(February 13, 2012 at 12:06 am)Abracadabra Wrote:I agree that it is a pity that disagreements should "deteriorate" into "mud slinging", using foul language in many cases. But that is human nature? Indeed it is - as we can see from many of the discussions.(February 12, 2012 at 11:45 pm)Epimethean Wrote: I just want to kick the buddha in the balls and tell him to take his buddies, jesus, mohammed and moses and get the fuck out of the stultification vector.
I find it amazing that people so love to hate each other.
And all in the name of spirituality. Even if the people in question are atheists.
I mean, I can understand hatred and mud being slung at the Abrahamic religions. Especially Christianity and Islam. Since those two religions spread so much hatred in the name of their Gods toward others.
Even the original religion of Judaism doesn't seem to be founded nearly on as much hatred as Islam and Christianity.
But what did Buddhism ever do to people to make them hate it so much?
Atheists seem to think that it's cool to just put down anyone who has the slightest spiritual beliefs anymore. It's becoming a fad where atheists do this as a standard knee-jerk reaction to anything that's even remotely spiritual.
It's truly unbelievable.
Believing in a secular world is one thing.
But if that belief is going to cause people to have absolutely no respect for anyone who doesn't also support an atheistic view of reality then what has it become?
It has itself become a "religion", or worse yet a cult, just like the Abrahamic religions that renounce anyone who refuses to climb on board as being a 'worthless heathen' unworthy of respect.
It's truly unbelievable how ignorant humans become in matters of spirituality, whether it be a belief in spirituality, or the rejection of those beliefs.
Hatred seems to be a core trait of the human condition I guess.
It's pretty sad.
But then again, what should we expect from a planet filled with spoiled half-evolved apes?
I guess it's just the reality of the situation.
You are seemingly mistaken on the issue of Abrahamic religions that renounce anyone who refuses to climb on board as being a 'worthless heathen' unworthy of respect. From my perspective as a Christian, that is 180 degrees from what the Bible teaches. (See i.e parable good Samaritan). To suggest that one should judge others because you are "better than them" is directly opposed to the Bible as there is nothing that we did not receive and hence have nothing to boast about or feel superior (1Co 4:7 For who makes you to differ? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive? )
The Christian perspective is exactly this : Thankful that God in his mercy, and not because of my "goodness (superiority?)" looked kindly upon me and saved me as I am no better than anyone else.