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June 24, 2013 at 1:16 am
(June 23, 2013 at 6:13 pm)Donutblade Wrote: Alright, ill try my best, and give my opinion of it. Its a religion which i think predates christianity and islam, and all other religions, i cant be sure.
One brief can be: my religion says that the body is separate from the individual, the one who makes decisions, and the one who executes it. It says that the body is mortal, and you are not. It also supports the concept of "That thou art" or "Every person has a potential to be omnipotent, omniscience and omnipresent, i.e. gods". So, this somehow supports theism, that i have fixed with a new theory of mine (which i have not been able to explain to anyone in my locality, as it is beyond their minds)
A bit more detailed version of my religion.
It talks mainly of souls, individual separate non-fraternised (without any family) biengs who are numerous in number, infinite in life, who keep taking birth in various forms of possible life, like ants, microbes, humans, and alien life forms. Although it is not required that life has to have a soul, it can act like a machine, which digests and ejects, which propagates its genes. But when the soul is included, it has the power to decide its fate, change the structure of the universe by its minute decisions, and make movements unpredictable by the most ideal time telling machine (a bit paradoxical).
It strongly supports rebirth, and the concept of liberation from this cycle, by the procurement of the total and whole truth and spiritual strength, the strength by which one can leave the body, without having to lead it to decay/fatigue, such as strangling, drowning, making cuts, disemboweling, etc. Beyond this state, what happens, its not known, because some have gone beyond, but never have returned.
Sounds like buddhism.
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June 24, 2013 at 2:30 am
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(June 24, 2013 at 12:15 am)Kayenneh Wrote: Hello and welcome to AF! ^_^ (June 23, 2013 at 7:23 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Welcome!
(June 23, 2013 at 7:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote: True.... but it is the fun part.
Welcome, Donut.
Thanks guys 
(June 24, 2013 at 1:16 am)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: Sounds like buddhism.
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Yes you guys are right. Jainism and Buddhism propagated at approximately the same time, and Buddhism is basically a more liberal offshoot from Jainism, allowing consumption of meat, eggs, etc.
(June 23, 2013 at 8:35 pm)missluckie26 Wrote: I kinda get a buddhist taoist hindu vibe from Jainism. Interesting! What country do you hail from? I see a being without a soul having the ability to make decisions and actions that change the structure of the universe.
Im from India. Well, then that bieng is following a complex algorithm. If an ideal time-telling machine is formed, itll know this algorithm, and all algorithms in place, simulate it and be able to tell exactly the fate of such bieng. Randomisations are ALSO based on algorithm.
I mean, there is obviously a difference between a very very hi-tech robot, and a human, the soul characterises the difference as having no algorithm for it in place, and its actions not bieng prediced accurately by the above time machine.
Every statement, argument or perception conceals in it a part of the whole truth, but usually never all of it, be however wrong or right it seems. -Me
The seed planted in childhood, grows to become a strong tree in adulthood. -Me Again
If there is a god, then, being as ideal and as just as he is supposed to be, he allows the existence and even the propagation of concepts which promote the goodwill and knowledge of the general folk. Theism supports atheism, in a way. -Yet again mine
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June 24, 2013 at 6:21 am
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June 24, 2013 at 12:18 pm
(June 24, 2013 at 2:30 am)Donutblade Wrote: I mean, there is obviously a difference between a very very hi-tech robot, and a human, the soul characterises the difference as having no algorithm for it in place, and its actions not bieng prediced accurately by the above time machine.
Free will? I subscribe to the idea that we are just not smart enough to break down the formula our brain runs by, I do think that there is one, a very complicated one. Youtube seems to be very good at predicting my searches recently though, I'm not kidding, every time I click the search box, the first option is always what I want to search for.
Strict buddhists don't eat meat. I think they believe if you eat meat you'll reincarnate as the animal and get eaten and that would atone for you eating meat. do you eat meat? I'm always happy to find a fellow vegetarian.
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June 24, 2013 at 12:26 pm
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June 24, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Good video. And the next. My home town Leicester had a Jain temple.
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June 24, 2013 at 2:47 pm
(June 24, 2013 at 2:30 am)Donutblade Wrote: Yes you guys are right. Jainism and Buddhism propagated at approximately the same time, and Buddhism is basically a more liberal offshoot from Jainism, allowing consumption of meat, eggs, etc.
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In my experience the following is what happens on atheist forums.
New Member1: I'm a Christian.
Atheists: ATTACK!
New Member2: I'm a Muslim.
Atheists: ATTACK!
New Member3: I'm a Buddhist.
Atheists: Hey.
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June 24, 2013 at 6:45 pm
lol, maybe because buddhism doesn't try to convert people. It's less "in your face" compared to christianity and islam. and it's not really a commitment thing either, idk, I know a lot of buddhists and they take it so casually it's as if they don't have a religion.
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June 25, 2013 at 12:13 am
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June 30, 2013 at 7:02 pm
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