(October 13, 2016 at 10:04 am)Little Rik Wrote:

(October 13, 2016 at 9:53 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: So nowhere in Buddha's teachings does he say "There is a god"?

And how would you know that the Buddha believed in god if it appears nowhere in his teachings?  Do you have some other source that others aren't aware of?

You don't seem to be very attentive to what goes on Fat.      
Why Buddha would speak about God to people that would reject his message straight away?
Most probably he was living in a very materialistic society where people would not understand his message about God so why speak about something that would have been rejected?
Beside being smart and intelligent he was also a tactician.
Tacticians know the way to enter closed mental doors and that is exactly what Buddha was doing.

That must be why here you are complaining about Buddhists, because Buddha was such a great tactician.

(October 13, 2016 at 10:53 am)Divinity Wrote: I believe in karma, but I don't believe it's some mystical bullshit force that balances everything out or anything.  I believe if you do nice things for people, it'll come back to you.  And if you do bad things to people, it'll come back to you.  At least if you live long enough.  I don't think it's something like "Bob killed someone, so Bob is punished by Karma by getting into a horrible accident."  I think it's more like.. "Bob's an asshoile.  Eventually people learn that Bob is an asshole, and nobody wants to deal with Bob's shit anymore.  Fuck Bob.  Fuck Bob with a rusty rake."

Still an irrational belief.

(October 13, 2016 at 11:18 am)Divinity Wrote: I don't even see how the fuck that'd work.

What if Hitler was a really great guy in his previous lives?  Does he get off the hook for killing 6 million people?  Or were those 6 million people all bad people in their previous life?  How can you really punish someone for doing something they don't remember doing?  Seems to me like punishment for punishments sake, and not justice at all.  Punishment should teach a lesson, and mystical karma would not be teaching anyone a lesson at all.

Punishment shouldn't teach anything, it is counter-productive, unnecessary, immoral and disruptive of the human psyche. It is nothing else but a way to force people to accept others' authority.

(October 27, 2016 at 7:42 am)Little Rik Wrote: It doesn't make any sense to think that everything is related to good or bad luck.

I agree -- Luck has nothing to do with this.  Poverty is all based on the way societies work and how people react to one another, and the causes of someone being born in poverty are related to this and not to anything supernatural.

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(October 27, 2016 at 9:47 am)Little Rik Wrote: A world without justice?

It hardly happen in the physical-material world.
Why should happen in the real world?

You guys live in a fairy land where good and bad luck rule.
Doesn't life teach you that that is just bullshit?  

The only justice dished out is ordained by humans in courts following Law of the land. Besides that, you're shit outta luck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT26xnPRAk8

(October 27, 2016 at 10:52 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: Anytime you'd like to stop yammering on with your meaningless garble and put forth some sound logic and evidence for the existence of God, I'm here.  [emoji8]

Oh, that is great to know that you are here in time of need.  

I would have never thought that I could count on your great help.  

(October 28, 2016 at 5:40 am)Sal Wrote:

(October 27, 2016 at 9:47 am)Little Rik Wrote: A world without justice?

It hardly happen in the physical-material world.
Why should happen in the real world?

You guys live in a fairy land where good and bad luck rule.
Doesn't life teach you that that is just bullshit?  

The only justice dished out is ordained by humans in courts following Law of the land. Besides that, you're shit outta luck.

Gee, that is great to find someone who got solid evidence about justice dished out only in courts.  

Could you please send me a copy of this evidence of yours.
Is not that I do not believe you.
Of course I do believe you mate.  

It is only for keeping that on my files just in case someone would object to it.  

(October 28, 2016 at 9:45 am)Little Rik Wrote:

(October 28, 2016 at 5:40 am)Sal Wrote: The only justice dished out is ordained by humans in courts following Law of the land. Besides that, you're shit outta luck.

Gee, that is great to find someone who got solid evidence about justice dished out only in courts.  

Could you please send me a copy of this evidence of yours.
Is not that I do not believe you.
Of course I do believe you mate.  

It is only for keeping that on my files just in case someone would object to it.  

Are you serious? Which countries example of a court would you suffice as evidence for it?