Why are you right?

[Heneni]

Why is god right?

Heneni

 

[Father Heathen]

Why is god right?

Heneni

Which one?

 

[Tau]

Church denomations aruge over who is right From time to time even Pagan's might disagree about sometimes.

Oh yes my neo druidic friend

 

[Heneni]

Which one?

There is only one.

Heneni

 

[Father Heathen]

There is only one.

Heneni

That has been said of each.

 

[Heneni]

True

How many of those are actually the same god?

Heneni

 

[Riverwolf]

Buddhists or no Buddhists if they are human then they fight about everything and anything.

Strange as it may seem, some people actually have evolved beyond our basic instincts and talk instead of fight. With over six billion humans on the planet, it's impossible to call a generalization based on biased psychological studies. Now, I know I haven't. But there are those who don't feel the need to argue, even if they disagree.

Do you fight about everything and anything? Only if you let yourself. I'm trying(key word: trying) to teach myself to just drop arguments and not bother, especially over petty things like religious beliefs.

Feel free to quote me as a hypocrite for arguing against the idea of arguments if you want. It's nigh impossible for us who are still trying to figure out who the *beep* we are to not be.

 

[UnTheist]

What if the question is irrelevant to me?

 

[Jeremiah]

Strange as it may seem, some people actually have evolved beyond our basic instincts and talk instead of fight. With over six billion humans on the planet, it's impossible to call a generalization based on biased psychological studies. Now, I know I haven't. But there are those who don't feel the need to argue, even if they disagree.

Do you fight about everything and anything? Only if you let yourself. I'm trying(key word: trying) to teach myself to just drop arguments and not bother, especially over petty things like religious beliefs.

Feel free to quote me as a hypocrite for arguing against the idea of arguments if you want. It's nigh impossible for us who are still trying to figure out who the *beep* we are to not be.

Religious titles are not a very accurate way to judge a person be that judgment positive or negative. Buddhists are human and they share the same weakness as the rest of us humans. Weakness such as elitism.

I would also not entirely avoid argumentation as it is a mentally healthy act and greatly aids the development of any philosophy. To just drop an argument altogether is like putting down a book and never picking it up again. Perhaps if the book never held your interest than reading it would be a waste of time. But if it is a subject you are curious about you'll get more information with each page you turn.

 

[Riverwolf]

Religious titles are not a very accurate way to judge a person be that judgment positive or negative. Buddhists are human and they share the same weakness as the rest of us humans. Weakness such as elitism.

I would also not entirely avoid argumentation as it is a mentally healthy act and greatly aids the development of any philosophy. To just drop an argument altogether is like putting down a book and never picking it up again. Perhaps if the book never held your interest than reading it would be a waste of time. But if it is a subject you are curious about you'll get more information with each page you turn.

Except that Buddhists do not view themselves as "above" everyone else, and Buddha never said that his way was the only way, nor did he say he was a god, by the way. (In fact, when people asked him if he was a god, he specifically said, "no.") One Buddhist philosophy is "whatever works for you is fine." I know because my dad is a Buddhist. Now, not all Buddhists are like this, I know, but it is in the Buddhist doctrine to accept others for who they are and not to view themselves as "right."

And I think your argument on argumentation(... ) more has to do with a debate. To me, a debate and an argument are two different things; an argument, whether well thought-out or not, is an attempt by someone to bring another person over to their views, whereas a debate is more about trying to explain and back up why someone believes as they do. That's just my view, though. And of course, let's face it. A good argument, that is one that is well thought-out and civilized, is great fun, and for me is a guilty pleasure.

 

[logician]

There is only one.

Heneni

Minus one.

 

[Jeremiah]

Except that Buddhists do not view themselves as "above" everyone else, and Buddha never said that his way was the only way, nor did he say he was a god, by the way. (In fact, when people asked him if he was a god, he specifically said, "no.") One Buddhist philosophy is "whatever works for you is fine." I know because my dad is a Buddhist. Now, not all Buddhists are like this, I know, but it is in the Buddhist doctrine to accept others for who they are and not to view themselves as "right."

And I think your argument on argumentation(... ) more has to do with a debate. To me, a debate and an argument are two different things; an argument, whether well thought-out or not, is an attempt by someone to bring another person over to their views, whereas a debate is more about trying to explain and back up why someone believes as they do. That's just my view, though. And of course, let's face it. A good argument, that is one that is well thought-out and civilized, is great fun, and for me is a guilty pleasure.

Go back to my first post. You'll see that I used the word fight; I did that for a reason. I felt the word argue could cause confusion but you got confused anyways. I also feel you are confused between an individual and a philosophy. I used the word Buddhist in references to a individual in the guidance of the religion. Religions say allot of things and are not always followed as written. Sorry next time I will try to make my post more understandable. Thanks for the conversation.