Hello all. It is high time for me to take a break from the forums too. I've been away on and off for quite some time before, but have lately...
First of all, Mahayanists and Vajrayanists are not atheists in the proper sense of the word, for they worship deities. Theravadans are not proper...
And everytime you say such things, some theist somewhere quite likely prays to God to enlighten you ... and everytime this happens, the pressure on...
Why are you sorry? Why is it nonsense?
Oh, there was a misunderstanding. I basically said that when I was an atheist, I got more attention from theists than I do now, and that's what I...
Leaving aside that this is a novel definition of atheism ... "Giving up the idea that you know" is also something that devours itself, even in the...
Basically, yes. It depends on what we think the "self" is. If we posit that all living beings are in some crucial way the same, then the variety...
Three reasons why it pays off to be an atheist, and one why it doesn't Three reasons why it pays off - well, at least it pays off in some ways -...
Agreed. Hence at least in some religious traditions, there is focus on eliminating blind faith and pursuing direct knowledge/perception.
In which case it cannot be said that they rot forever. It seems that your understanding of eternity is basically this: "Eternity is simply life...
In that case, the teeth have to renew to some extent forever too, so that there is dental matter to rot for all eternity; and if they renew, it can't...
Don't you ever get bored of enacting a psychotic episode? :rolleyes: EDIT: I mean, look at the way you reply to posts: You delete about a...
Free will. However - Such approaches can be an abuse of free will, but only possible if the Absolute Truth is comprehended on the level of...
Well, yes. But is the text to be blamed? ... Or present them with said text at a time in their life when they are receptive to it. Is it not...
You should. You said: One cannot simply make claims about what the Buddha - or anyone - has said, without also providing exact reference to...
Why would anyone care to "have a stereotyping hatred of a people group to fit in a bit better"?
It's a matter of logical analysis: For a tooth to rot would take x units of time. Right? This is how the concept of decay works - in a particular...
Hating people (and the world) is so passé. :rolleyes:
You are suspicious. :p
The problem is that we have at least three factors (soul, suffering, hell), and each seems to receive their respective definitions in relation to the...
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