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  1. Buddha Dharma

    Why is Christ's sacrifice needed?

    Yes, thank you for sharing. That is very helpful. Early Christians were still ironing out the finer details of what they believed. It happens in pretty well every religion. It's the nature of humans to start hammering everything down into a surer framework straight away. Buddhism had such...
  2. Buddha Dharma

    It’s official: Democrat Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election in major upset

    Saying the two parties are the same is, forgive me- beyond laughable.
  3. Buddha Dharma

    It’s official: Democrat Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election in major upset

    Lamb is pro-choice, though he does emphasize personally being anti-abortion. I think at least, Democrats need to quit playing abortion off as a casual subject. That makes Christian voters feel we don't consider the serious aspect of it. I think it really could be as simple as that. Christian...
  4. Buddha Dharma

    It’s official: Democrat Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election in major upset

    A Democratic win isn't so unusual in Pennsylvania, but ever since Trump won here, which was by a very thin margin I might add- Republicans have been playing it up like we're some kind of red state. That's hardly the case. Pennsylvania politics have always been a mixed bag. I'll grant you...
  5. Buddha Dharma

    It’s official: Democrat Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election in major upset

    No it isn't. They're trying to blow it off. Lamb is not conservative. He's a moderate leftist like Tim Kaine. Ryan has to play it off because the GOP is already unstable and it's direction as a party unclear. All the recent retirements show how deep party contentions go.
  6. Buddha Dharma

    Conor Lamb wins special election in PA district that Trump won by a sweeping majority

    Now why couldn't I find that thread? :D
  7. Buddha Dharma

    Conor Lamb wins special election in PA district that Trump won by a sweeping majority

    Source: House Republicans try to calm GOP fears after apparent upset in Pennsylvania's Trump country Paul Ryan attempted to blow off the Democratic victory as the result of Lamb running on a conservative platform. This is hardly the case, as Lamb is not any less liberal than Tim Kaine for...
  8. Buddha Dharma

    Post your pic 2!

    I am almost 32, and I am not aging so nicely I'm afraid. There's some grays in my beard. Particularly the sideburns. My hair is thin on the top. I don't have wrinkles yet, so I'll count that a plus. Ah well, age happens to all of us. I guess keeping my youthful optimism to a degree counts for...
  9. Buddha Dharma

    Post your pic 2!

    Nice. You look a bit different to be sure, but I doubt many straight guys would turn their eyes up at your looks. You're aging nicely.
  10. Buddha Dharma

    Fellow Hellenists? Poseidon would be ruler of the earth realm, as I understand it?

    I think Poseidon would be considered the deity that keeps the entire earth realm, and not only the land and sea as literal concepts? Yes? No? Since it is said Zeus keeps the heavenly realms or celestial- and Hades keeps the departed/nether realms, whatever their destiny may be. I've often...
  11. Buddha Dharma

    Should we believe in Free Will?

    @'mud speaking from the Buddhist perspective of deities still being within Samsara here- I think the god element wouldn't necessarily refute determinism. It would be a matter of yet more factors in the equation. One we wouldn't be able to observe at a certain cutoff point to be sure. Guess it...
  12. Buddha Dharma

    Did Indra, Varuna, and Yama used to be seen as a Triad?

    I guess it's possible that the author was referencing the Greeks with Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades when he said it- since those three are commonly thought to be their Vedic counterparts. Saying then, that the Greeks saw them like that. Possibly the author meant that. I could go back and look.
  13. Buddha Dharma

    Did Indra, Varuna, and Yama used to be seen as a Triad?

    Thanks for the response. I hope someone else can answer, or I may have to get the book out again and do some research if I want to know that badly. You know how fun it can be to research such matters if there's a lack of English translated texts for western converts to a Dharmic religion like...
  14. Buddha Dharma

    Biggest Problem of Christianity (Vicarious Redemption)

    You know, I'm curious what you think. Some scholars argue that the trial narratives are doubtful, or must have been informed by incomplete information because of facts like Barabbas being released mirroring the scapegoat. A more notable detail is that the Sanhedrin is depicted as trying to find...
  15. Buddha Dharma

    Did Indra, Varuna, and Yama used to be seen as a Triad?

    I own a book called Gods of Veda. The book contains essays about the Devas, including by thinkers like Aurobindo. In one of the chapters it is claimed that Indra, Varuna, and Yama used to be seen as a Trimurti in ancient times by some people. Is that so? I'm really curious. Bonus question: If...
  16. Buddha Dharma

    The last post is the WINNER!

    Until right this moment
  17. Buddha Dharma

    Stephen Hawking dies

    May what remains find rest, be met with good merit, and attain to a good future existence. :: claps hands :: He was indeed a great a man. He never let his limitations stop him. His persistence is an example for us all. What he gave humanity is inexhaustible. That's the people we remember.
  18. Buddha Dharma

    Students injured when Monterey County teacher accidentally fires handgun in class

    Yep, teachers really need guns though! Don't they? That way when the police arrive, they can have no idea which person with the gun to go after. When you realize that the NRA actually doesn't care if our society turns into open street warfare or school battle zones with everyone firing on each...
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