RE: Do I come under the category of 'Atheist'?
June 15, 2012 at 11:42 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2012 at 11:44 pm by Angrboda.)
Well, since it's your belief, I think you can make it anything you want. If you want to be a Jain without metaphysical beliefs, do so. From what little I know about Jainism, the primary focus is on not doing harm, detaching from the gunas or whatever through meditation, and comapassion for all life forms. I'm sure the scaffolding of metaphysical belief in souls and gods may historically be a part of being a traditional Jain, but if you don't see that as necessary to you, why bother, unless you think that only following the beliefs of whichever set of Jains you've attached yourself to will lead to something you desire, in which case, you believe whatever it is you feel you need to believe to get the toy surprise.
Either way, I don't think the label matters. My best friend is a traditional Christian, and it doesn't matter to her. Ninety-five percent of the time I hang out with atheists, and they don't care what I believe either. I guess I'm wondering why the question matters to you?
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