I don't give Buddhism a pass either. It is a religion, not a philosophy. All one has to do is visit Asia/China or Japan, any part of that region. They have their own concepts of the spirit world, after life concepts, punishment reward mythology and superstitions. Calling Buddhism a "philosophy" is more a western romantic idea. There certainly are individuals and sects of Buddhism that sell it as a philosophy, but not all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_(Buddhism)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(moth...he_Buddha) <----- Take notice of the claims of the super natural in this article. Words like "deities", "celestial beings", and "heaven" and even taking the shape of an Elephant.
The earliest mythology of the birth of Buddha had his mother "Queen Maya" being told by the divine world that she would give birth to a son who would bring wisdom to the world. Buddha also avoided the birth canal and was born out of Queen Maya's side.
While atheists mainly run into Christians on this website, we don't simply stick to debating one religion. I've debated Jews and Muslims and Hindus and Buddhists as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_(Buddhism)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(moth...he_Buddha) <----- Take notice of the claims of the super natural in this article. Words like "deities", "celestial beings", and "heaven" and even taking the shape of an Elephant.
The earliest mythology of the birth of Buddha had his mother "Queen Maya" being told by the divine world that she would give birth to a son who would bring wisdom to the world. Buddha also avoided the birth canal and was born out of Queen Maya's side.
While atheists mainly run into Christians on this website, we don't simply stick to debating one religion. I've debated Jews and Muslims and Hindus and Buddhists as well.
