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Faith, Hope and Love - the pillars of destruction?
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RE: Faith, Hope and Love - the pillars of destruction?
August 11, 2012 at 9:14 am (This post was last modified: August 11, 2012 at 9:15 am by spockrates.)
(August 10, 2012 at 9:18 pm)padraic Wrote:
Quote: For most trust, hope in, and love someone, or something.

Indeed, and a Buddhist would say those things cause suffering.


Quote:We are never so desperately unhappy as when we lose love. (Sigmund Freud)

Yes, and a Vulcan would agree with the Buddhist about hope and love, insofar as they are emotions--but perhaps in some sense they are not? She would then point out that the Buddhist is being illogical about faith, for Buddhists trust in the teachings of Buddha.

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RE: Faith, Hope and Love - the pillars of destruction? - by spockrates - August 11, 2012 at 9:14 am

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