15 Feb '08 13:43>
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneWell.. Buddhism is not a religion.. I can identify with most of its teachings.
Go outside the box. Though you beg to differ, your responses lead me to believe that you are quite close minded to religion - even as to your concept of what religion is.
What is God? An external entity? The universe in its totality? The essence of truth, love, compassion, justice, etc.? Something else?
Try to focus on the teachings of the prophets ...[text shortened]... m fixated on Christianity. Try Buddhism since you seem to have such an aversion to Christianity.
God is whatever people want it to be. Point is God is purely conceptual.
I only talk about Christianity because I only see christians here.
I have no problems with an abstract God with a meaning of "all things in the Universe", "the essence of all things", or something like this.
I have no problems with some teaching of prophets, as long as people filter the sayings.
But I have a problem when I see a big percentage of people with that belief, trying to influence others to their agenda, and taking part of the destiny of my country with those sick arguments.
Or look at the US, where religion is a so strong influence in a state that should be laique (spelling?).
It's not religion that annoys me. It's ignorance.