Bin Ladens "an open letter to America"

[GFR]

...Two. Two more than you have found.

If you didn't hate school you might understand the value of reading books to educate yourself about a topic.....the dictionary and a "North American Buddhist" source on the Internet is just pathetic..........read!!!! a!!!! few!!!! books!!!! about!!! it!!!!!

 

[Tier]

How about prince shotuku the founder of buddhism through imperial support? Or Shomu who some years later made Buddhism the official state religion??? That's three sources...

Or maybe http://religions.iloveindia.com/buddhism.html
india website that refers to it as a religion? four sources uhmmm

Or it being the national RELIGION of Thailand.... Five.....

When is it not pathetic and your lack of any reply with content not?

You're laughable as a matter of fact i'll engage in a laugh right this minute! HA

 

[Tier]

Or it being a religious Course in college for a matter of fact, but how well educated are colleges anyway LOL

 

[GFR]

Internet sites are no replacement for actual knowledge of this belief system......you can find anything on the net to support your opinions..or twist them so they seem to.

When you study the subject and stop just posting websites I might listen to your opinion.

Again try to read a few books on the subject, and stop being lazy!

 

[ihateschoolmt]

If you didn't hate school you might understand the value of reading books to educate yourself about a topic........read!!!! a!!!! few!!!! books!!!! about!!! it!!!!!

Maybe/no.

 

[Tier]

My friend studied religion in colleges extensively and he classifies it as a non theistic religion.

He's educated specifically on it and says it's a religion. What are your qualifications?

And what's your excuse for colleges calling it a religion?

You're on EXTREMELY weak ground here.

 

[GFR]

I feel sorry for people who just quote opinions of friends ( your friends education has nothing to do with you...try getting one for yourself).....and post websites they don't understand.

You have proven without a doubt you are intellectually lazy...I feel sorry for you.

 

[Tier]

You discrediting sources simply because they're on a website rather than in a book which can be on websites mind you is piss poor.

Knowledge transmitted on other than your preferred medium is still knowledge. You have no stance, you're not defending your position because you have no position. You simply post links like we do and says ours don't count. And refer to some ambiguous source to prove in some desperate attempt at misdirecting attention.

It's a religion because it fits the definition of religion, you need not read a book to know the definition of religion. A flounder is a fish no matter how many books there are on them, it's classified as one and it's over.

Thank you and good day sir.

 

[Tier]

I have no more time to waste on your "Go read" and "No it isn't" beavis and butthead defense strategy, what a narrow view and simple minded view you have of knowledge and religion.

You might as well be christian.

 

[GFR]

I simply cannot read the books for you....Please try to put some time aside and research this topic......if thats too much work and you are too lazy to do that, then just keep arguing over the Internet with your very limited knowledge of this topic.

here are some other sites that disagree with your's.......kind of like shouting into a black hole ......again my opinions are because I am Buddhist and have read a few books on the topic and have discussed this subject with many other Buddhists.....as you can imagine we all do not agree on the answer...
Try to educate your self.........regurgitating others opinions is a poor replacement for knowledge.

http://www.buddhistinformation.com/is_buddhism_a_religion1.htm
This one is for you ihateschool
http://www.amtb.org.tw/e-bud/releases/educati.htm
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/snapshot01.htm

 

[devildog88]

Religion is quite simply primitive. There is no proof therefore there should be no discussion. Any christian I've talked to trying to prove it just starts asking a bunch of questions, and tries to turn it around like some overly transparent defense mechanism.

Show me God, Introduce me, or show me something observable and testable that can only mean there is a God. If you can not PROVE your position then you have no position.

http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/showpost.php?p=1160245&postcount=197

Religion is based on faith. And Faith in its very nature relies on hope. So we all hope there is a God and we all hope there is an after life. With hope comes conviction and therein falls faith. One who has faith does not need to prove it, only to believe.........can I have an amen brother!!

 

[DOMS]

"New Age" Americans like to believe that Buddhism isn't a religion because they want something to believe that includes an afterlife but don't like the idea of a central Deity. Mostly because they feel that "religion" is a dirty word but need to feel better about eternity.

 

[GFR]

You were Owned.........by 2 or 3 people just tonight
Edit: make that 4 now

 

[maniclion]

Religions or "spiritual practices" do crazy things for their beliefs, and yes buddhism can be a religion or a science. From the Dalai Lama's mouth:

"Buddhism does not accept a theory of God, or a creator. According to Buddhism, one's own actions are the creator, ultimately. Some people say that, from a certain angle, Buddhism is not a religion but rather a science of mind. Religion has much involvement with faith. Sometimes it seems that there is quite a distance between a way of thinking based on faith and one entirely based on experiment, remaining skeptical. Unless you find something through investigation, you do not want to accept it as fact. From one viewpoint, Buddhism is a religion, from another viewpoint Buddhism is a science of mind and not a religion. Buddhism can be a bridge between these two sides. Therefore, with this conviction I try to have closer ties with scientists, mainly in the fields of cosmology, psychology, neurobiology and physics. In these fields there are insights to share, and to a certain extent we can work together."


That being said even Buddhism has it's extremists, this one in Vietnam took it's own life selfishly in full view of others causing distress in their spiritual beings. That is a wreckless and foolish act in the name of Buddhism especially with those children watching in the background.

 

[god hand]

The dictionary is a book... Einstein wasn't religious

He wasnt?























Youre a fucking idiot. Everything you say is bullshit.

 

[god hand]

How is questioning religion seen as bitter? I'm not religious, and it's not because I was molested. It's because I have a hard time buying into something that someone tells me and when I ask why, the response is "because that's how it is". A lot of things happen "because", but religion is the one I have trouble with. Some sort of higher power is sitting here telling me "You have free will, but if you ever, EVER do this, or this, or this, or this, or this you will suffer for eternity, BUT there is hope! If you fall to your knees and pray to me, you will recieve eternal happiness and peace. Go against my word do you? Here's a plague or two. You guys are having to much fun and not enough prayer, time for a flood, the guilty and innocent alike die because I say so! Exercise your free will BUT only to the extent I set forth or you're fucked" and the higher power isn't telling me this, someone else who thinks all this is true is telling me this.

Billions of people believe in God, but no one has any proof of him, and it's the people who see Bigfoot and UFO's who are the crazys. What if I saw the image of a UFO in my cereal this morning, or what if Bigfoot had a son in his image and likeness? Would you believe in them more? Have you noticed that as the Loch Ness monster myth grew, so did the sightings? Look at scientology. That's the biggest scam in the history of scams. A science fiction novelist pulled a religion out of his ass and has convinced a bunch of people to buy into the crazy crap he set forth. Who's to say some guy didn't have this same idea about 2,000 years ago?

Its because science is your major!

 

[god hand]

I simply cannot read the books for you....Please try to put some time aside and research this topic......if thats too much work and you are too lazy to do that, then just keep arguing over the Internet with your very limited knowledge of this topic.

here are some other sites that disagree with your's.......kind of like shouting into a black hole ......again my opinions are because I am Buddhist and have read a few books on the topic and have discussed this subject with many other Buddhists.....as you can imagine we all do not agree on the answer...
Try to educate your self.........regurgitating others opinions is a poor replacement for knowledge.

http://www.buddhistinformation.com/is_buddhism_a_religion1.htm
This one is for you ihateschool
http://www.amtb.org.tw/e-bud/releases/educati.htm
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/snapshot01.htm

I could have sworn they worshiped Buddha!?

 

[gococksDJS]

Its because science is your major!

haha, that could be it. But I also attended catholic schools my whole life, and when someones forced to pray every day, go to mass once a week and take Religion as a class every year from 1st-12th grade, it changes their perspective on religion.

 

[Decker]

I always thought that the question of 'what is religion' hinges on accepting something as a matter of faith--believing in a non-existent datum. That is inherently irrational. Whereas science establishes knowledge on the basis of empirical study (even philosophy, a speculative enterprise, is logical). That is rational.

But science enters the realm of speculative inquiry (read string theory as an example) where the limits of empirical study come to a head and philosophy overtakes science. So as a matter of epistemology, both science and religion are ultimately consigned to a sort of speculative fate at some point on the continuum of the quest for knowledge. Science adheres to logical analysis (empiricism upto philosophy) while religion, by defintion of 'faith', does not.

That being said, science, w/in reason, is obviously superior for rationally discussing the world we live in lest we start talking of devils, angels, and other nonsense best kept to children's stories.

 

[topolo]

I met a guy the other day who said that he had tiny bumps on his genitals

 

[min0 lee]

No need to hide Dale's indentity.

 

[Dale Mabry]

No need to hide Dale's indentity.

course not, i got 'em from you. I knew they weren't dingleberries to begin with, but i was horny.

 

[Stu]

"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people." - Karl Marx

"Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people" - Jesse Ventura

"Humanity without religion is like a serial killer without a chainsaw."
-- unknown

"Men never commit evil so fully and joyfuly as when they do it for religious convictions"
-- Blaise Pascal

 

[min0 lee]

course not, i got 'em from you. I knew they weren't dingleberries to begin with, but i was horny.

 

[gococksDJS]

course not, i got 'em from you. I knew they weren't dingleberries to begin with, but i was horny.

i gave you those for your birthday Dale, you better like 'em because, like diamonds, herpes are forever.

 

[topolo]

He loves them....I heard he got them appraised.