Quote:
|
Originally Posted by AtomicHype Buddhism is more a way to live life to the fullest rather than a religion.
I have faith in God, though I might not believe what the Bible says. In my eyes, it's written by a bunch of guys whom claim to have had an experience with God/Jesus. Why should I believe them? |
buddhism can be either. and the variations of buddhism are incredible...when i was in china, the buddhist monks we met, believed that the better lives they lived, the better lives their reincarnations would be granted. ...these were strange monks however, seeing as how they had cell phones, prada bags...and girlfriends. i don't know what monks are and aren't allowed, but, it seemed strange to me.
and as for the bible, i've come to look at it as an artistically written book that was dramatically misinterpreted somewhere along the way.
my beliefs have evolved into not believing anything, until i have an absolute reason to. if there's any room for doubt, then it's not worth telling anyone that you KNOW you're right.
like you, myrmidon, i'm not about to tell you that you didn't have an experience with god, if you did, i envy you, and i wish he would make himself apparent to me... and if he is real, i think it's unfortunate that he's only making himself known to certain people, and letting others...burn, basically.