of Hinduism is considered as \"Hindu\"."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Where does Hinduism originate from?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's been used as a geographical and religious identifier for people in the South Asian region. There are many different branches of Hinduism as well."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh cool! I didn't know that. Do you know the different branches of Hinduism?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well the historical meaning of \"Hindu\" has evolved with time, much like the different types. It mainly consists of which god people choose to follow, like Krishna, Shiva, Vishnu, Ganesha etc."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Very interesting.  So there are different gods! What is the main concept on hinduism?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There are many old Persian and Greek references from 1st millennium BCE, right through to the medieval area. The meanings the religion depends on the branch, but many believe in an interconnected existance. "}]