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Buddha seems to be working pretty well in Thailand

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Buddha seems to be working pretty well in Thailand
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RE: Buddha seems to be working pretty well in Thailand
July 12, 2018 at 7:08 am
(July 12, 2018 at 1:14 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: But I've been told God works through me when I do it!

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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Buddha seems to be working pretty well in Thailand
July 12, 2018 at 8:08 am
They should tell that to the family of the dead diver.
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RE: Buddha seems to be working pretty well in Thailand
July 12, 2018 at 9:55 am (This post was last modified: July 12, 2018 at 9:56 am by Aegon.)
(July 11, 2018 at 5:17 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:
(July 11, 2018 at 5:11 pm)Aegon Wrote: Buddhist meditation is a far cry from prayer. They're not "praying" to anyone. The boys in the cave used it as a method to temporary eliminate their anxiety.

Depends upon the branch of Buddhism.

But not in Theravada, right? Even in Mahayana it was my rudimentary understanding that there was no expectation of a literal figure listening.
(July 12, 2018 at 6:14 am)robvalue Wrote: Is it disrespectful to the people who risked their lives to give credit to some unseen magical creature?

I think you're allowed to do both.
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