people of Kali yuga need to lead their degraded lives without feeling guilty about it
Except there's a huge problem, the large population of adharmic people who are not Advaitins, and the large population of dharmic advaitins. Via vyabhichara in anvaya and vyatireka, your argument is fallacious.
The rest of the world can go to hell, which it most likely will.
That's an attitude of the ignorant, which suits you fine.
And why should I keep "anti-secular crap" to myself in a religious subreddit?
Secular does not mean non-religious. Seriously, you don't understand half the terms you are using.
Results for Abhivanagupta were from Google Ngram, which counts occurrences of the term in Google Books, not google search requests.
So you refuse to read the books etc written by him and about him? Look, if google is the extent of your knowledge, then I can't help you.
The sources must be mundane, like a Kashmiri shaiva, of all people - Gasp! Well, you should put him in line to claim GV aesthetic origins.
LOL, Abhinavagupta was a spiritual and intellectual giant. Calling him mundane is a testament to your ignorance, and he's the principal figure in Indian aesthetics, which you would know if you weren't so ignorant. No school of Indian aesthetics can move without his influence, least of all a new school like GV.
Right, time to correct Puranas to fit with YOUR understanding of Advaita.
That's cute, except we have the texts of Shankara, and anyone can read them, and you guys are the only ones saying that your interpretation is right. It's not a new thing, Dvaitins have misunderstood Advaita for centuries as well. Funnily enough, all the independent scholars agree with us.
citing Brihat Sahasra Nama Stotra, whatever it is
So not only do you not know about the things you are talking about, you don't even know where they are from. Next you'll quote from the ananda valli and go "wherever that is, probably some ISKCON work".
All these scriptures are wrong and interpolated but you are right
Nice try trying to make this about me. This isn't my opinion, all independent scholars who do not share your biases agree with me.