Hey everyone

[Crane]

I guess I should introduce myself.

I am a Buddhist with strong atheistic beliefs. I guess you could just call me a spiritual atheist.

I am very big on philosophy and it is pretty much all I ever think about. If someone sees me daydreaming, most likely I am trying to figure out how the universe works or putting together a solution for some long debated question.

My favorite subjects have always been associated with the arts, but I tend to be best in Science.

I'm not too good with explaining about myself so that's pretty much all I could think of at the moment. Anyways...yeah...peace.

[Biker]

Ah yes. I guess I meant to say non-theistic. However I am an atheist with many Buddhist beliefs. Same goes for my Buddhist side because I am a Buddhist with many atheist beliefs.

I too, learn many things from Buddhism, but I have also been 'blessed' to grasp many of the concepts before I actually knew that it was my belief. Buddhism has been granting great insight and wisdom to the world for many years and that is a huge reason why I love and admire it. Anyways I am looking forward to discuss more things with you later. You seem like an interesting person. So anyways bye for now.

Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?

Biker

Because I don't believe in Christianity and Buddhism shows tolerance of all beings, detachment of disadvantaging human psychological needs and basically represents what I believe in, while Christianity does not.

Why do you think Christianity "don't"?

Well if you mean "doesn't" then it just doesn't. I don't believe in it. At all. Do I need more of an explanation?

Yes, I'm curious? Why would one choose Buddhism over Christianity?

Because Christianity has no facts supporting it and 90% of the bible is either false, misinterpreted, or plagiarized.

Do you know the 66 volume Bible is the MOST documented book in ALL of antiquity, by far, more so than ANY book. The New Testament alone has 5,700 Greek manuscripts all saying the same thing.
Buddhism is a self defeating world view.
Do you have any proof of Bible falsity or plagiarism?

How is Buddhism self defeating? Do you even know anything about it?

Also, almost every saying that was "created by Jesus" was originally from some type of religion. The golden rule was originally a Buddhist saying. How many times it's been printed has absolutely no proof of how it's real. It's a man-made book written thousands of years ago. I would even think all the different versions would prove how it gets convoluted and twisted. If you really want to continue this, let's do it in a different topic.

Crane,
Relax, I am just getting to know you! It's just chit chat.

Biker

[Crane]

I'm not tense. I'm just stating a fact. Also I would like to know why you think Buddhism is self-defeating.

[spiritletter]

Ah yes. I guess I meant to say non-theistic. However I am an atheist with many Buddhist beliefs. Same goes for my Buddhist side because I am a Buddhist with many atheist beliefs.

I too, learn many things from Buddhism, but I have also been 'blessed' to grasp many of the concepts before I actually knew that it was my belief. Buddhism has been granting great insight and wisdom to the world for many years and that is a huge reason why I love and admire it. Anyways I am looking forward to discuss more things with you later. You seem like an interesting person. So anyways bye for now.

Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?

Biker

Because I don't believe in Christianity and Buddhism shows tolerance of all beings, detachment of disadvantaging human psychological needs and basically represents what I believe in, while Christianity does not.

Why do you think Christianity "don't"?

Well if you mean "doesn't" then it just doesn't. I don't believe in it. At all. Do I need more of an explanation?

Yes, I'm curious? Why would one choose Buddhism over Christianity?

Because Christianity has no facts supporting it and 90% of the bible is either false, misinterpreted, or plagiarized.

Do you know the 66 volume Bible is the MOST documented book in ALL of antiquity, by far, more so than ANY book. The New Testament alone has 5,700 Greek manuscripts all saying the same thing.
Buddhism is a self defeating world view.
Do you have any proof of Bible falsity or plagiarism?

How is Buddhism self defeating? Do you even know anything about it?

Also, almost every saying that was "created by Jesus" was originally from some type of religion. The golden rule was originally a Buddhist saying. How many times it's been printed has absolutely no proof of how it's real. It's a man-made book written thousands of years ago. I would even think all the different versions would prove how it gets convoluted and twisted. If you really want to continue this, let's do it in a different topic.

At this point in my life I am only interested in what religions have in
common. I could care less about the bickering that goes on between
religions and within religions among the various sects. For some people,
the bickering is more important than the religion. Middle Eastern Proverb:
He who understands only one religion, understands no religion.

[Crane]

I'm mostly atheist so I believe in no religion. Buddhism is non-theistic so even the all out Buddhists don't believe/care about god

[spiritletter]

I'm mostly atheist so I believe in no religion. Buddhism is non-theistic so even the all out Buddhists don't believe/care about god

Religions organize themselves around texts and tradition of a particular teacher. Sometimes I think that at the moment they decide to do that, they lose their spirituality.

On the other hand, there are certain people within those religions who maintain contact somehow with the original teaching. I think you'd like Living Buddha, Living Christ if only from a comparative religion point of view.

Vietnamese spirituality is interesting. The French brought them Catholicism, and they've managed some how to blend the two, at least in the populist practice. They are almost emotional modes, each having its specific uses.