(February 29, 2012 at 9:27 pm)Rhythm Wrote: There's the wisdom, peace, and love of buddhism right there. I don't think I really need to say anything more at this point. Maybe I'm just not giving it a fair shake, maybe it does work, it just didn't work in your case?
Perhaps you feel ego-deflated because you are confronted with a much more expansive, liberated and experienced intellect. It is o.k. to feel that way at your lower level of apprehension. I always hope to enlighten others but it seems very difficult on this site where so many are already predisposed to view themselves as being smart and knowledgable enough, and so therefere become more closed minded. You are stuck in your own atheistic dogmatism (how ironic), which is based on secondhand information at best. In reality though, your responses are very narrow minded, defensive and ALWAYS REACTIONARY. I think most of your posts thus far support this clear observation. I don't mean to put you down personally. Perhaps I am using you as an example of many atheists. I don't know you and I have no ill will toward you. I just hope for you to realize, more than anything, that your basic fundamantal ATTITUDE toward knowledge and differing perspectives other than your own is intolerant, biased and unhealthy. For all the Xtian fundies you guys condemn, the stigma of your attacks and defenses are mimicking their own!
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
