(February 6, 2014 at 6:31 pm)dscross Wrote: As the thread subject states, I am an atheist but there are lots of things about Buddism I like - meditation, self discovery, presence of mind, the idea of a higher state of consciousness etc.
Do you guys think I am mad for this? I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of the atheist community on this topic.
anybody that would slam you for this is the problem, not you. Follow ur heart
when we learn a little about the world the less theist we become,
The more we know about life the less atheist we become.
reincarnation, How many different states can people be in? Can a person be made so closely to a previous person that they are essentially the same? The answer is yes. I don't think reincarnation is like the diety type god at all. It is not like a bearded guy in the sky that is for sure.

