Religion/Theology

[mulattogyrl]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

That's really cool.


mental image of a little girl wearing a hijab eating gefilte fish and saying "oy gevalt"

LOL!! Exactly. I told somebody in a PM one time that I would break my fast with Matzoh, LOL.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by mulattogyrl

LOL!! Exactly. I told somebody in a PM one time that I would break my fast with Matzoh, LOL.

WHY??????? There has to be so much better stuff out there then matzah. Heck, just about anything out there is better than matzah. Although chocolate covered matzah is pretty tasty. Funny story: one year one of our new members couldn't pronounce my name and called me Matzah, and since then, everyone in my sorority and most of my friends call me that.

[mulattogyrl]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

WHY??????? There has to be so much better stuff out there then matzah. Heck, just about anything out there is better than matzah. Although chocolate covered matzah is pretty tasty. Funny story: one year one of our new members couldn't pronounce my name and called me Matzah, and since then, everyone in my sorority and most of my friends call me that.

LOL! Because that's what was around and it was light enough not to make my stomach hurt after not eating all day.

[KSig RC]

AlphaFrog, would you like to respond? I think we've answered your points, any refutation or additional information we need to look at?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

AlphaFrog, would you like to respond? I think we've answered your points, any refutation or additional information we need to look at?

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.

[KSig RC]

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.

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.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

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.

This is exactly the problem - I never said that Buddhism is less then a religion. I said it wasn't a religion, but I didn't say it was less then one. It's like me saying that the Chess Club isn't a fraternity. That doesn't imply that the Chess Club isn't any more or less important then a fraternity, it just isn't one. According to the Western (including the US, where we live) definition of "religion" Buddhism does not fit, because it lacks a deity or creator. It's a seperate (not greater or less) thing. And before someone says it, I realize that Buddhism is an Eastern world thing, and that's why it doesn't fit the Western defintion, but that's exactly my point. I would like to know the exact translation for "religion" in Chinese, because I'm sure the word has different implications and definitions then it does in English.

[KSigkid]

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.

But by telling someone that their religion isn't a religion (when it's one of the top five largest religions on earth), as you did with Buddhism, can't you see why that would get people upset? Just because they don't agree with you doesn't mean you should abandon the argument.