RE: Christian Priest to Atheist to Buddhist
May 8, 2014 at 2:53 pm
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2014 at 2:53 pm by BlackSwordsman.)
(May 8, 2014 at 2:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(May 8, 2014 at 3:54 am)BlackSwordsman Wrote: Unprovable? Buddhism is supportive in science, we do not believe in an afterlife, a god, a creator, or magical power. Just enlightenment by suppressing "suffering" within ourselves
As you noted in the OP, there are 3 schools so some do and some don't. Historically in most of the world these divisions have meant murder/mayhem as each group tries to demonstrate how holy they are by swinging clubs.
It all seems so pointless.
Buddhists do not have "holy" and even the second school does not believe in an afterlife, simply that there was something that created the world, and left it as is. Afterlife is a Christian deal, not buddhist. Buddhism is about being a better person and a postive impact on the world around us. Nothing more.