RE: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...
January 11, 2015 at 3:21 pm
(This post was last modified: January 11, 2015 at 3:25 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
They're -all- "wtf sects" - the grounds may differ in each individual case....but this places it squarely in the same camp as any other faith in that regard. Might have something to do with all sects being grounded in "magic" - of course the results are spotty-at-best.
Now, starting at magic (as in "be decent because:magic", yeah...I'll get right on it, lol), and since there's nothing in buddhism that you can't find elsewhere, and since many of those other things do not...even every once in awhile, yield any of that ridiculous shit mentioned earlier, this leaves me, personally, with the impression that buddhism is useless. Opinions vary, there are many like it....but this one is mine. Buddhism has nothing to teach me, I gain nothing by way of buddhism.
Can't recall the attribution or specific wording, but there's a quote from some dead greek (?) about the measure of things created by man being their usefulness to man.
Now, starting at magic (as in "be decent because:magic", yeah...I'll get right on it, lol), and since there's nothing in buddhism that you can't find elsewhere, and since many of those other things do not...even every once in awhile, yield any of that ridiculous shit mentioned earlier, this leaves me, personally, with the impression that buddhism is useless. Opinions vary, there are many like it....but this one is mine. Buddhism has nothing to teach me, I gain nothing by way of buddhism.
Can't recall the attribution or specific wording, but there's a quote from some dead greek (?) about the measure of things created by man being their usefulness to man.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
