If u pass me a storybook, and tell me it is a real thing.. a religion.. then it is up to me to decide whether it is what u say it is.
Unless I am a little kid with so little knowledge on religion and the real world.. and without proper understanding of what is real, what is religion, what is a joke, and what is a intentional lie.. then I would probably believe everything u say.
And if, or when I find out that book is not a real thing, I might smile and think you played a funny joke on me, or I might frown and think you wasted my time with a freking lie.. which I decide.. I don't know for it hasn't happened yet.
So YOU choose to refute religion (u did say u posted on Christianity.. and now Buddhism), and doubt the teachings and don't believe it. Well, that is your choice. If that makes you happy, good for you.
What you choose to believe, is ur own business. What you want to say, can be no others' business.. unless u willingly intend to insult, cause hurt of feelings or even more vicious ideas or thoughts, shouldn't be done if u haf consideration for others' feelings and, dare I say it.. a conscience.
I won't force my ideas onto others, nor want to say things that may cause unease (not unless provoked.. or on topics with which debate is more than needed.. ).. but that is me.
It is your choice to say that religion is man made, but can you really prove that there is no higher being in existence?
I choose to believe in Buddhism, and also respect others who choose to believe in whatever religion that practices to do good to and for every human being.. and not cause hurt or harm.
And.. I didn't say YOU had a misunderstanding of reincarnation. I wrote, "what might be a misunderstanding..."
Perhaps if I had used "what might be a general misunderstanding of..." would not cause you to misinterpret my words..(??)
Bro, if you can't accept the karma thing, the reincarnation thing.. and all about past sins affecting current life, that's fine.
Nobody says we have to accept everything we see, hear or read in the world.
If ppl believe that doing bad things is not gonna affect them, and they still believe in reincarnation.. then it is their choice.. there is really nothing to stop them from believing that.. unless something happens to them to make them change. if I may say it, religion is more like a guide for ppl to not to do bad things. All major religions preach to their followers not to do bad things, and that's why they haf alot of followers. Can you imagine what would happen if cults which preach killings, theft and worse things have massive following?
with that, i won't post here any more. No need to continue in this for it seems like a classic "science vs religion" for, if both are good for all human beings, then y can't both co-exist, instead of each trying to out-do the other?
" If u pass me a storybook, and tell me it is a real thing.. a religion.. then it is up to me to decide whether it is what u say it is.
Unless I am a little kid with so little knowledge on religion and the real world.. and without proper understanding of what is real, what is religion, what is a joke, and what is a intentional lie.. then I would probably believe everything u say.
THE SAD TRUTH IS PPL CAN TELL WHAT IS REAL OR FAKE AFTER BEING BRAINWASHED ( NEVER UNDERESTEIMATE THE POWER OF BRAINWASHING ) ..LOOK AT CHC CASE , EVEN THE VICTIM ARE STILL SUPPORTING THEM .MANY PPL CANT REALLY THINK FOR THEMSELVE THATS WHY WE NEED SCHOOL TO TEACH THEM WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG , USING POLICE TO CHECK ON THEM...ECT .
" What you choose to believe, is ur own business. What you want to say, can be no others' business.. unless u willingly intend to insult, cause hurt of feelings or even more vicious ideas or thoughts, shouldn't be done if u haf consideration for others' feelings and, dare I say it.. a conscience " .
MY CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR EVEN I INSULTED ALL RELIGON , AS I SAY MANY TIMES ..MY JOB HERE IS TO DEBUNK ALL THOSE FAKE RELIGION OR GOD PREVENTING PPL TO STEP ON THEIR TRAPS . MOST OF THE TIME THE TRUTH HURTS AND PPL WHO WANTED TRUTH HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT HURT .
" I won't force my ideas onto others, nor want to say things that may cause unease (not unless provoked.. or on topics with which debate is more than needed.. ).. but that is me.
It is your choice to say that religion is man made, but can you really prove that there is no higher being in existence?
I DO NOT FORCE MY IDEAS ON OTHERS ..IM JUST HERE TO DEBUNK RELIGION ..IF PPL DONT LISTEN ITS NOT MY PROBLEM . IM JUST DOIN MY JOB HERE . OF COURSE I CAN PROVE THERE IS NO HIGHER BEING ( DONE IT HUNDRENS OF TIMES IN THIS FORUM AND IN MY REAL LIFE ) ..AND CAN YOU PROVE THERE IS ?
" I choose to believe in Buddhism, and also respect others who choose to believe in whatever religion that practices to do good to and for every human being.. and not cause hurt or harm " .
AS I HAVE SAY MANY TIMES RELIGION JUST TEACH PPL TO DO GOOD ON THE SURFACE ONLY . HAVE YOU NOT HEARD OF HOLY WARS ? HAVE YOU NOT HEARD OF HOLY CONMAN ?
" if I may say it, religion is more like a guide for ppl to not to do bad things."
COME ON BRO , IN TODAY'S WORLD WE HAVE COUNTRY LAW TO PREVENT PPL FROM DOING BAD THINGS , DO WE STILL NEEDED RELIGION ?
" All major religions preach to their followers not to do bad things, and that's why they haf alot of followers " .
I DONT AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS ...THOSE FOLLOWERS GO THERE NOT TO LEARN NOT TO DO BAD THINGS , THEY GO THERE FOR " REWARDS " . IMAGINE IF SOMEONE OPEN A SCHOOL ( WITHOUT ANY RELIGION REWARDS ) DO YOU STILL THINK GOT PPL GO ?
. YOU MEAN THOSE PPL DONT HAVE THEIR OWN MORAL TO DO GOOD ? WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG THEIR TEACHER , PARENTS NEVER TEACH THEM ? COME ON ...THAT IS JUST AN EXCUSE .