OK, I take it as your answer, but not the answer from Hinduism. And in fact, you did not really answer the question (why 4 but not 2 or 6?).
Wrong. This IS the answer from Hinduism, by all accounts that I see. 2 classes would be too constraining and 6 would be superfluous.
Here is a good video on the topic:
A Real Brahmana Knows Brahman - YouTube
..And even, if this is not the exact answer from Hinduism, simply the fact that we do not know what is the true answer shouldn't cause us to dismiss the possibility of any answer whatsoever. We then are simply ignorant, that's all...
Based on your answer, here is the second question: Why should or must the higher class people treat the lower class people like dirt? For example, killing one of the lowest class man is not guilty, but is reasonable. And why can't the lower class people switch to the higher class by changing (or improving) the characters? Who said that a beggar can not become the king?
Since I don't believe that this is any more a part of the Hindu religion properly speaking I don't have to answer it. Scriptural injunctions do not demand it. Anymore than nowadays inquisitions are needed to destroy heretics and Jews. Politics should not be conflated with religion, even though they can be closely aligned.
I don't know much about Hinduism (I believe they have many many scriptures).
Then you should be silent, and not pretend you know that this system can't provide to you your "answers."
However these salient questions about Hinduism should have clear answers put right on the front face of the religion.
As far as I can see it's answers are as clear as any the Christian religion might give.
Just like people will ask Christian: why should your God die in order to save you? (this is, in fact, a pretty hard one)
Hard questions come from all sides, from all religions....
If you like to switch religion/philosophy to continue the argument, we can certainly do that. Or you may throw hard question about Christianity to me and see if I could give you an answer (I wish I could not).
Why should there be three persons within the one God instead of six or a thousand?
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