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.
Hey everyone
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Post #11
The teachings of Christ and the teachings of the Buddha are compatible, and often identical. It's the Christian extremists who give it a bad name. By the way, there are some particular Buddhists who aren't very nice. Like the Buddhists in Shri Lanka who've sided with a government that kills a lot of Tamils and Hindus.Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
Organized religion only occasionally speaks for its great teachers.
Post #12
Then they aren't real Buddhists because the beliefs are non-violence and acceptance...I understand why some people take Christianity to the extreme (it even says in the bible stuff about racism and sexism and homosexuality being a sin) but I don't see how you could misinterpret Buddhism...weird.spiritletter wrote:The teachings of Christ and the teachings of the Buddha are compatible, and often identical. It's the Christian extremists who give it a bad name. By the way, there are some particular Buddhists who aren't very nice. Like the Buddhists in Shri Lanka who've sided with a government that kills a lot of Tamils and Hindus.Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
Organized religion only occasionally speaks for its great teachers.
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Post #13
Why do you think Christianity "don't"?Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
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Post #14
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?Biker wrote:Why do you think Christianity "don't"?Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
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Post #15
Yes, I'm curious? Why would one choose Buddhism over Christianity?Crane wrote: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?Biker wrote:Why do you think Christianity "don't"?Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
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Post #16
Because Christianity has no facts supporting it and 90% of the bible is either false, misinterpreted, or plagiarized.Biker wrote:Yes, I'm curious? Why would one choose Buddhism over Christianity?Crane wrote: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?Biker wrote:Why do you think Christianity "don't"?Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
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Post #17
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.Crane wrote:Because Christianity has no facts supporting it and 90% of the bible is either false, misinterpreted, or plagiarized.Biker wrote:Yes, I'm curious? Why would one choose Buddhism over Christianity?Crane wrote: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?Biker wrote:Why do you think Christianity "don't"?Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
Buddhism is a self defeating world view.
Do you have any proof of Bible falsity or plagiarism?
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Post #18
What kind of Buddhism do you practice?Crane wrote:Then they aren't real Buddhists because the beliefs are non-violence and acceptance...I understand why some people take Christianity to the extreme (it even says in the bible stuff about racism and sexism and homosexuality being a sin) but I don't see how you could misinterpret Buddhism...weird.spiritletter wrote:The teachings of Christ and the teachings of the Buddha are compatible, and often identical. It's the Christian extremists who give it a bad name. By the way, there are some particular Buddhists who aren't very nice. Like the Buddhists in Shri Lanka who've sided with a government that kills a lot of Tamils and Hindus.Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
Organized religion only occasionally speaks for its great teachers.
Post #19
How is Buddhism self defeating? Do you even know anything about it?Biker wrote: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.Crane wrote:Because Christianity has no facts supporting it and 90% of the bible is either false, misinterpreted, or plagiarized.Biker wrote:Yes, I'm curious? Why would one choose Buddhism over Christianity?Crane wrote: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?Biker wrote:Why do you think Christianity "don't"?Crane wrote: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.Biker wrote:Welcome to the jungle! Why Buddhism instead of Christianity?Crane wrote: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.
Biker
Buddhism is a self defeating world view.
Do you have any proof of Bible falsity or plagiarism?
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.
Post #20
Mahayana but I'm kind of 50/50 with the reincarnation thing. I would think it might be possible that some kind of mind set is transferred into another person or something like that is possible but not actual reincarnation. Other than that, that's pretty much what I believe. I don't really "practice" any kind, though.spiritletter wrote:What kind of Buddhism do you practice?
