(October 13, 2014 at 7:01 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I thought buddhism was rather peaceful at one point, but someone pointed out a story about buddhists killing people. People are people, and people will find reasons to kill from time to time. So there probably isn't a holy book that says thou shalt not kill, and actually sticks to it.
Outstandingly good point. Religions can rattle on all they like about 'sanctity of life' and so on, but the trouble is that religionists will invariably get cheesed off about something or other and beat someone to death with a mallet.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
