The Evidence Required Is?

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Rhythym wrote

Then use your imagination to create a scenario in which I am only attempting to help you be a better buddhist. If you really wish to go deep into the realm of introspection, then you should be devouring every bit of information we have regarding how unreliable (and downright malicious) our own introspective flights of fancy can become. If you want to develop a talent, you need to know the shortcomings of the toolkit.

Hmm, thanks for the advice. You make a good point in how unreliable introspection can be. I admit some fault there and I appreciate your P.O.V. As I try to follow the buddhist way, I am looking for emotional balance and peace more than anything. In meditation I try to compose myself, find inner focus and concentration. It is really a matter of feeling more than intellect for me, yet of course Buddhist philosophy deeply interests me too. If devoting myself to this "religion" makes me a little more wiser, mature, and caring for others, than that is good enough for me.

Thanks for the website on Parker's Astrology. I have a good friend who got me interested in it and I found it interesting and sometimes very uncanny and true! My theory is something which Carl Sagan might agree with. We are all essentially, everything in this world, made out of stardust. So maybe astrology has some validity. But then again, maybe not! LOL Just imagining things!

AthiestAtheist wrote

My question is what evidence is required to make you not believe in a God? I would have thought that the fact that every religious text in the world is full of holes would have been enough, but I guess not.

This is a very good point! I find that when many people have their mind set on something, they will not budge even with the most blatant evidence to discredit their belief. And I am not just talking about God, but virtually anything. This is especially true in politics as well, (another sensitive issue unfortunately). I think people's minds can be changed, but I don't know exactly what it takes. Maybe just time and experience. Stubborness is one of the most pernicious character flaws of mankind. There is also social conditioning, mental habits, personal safety and comfort zones to take into consideration.