I've been in a casino once in my life; it was one of the saddest and most pathological places I have ever placed my body within. I will never...
One of the ways I help people is by volunteering at a hospital, bringing food, blankets, and a smile to bed bound patients. I do it because if...
How else do you explain such finely crafted chocolate eggs?? Do you think they just evolved randomly from nothingness?
...those infidels..... yes, exactly, now you're getting it :) I said "reliably". Bloodshed in the name of buddhism is a somewhat incoherent...
If ideas exist which reliably lead to murder and the retardation of civilization, at what point do you stop blaming individuals and start to blame...
Can you go into those experiences and how the bible is the only possible explanation for them?
I can respect an individual while thinking their ideas are the most ridiculous and stupid thing I have ever heard in my life, unworthy of respect....
Been playing wow since early vanilla :) I'm primarily horde on agamaggan and rarely alliance on lightning's blade. main is a lock, but im a...
A religious version of buddhism would be based on the buddhas existence in exactly the same way, yes. Many buddhists are interested in the...
He devoted his life to running down the mental attachments people had, religion being a giant, neon, flaming target. And "running down" peoples...
Those arguing that the bible does have elements of historicity in it, need to remember that it's really easy to take a work of fiction, and insert...
Then if the core texts of christianity do not lead one to contemplative practices, but instead contain nothing but declarative statements to be...
Where in the christian scriptures are there instructions for contemplative practices or an endorsement thereof? I mean a robust programme of...
I've stated countless times here before that based on my personal transcendental experiences of multiple, profound ego deaths, both...
I have to resist the urge to be rude to you in honour of those who were slaughtered in the streets for daring to live outside a theocracy. Think...
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If credit for these attacks is taken by Islamic groups, which it almost certainly will be, I am most curious to see the response of "moderate...
What's your source? Rhetorical question :) No, that's living where you live. I don't need to worry myself with the theological disputes...
I agree 100%. If you'd like, you're welcome to start a thread "Did the Buddha exist?" or "How to separate the supernatural and natural events...
This is the crux of where you err in my opinion; it is exactly the case that the only viable life strategy is to suspend judgement until you get...
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