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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
I've decided it's worthless, because anything I say, sources or not, will be taken out of context or twisted into something I didn't say. Plus, faith is a subjective matter. You can argue forever and not get anywhere, and I don't have time for that.
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I'm not here to argue against, mock or disparage your beliefs. I know you won't believe that, but seriously I'd rather discuss this like an adult. I feel like you're copping out here, rather than addressing the actual evidence I've presented, but I can understand the 'message board mentality' and not wanting to fight uphill against that.
However, as someone who is not a practicing Christian (and instead has instituted a Buddhist-based ethos), I do feel like I should have a chance to 'defend' (as it were) the hundreds of millions who practice Buddhism and disagree completely with your characterization of it as something less than a religion - it would be somewhat odd that the fourth-largest religion in the world is, in fact, not a religion at all. Your inference that Buddhism and Christianity can work together, which stems from this belief, is not nearly as 'troublesome' (I'm not here to tell people what to believe), but at the same time there are fairly distinctive differences that I can't see reconciling. Help me if you'd like - or continue to abase others' faiths, then hide behind the aegis of "no one respects my viewpoint" or "I dont' have time." Personally, I KNOW how much my time is worth, and I'm willing to put in the time - and I'm willing to listen, if you can provide points above and beyond an opinion article or 'theology people' you've spoken with.