Raskolinkov said:
funny because traditional buddhism has no deity...The Buddha isn't worshipped as a God and in fact did not want people to follow him on his path after he defected from Hinduism...Buddhism is a philosophy on life and many of the teachings within it you can find in Western Philosophers such as Descartes, Spinoza, and Kant...So I really doubt that any such organization can be "retarded" even if you don't agree with it...
Third definition of religion: "A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader." Also, many Western philophers have worked Christianity into their teachings, and I've seen the Dalai Lama talk about wisdom in various religions. None of that means a person can't think it's stupid. Just don't worry about it. People disagree with each other.
SomethingStupid
North Hollywood, CA
March 2004
OCT 12, 2005 02:55 AM