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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:33 AM Original message |
Why do christians think Buddha is a god? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, there is also the issue of Buddhism being considered... |
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Skip_In_Boulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. Simple answer - Ignorance |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. +1 |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 06:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
48. +2 |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. I don't think about Buddha. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. what would you call them? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I don't think the Buddha would mind since he taught infinite compassion. |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:22 AM Response to Reply #6 |
39. I don't assign names to people. If it's as dangerous as you surmise, seek someone in authority.n/m |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. namaste |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 12:29 PM Original message |
dupe |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
58. Is telling someone they're going to burn in hellfire forever acceptable? |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
59. Actually, I bet you don't know a thing about Buddhism. |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Never said that I did. n/m |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
4. Here is my take: |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. To someone mostly ignorant of Buddhism, it might seem that way |
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sensate2000 (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. Don't be too judgemental |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:47 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. relics, flags, prayer bells, temples, rituals. |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. An honored, unique person is not a god |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:35 AM Original message |
K&R-Most people who think they are christians know little about their own |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:35 AM Response to Original message |
9. K&R-Most people who think they are christians know little about their own |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
10. Most Christians won't even read the whole Bible |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
12. We have very narrow constructs regarding "religion." |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I thought it could be called a religion with no gods, if you like. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. The same reason they think atheism is a religion. n/t |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
14. Perhaps it's because of all the temples & statues that people worship at |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I have many problems with Christianity as a whole. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Can't be blessed if you're not persecuted, huh? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Can't be superior to others unless you're jumping to conclusions about them? |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Now you're accusing me of jumping to conclusions? |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. I have too much self esteem to be a Christian. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Spoken like most every post-Christian Buddhism hobbyist. nt |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. I spoke the truth to this guy and he didn't like it. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
15. Because many Christians think religion=deity |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 07:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I think of religion as a subscription to a reality club |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. Christians don't even realize that they are not monotheistic |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
21. I was under the impression that in some versions he was a god. |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
22. To be fair |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
24. I worked with a girl who thought the Dali Lama was a Muslim. |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. :)) |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. Abrahamic religious tradition is different |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
27. Because atheism is a religion. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Nope, atheism is non-belief. |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. that would make Atheism a religion |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. My definition: Non-existence of a belief in a god or gods. |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
28. Misinformed. Buddha's place in Christianity is as a saint. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Not really. Saints go to paradise and serve a god |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. I have to laugh... |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
35. Maybe they are afraid of the offspring |
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
40. Buddha plays same symbolic function as Christ |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 11:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Exactly. They are both Prophets of Revealed Wisdom which can Save Divinely Flawed Humans. nt |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. No. Buddha is not a prophet...and no he did not teach "revealed" truths |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. The Path of Awakening equals The Road to Salvation. |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. no |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 11:52 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. I'm afraid you've given me nothing to chew on. |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
43. Doesnt Mahayna Buddhism view Buddha as a godlike figure? |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 03:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I looked it up on Wikipedia. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-11 11:03 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Answer in the form of a question: "An omnipotent divinity ... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
51. We don't if we know anything about Buddhism |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
52. Most Christians know very little about Christianity ... |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
54. I can say this about my experience |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
55. Because many followers of religion are ignorant |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
56. I had a student from Japan |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
57. Unfortunately a lot of Buddhists DO treat him as a god. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
61. Why do many post-Christian Buddhists look down smugly upon wayward Christians? |
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SammyP (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
63. they dont know about him |
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