It is possible to know God exists. It is not possible to know He doe snot.
No. It works both ways. Your belief in god is blinding you to it.
He does not know how to end suffering.
Yes, he does. Unfortunately, like he says, people are brought up in delusions. They dont know it. Sad.
You are probably right about that, My knowledge of icons is mainly how they are used in some Protestadn churches. Do Buddhist pray to the icons of Buddha?
No. Its a concentration tool. When I went to a zazen group, The Buddha statue was in the corner. We payed respect but went and sat zazen without need of the statue. Its just a brief bow of respect. Its not like catholicism where statues are used heavily to remind the believer of christ and their prayers to christ.
No. The Dharma is over a thousand teachings of the Buddham a lot of it mainly for monks. It guides practitioners. Its not sacred scripture. Practice is the core of buddhism. Dharma teaches practice not belief and theology
They all have a higher power, whether they call it a god or not.
No. Your belief in god blinds you to other religious worldviews.
If a Christian does believe in anothe religion, they are disobeying God. We can understand other views without accepting them.
No. Above tells me you dont understand. Nothing wrong with that. It gets tedious when i read it and cant tell if you cant admit it or just not interested.
Of course but Jesus said He came to divide, not to unite. We don't alter our beliefs to make friends.
Thats why understsnding and ignorance and wars are started. Mutual respect and interest in others beliefs helps towards acceptence. You dont have to change your belief but you just gave a motivation for war there.
Disagreeing is not disrespect. Those people are wrong.[
Youre doing both. Its because you favor division and dont have understanding.
That simply isn't true. It only seems true to people who do not understand Christianity. Christianity teaches love even for our enemies. Does Buddha teach that?
Yes, of course The Buddha teaches that. He doesnt teach division. Thats silly. No human sacrifice. Thats barbaric. I experienced christianity. Again, this is your belief blinding you. Not everyone who experiece christ loves him.
This is not about what is right for a person, it is abut what is true for everyone.
Nope. Whats true for me should not be true for you. I would be errogant to say otherwise. This is not respect. This thinking causes wars.
If I think Buddhaism is a false religion, I need to say so or I am being dishonest. and if it is, I am leading them astray
Understanding other religions doesnt mean you accept him. Just means if youre talking to a buddhist show interest in her faith.. the least you can do is show interest.
