Skwim
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Well, if that category is Those who don't believe in any religion I think they all qualify.
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Do Atheists/Agnostics/Skeptics have a scripture?!
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I'm not seeing it, considering the existence of non-theistic religions. And skepticism can be practiced by anyone too.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
is a religious book written by Bobby Henderson that embodies the main beliefs of the religion theChurch of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism.[1][2] The Flying Spaghetti Monster was created by Bobby Henderson in an open letter to the Kansas State Board of Education in which he parodied the concept of intelligent design. After Henderson posted the letter on his website, it became an internet phenomenon and was featured in many large newspapers, which caught the attention of book publishers. Released in March 2006 by Villard Books, The Gospel elaborates on Pastafarian beliefs established in the open letter.
The Gospel includes a creation myth, set of commandments, and guide to evangelizing, and discusses history and lifestyle from a Pastafarian perspective. Henderson uses satire to show flaws with creationism and prove the Flying Spaghetti Monster, lampooning the intelligent design movement in the process. The book, which has sold more than 100,000 copies,[3] was generally well received.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gospel_of_the_Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
So it is Codex of the Atheism/Agnosticism/Skepticism/Humanism people.
Not bad , at least they have it at last.
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Buddha wanted his teachings to be held in oral tradition, rather than as written scripture.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
Did Buddha say that he won't have a written scripture and did not like it to written? If yes, please quote from him.
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The very structure of the Tripitaka makes it very clear. Some of the first Buddhists actually rebelled against the idea of a written scripture soon after the death of the Buddha.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
Then why did the Buddhism people make effort to write a scripture against the wishes of Buddha? Please
Isn't it an aspect of corruption at hands of the Buddhism people? Please
And why do Atheists/Agnostics/Skeptics/Humanists ascribe themselves as Buddhists? Please
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There isn't one sole way of practicing religion. Some people have an use for written teachings (not necessarily "scripture" in the Abrahamic sense of the word).
You tell me. Who is the best pupil? He who is always emulating his teacher, or he who learns beyond his initial lessons?
We don't always. Most of us stinking kuffars aren't Buddhists, nor are all or even most Buddhists necessarily agnostics, atheists or skeptics.
It just turns out that Taoism, Jainism and Buddhism are wise enough not to expect adherents to be believers in some form of deity.
life.period
Member
I wondered why atheists have prayer while they don't believe in God. They are contradicting their selves .
"I ask god if there is god ..."
They ask god who they deny him.
Why atheists think that Muslims don't believe in reason and ..
They talk as if it is unknown thing .
I think they want to find an excuse to skip all their duties toward creator.
You won't be able to decisive creator in judgment day. He knows within your heart.
Let be honest to our self .
McBell
Unbound
How about you start?
Being honest that is.
Or are you content with the falsehoods you present?
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
As an atheist I can utterly assure you that I do not have prayers and actually have an unfavorable view of the act of prayer itself.
I rather suspect that the contradiction resides in your own fictional thinking on this issue.
Oddly enough, it would never occur to me to say such a stupid thing... even on an off day. No wonder you think atheists are stupid, LOL. I would too.
That's a bit of a stretch. About the most you will get out of any self-respecting atheist would be something like, "If you are real, God, then show yourself to me. Give me some kind of response so I know you heard me." Normally, the response will be - silence.
While I have met many unreasonable Muslims and Muslims who have a severe lack of critical thinking skills, I've also met a number of non-Muslims who suffer from the same affliction. Again, I do not think I've heard anyone (of any merit) claim that Muslims don't believe in reason, though the reasoning involved is all too often - circular.
Language barriers can render the most intelligent persons thoughts into meaningless gibberish when given in a foreign tongue or run through Google Translate. That said, the rationale and reasoning of Muslims is about as spotty as it is for any other group. Some people are better at expressing themselves than others. Simple as that.
Duties? That's taking an idea to a pretty bizarre extreme. If I am not a Muslim, I have no "duties" to your narrow idea of what a god is.
Your first sentence is too vague to convey meaning. Could you rephrase it? If you are correct, and that is a very, very big IF, then "He" should understand clearly why I don't believe he exists. If "he" created me, I'd be inclined to ask what exactly he had expected.
Muslims love to trot out the cheery and quite insincere line, "There is no compulsion in religion" and yet, if one listens to your average Muslims it would appear that there is a SIGNIFICANT amount of compulsion involved in meeting Allah on the supposed "Judgment day" Given no one can refuse this "appointment" with Allah, the whole idea of "no compulsion" has a very hollow ring.
I'm usually told I'm too honest, so you go first. You show me yours and I'll show you mine.
If you want the unvarnished truth, if I were to be perfectly honest with you it would likely get me into trouble with the RF Moderators for breaking one or two rules in place on this site.
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serp777
Well-Known Member
THe holy pastafarian scripture
Never really knew any atheists, did you?
Whatever you are describing does not seem to exist.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
The description of Tao, presented by Lao-tzu, is quite similar to the attributes of God mentioned in the Quran. He writes:
'The great Tao is vast. He is on the left and He is on the right. All creatures depend upon Him, and the care of them tires Him not. He brings creation to completion, without seeking reward. He provides for all His creation, but requires nothing for Himself, so He may be considered small. All creatures turn to Him for their needs, yet He keeps nothing for Himself, thus He may be named 'the Supreme'. He does not consider Himself great and because of this He is truly Great.'
- DAN, L (1969) The Works of Lao Tzyy. Truth and Nature. The World Book Company, Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan, China. Ch.34, p.17
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I'm not sure the Tao is even suitable for belief. Sort of cheapens the concept, IMO.
God may nevertheless resemble one of the Tao, mostly because both are perceived by human beings with existential cravings.
God may nevertheless resemble one of the Tao, mostly because both are perceived by human beings with existential cravings.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
I never said that the non-believers are stinking bad persons. But they are mistaken and need to reset on the Truthful Path. Please
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In all honesty, that is only marginally better.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
The believers of the Truthful Revealed Religion get twofold reward for every virtuous deed done by one, one in this world and the other in the Hereafter, while non-believers get one reward only.
So, my choice/option is with the Truthful Revealed Religion, others could happily differ with me.
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