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Old 03-30-2019, 05:04 PM
 
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I had stop reading after this, but will read the post anyway after replying.

Just think about it. How hypocrite the Atheist philosophy is.

You are talking about "evil"? Really?

How can anything called "evil" exist for an Atheist?
The hypocrite Atheist philosophy is very hypocrite. Just like the Monotheist one. Just like the Polytheist one. For in each of these three, there are MANY and contradicting.
All enemies at each other's throats. All enemies of that which is good.

Blowing each other up for Political Power, for Resources, for Revenge
for "Need," for "smart," for "right."

A rock cannot talk about "evil" but a human can. Yes, really.

You see, "evil" is that which is not "neutral," more/worse than "bad", and ignorant/destructive of "good."

Remove all of the false, destructive, blood-lusting, anti-statue-freedom, anti-free-secular-education, anti-free-thought gods...
...and there the above 4 "judgments" (and more) remain.

So indeed any imaginary heavenly politics, do not automatically usurp my exact grounded ones, even if the enemies of good merely wish to imagine them to, so as to convince themselves that their evil is justified, and is thus good.
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Old 03-31-2019, 04:28 AM
 
Location: Germany
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I had stop reading after this, but will read the post anyway after replying.

Just think about it. How hypocrite the Atheist philosophy is.

You are talking about "evil"? Really?

How can anything called "evil" exist for an Atheist?


Evil is not a religious concept.
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Old 03-31-2019, 07:40 AM
 
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I had stop reading after this, but will read the post anyway after replying.

Just think about it. How hypocrite the Atheist philosophy is.

You are talking about "evil"? Really?

How can anything called "evil" exist for an Atheist?
well, aren't we all? to a degree?

kings defend their people. That pledge allegiance to them anyway. Who defends everybody?

what type of things do people that would defend everybody say that are different than those that pledge allegiance to a king?

The king here would be a statement of belief about religious/god?
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Old 03-31-2019, 09:37 AM
 
Location: Chicago area
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Which book are you talking about. The Bible? The Quran? The Book Of Mormon? The Hindu Vedas? The Pali Canon? Were these all written by one God or were they written by man on behalf of a concept of God? You want proof? Look at the many writings and teachings and ask yourself if these aren't all man made concepts.
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Old 03-31-2019, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Sun City West, Arizona
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Which book are you talking about. The Bible? The Quran? The Book Of Mormon? The Hindu Vedas? The Pali Canon? Were these all written by one God or were they written by man on behalf of a concept of God? You want proof? Look at the many writings and teachings and ask yourself if these aren't all man made concepts.
There is no claim that god wrote the Pali Canon. Quite the opposite.
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Old 03-31-2019, 11:56 AM
 
Location: City-Data Forum
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There is no claim that god wrote the Pali Canon. Quite the opposite.
No claim? Rather broad brush stroke ther.

For you see, the Pali Canon is Beyond Heavenly INSPIRED and more than HEAVENLY BELOVED.

It IS the Word of the Buddha (Buddhavacana)

Heaven is so thankful to have become Enlightened and to help Enlighten people of Earth

Thus the Pali Canon is protected by the good people, Thus the Pali Canon lights the way. And more.

If God is not Enlightened, then What is God? If God has not personally achieved Ultimate Nirvana, then What has God personally achieved?
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Old 03-31-2019, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Sun City West, Arizona
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No claim? Rather broad brush stroke ther.

For you see, the Pali Canon is Beyond Heavenly INSPIRED and more than HEAVENLY BELOVED.

It IS the Word of the Buddha (Buddhavacana)

Heaven is so thankful to have become Enlightened and to help Enlighten people of Earth

Thus the Pali Canon is protected by the good people, Thus the Pali Canon lights the way. And more.

If God is not Enlightened, then What is God? If God has not personally achieved Ultimate Nirvana, then What has God personally achieved?
I don't think you know what you're talking about.

God is neither confirmed nor denied in the Theravada Buddhism I participate in. Buddha is not a god.
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Old 03-31-2019, 01:31 PM
 
Location: City-Data Forum
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I don't think you know what you're talking about.

God is neither confirmed nor denied in the Theravada Buddhism I participate in. Buddha is not a god.
Why is Buddha not God (Avatar of God, the personality of God) if God is neither confirmed nor denied?

Buddha was fully human, yes. But Buddha could also be fully God if God is neither confirmed nor denied.
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Old 03-31-2019, 01:49 PM
 
Location: Northeastern US
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Evil is not a religious concept.
No but it is freighted in the minds of many with extensive religious baggage. For this reason I prefer to avoid the term in favor or "immoral", "harmful to society" and the like. People tend to want to turn evil into a force or even personify it.
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Old 03-31-2019, 03:44 PM
 
Location: Sun City West, Arizona
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Why is Buddha not God (Avatar of God, the personality of God) if God is neither confirmed nor denied?

Buddha was fully human, yes. But Buddha could also be fully God if God is neither confirmed nor denied.
I'm not going to play that stupid game. What you're talking about is simply not a part of Theravada Buddhism.
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