Buddhism, against having fun.

[Something completely different]

ever scrolled down to the end of the page when reading a wiki page.

Or managed to read the (usualy) last 20-50 pages of a scientific study.

something called SOURCES

look it up.



not that it matters.
Cause I just think your being ignorant of whatever might not let your worldviews shine in a bright light.

[alwayson]

Considering I am a long time Wikipedia editor, I think I know how it works.

[Something completely different]

And I am a spacecowboy who lives on mars and has regular anal sex with extraterrestrials with his two dicks.

[CapnAwesome]

And I am a spacecowboy who lives on mars and has regular anal sex with extraterrestrials with his two dicks.

You too?

[SpecUVdust]

I don't go by Wikipedia, let alone unreferenced material, let alone material someone thought dubious enough to tag with citation needed

I find this extremely entertaining... YOU were the first in this thread to provide a link to Wikipedia information(POST #6). Are you just a habitual liar or are you bent on self-destruction? Lmfao at YOU alwayson. Dig your hole even deeper and keep pretending that your hooves aren't in your mouth.

[Angrboda]

Meh. The day that Buddhists start doing shit like going door to door spreading the good news, or attempting to influence public policy where I live is the day I'll give a rat's ass about the bullshit that they believe. Until then, I'm perfectly happy to live and let live.

Be thankful you don't live in South Korea then.

Rep. Park Geun-hye, the ruling Saenuri Party presidential candidate, sought to curry favor with religious leaders during courtesy calls on the heads of Buddhist, Protestant and Catholic church groups Monday.

Ven. Jaseung of the Jogye Order was one of the leaders Rep. Park met during her “tour.”

This stirred speculation on whether she will get along with Buddhists or not, as her ruling party predecessors had a hard time maintaining a good working relationship with them.

Some analysts predict that unlike her predecessors, the leading candidate may be able to avoid clashes with Buddhists because of her unorthodox background.

Park describes herself as an atheist. Although she received a baptismal name while she attended Sogang University in Seoul several decades ago, her aides said she does not attend Sunday services.

They said the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee has a strong bond with Buddhists due to the influence of her late mother, Yook Young-soo, who was a pious Buddhist. The aides added that she is also close to several prominent Protestants.

Because of this background, some analysts say Park is de facto affiliated with the three key religions and this would help her relationship with Buddhists during her presidential campaigns.

According to a 2005 survey, Buddhists make up 22.8 percent of the population, followed by Protestants with 18.3 percent and Catholics with 10.9 percent.

Incumbent President Lee Myung-bak, former President Kim Young-sam and Lee Hoi-chang ... had difficulty in handling a backlash from Buddhists.

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[Creed of Heresy]

[Angrboda]

"A Karma by any other name would smell..."

From the Wikipedia article, on the Twelve Nidanas:

"The nikayas themselves do not give a systematic explanation of the nidana series. As an expository device,
the commentarial tradition presented the factors as a linear sequence spanning over three lives, thus shifting
the theme from a single conception (and birth) to a sequence of "incarnations" (roughly speaking)."



Moreover, it notes that, "According to Schumann the Nidanas are a later synthesis of Buddhist teachings, meant to make them more comprehensible. Comparison with the five skhandhas shows that the chain contains logical inconsistencies, which can be explained when the chain is considered to be a later elaboration." An examination of any decent description of Nidana and Pratītyasamutpāda will indicate that the causal chain extends across lifetimes into future lives. How is it that this is true and yet it is also true that this cause and effect doesn't extend into the past? Quite simply, it isn't. It's just Karma with a unique spin on the metaphysics.

[CapnAwesome]

I don't go by Wikipedia, let alone unreferenced material, let alone material someone thought dubious enough to tag with citation needed

I find this extremely entertaining... YOU were the first in this thread to provide a link to Wikipedia information(POST #6). Are you just a habitual liar or are you bent on self-destruction? Lmfao at YOU alwayson. Dig your hole even deeper and keep pretending that your hooves aren't in your mouth.

I don't think he's capable of following his own train of thought and/or has a very short term memory.