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Buddhist atheists
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RE: Buddhist atheists
June 4, 2012 at 8:05 pm
(June 1, 2012 at 1:56 pm)StatCrux Wrote: Doesn't the six realms of buddhism prove problematic then?

1.God realm
2.Demi-God realm
3.Human realm
4.Animal realm
5.Hungry Ghost realm
6.Hell realm
Look at "Desire Realm" on Wikipedia. The ideas of a "God Realm" and a "Hell Realm" are very different from the conceptions you may be used to.

Quote:Or do atheists just ignore that part? Isn't that cherry picking?
People cherry-pick from Religions all the time. I'm sure you'd find the idea of stoning disobedient children to be abhorrent, even though Jesus called out the religious authorities of his day in Mark 7 for refusing to carry this particular commandment out.
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Buddhist atheists - by StatCrux - June 1, 2012 at 12:43 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Anomalocaris - June 1, 2012 at 12:45 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by StatCrux - June 1, 2012 at 1:42 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Napoléon - June 1, 2012 at 3:13 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Ace Otana - June 1, 2012 at 1:34 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by frankiej - June 1, 2012 at 1:36 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Reforged - June 4, 2012 at 10:50 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Mister Agenda - June 1, 2012 at 1:49 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by StatCrux - June 1, 2012 at 1:56 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Rev. Rye - June 4, 2012 at 8:05 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by TheViolentFemme - February 23, 2013 at 1:20 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Mister Agenda - June 1, 2012 at 1:58 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by StatCrux - June 1, 2012 at 2:09 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Epimethean - June 1, 2012 at 7:20 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Welsh cake - June 1, 2012 at 2:59 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Faith No More - June 1, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Buddhist atheists - by fuckass365 - June 1, 2012 at 7:08 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Angrboda - June 2, 2012 at 9:39 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Angrboda - June 3, 2012 at 3:19 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Polaris - June 4, 2012 at 7:42 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Polaris - June 4, 2012 at 8:23 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Angrboda - June 4, 2012 at 10:14 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Angrboda - February 23, 2013 at 1:49 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by TaraJo - February 23, 2013 at 3:23 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Garuda - April 10, 2013 at 10:55 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Dunno - October 13, 2013 at 6:06 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Captain Colostomy - October 13, 2013 at 6:56 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Angrboda - October 13, 2013 at 6:43 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by là bạn điên - December 21, 2013 at 9:39 am
RE: Buddhist atheists - by feeling - December 21, 2013 at 9:40 am
RE: Buddhist atheists - by Angrboda - December 21, 2013 at 1:18 pm
RE: Buddhist atheists - by là bạn điên - December 23, 2013 at 10:55 am
RE: Buddhist atheists - by max-greece - December 21, 2013 at 9:55 am



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