Buddhist Theists vs Buddhist Atheists

Buddhist Theists vs Buddhist Atheists Jul 28, 2018 13:08:51 GMT

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Post by gameboy on Jul 28, 2018 13:08:51 GMT

Jul 28, 2018 8:09:03 GMT Arlon10 said:

Jul 28, 2018 6:21:05 GMT gameboy said:

Buddhism is certainly not rational atheism as most Western Buddhists will claim. The concept of nirvana is a superstitious and fanciful one to begin with. Buddhists also believe that karma is some magical essence which is universally applied to the material as if it is fairy dust. Acts bring consequences, but that is not karma according to Buddhism. Furthermore, no one can claim to be a rational atheist and believe in an unproven and improvable theory such as reincarnation.

Buddhism is a religious system which exists without the necessity of deities. But almost all Buddhists believe in the folk deities of the culture in which they were raised.

The adamant rejection of all speculation is the position that is not rational. Speculation is a perfectly rational exercise. You have it the wrong way around.

Quite many atheists are severely mentally retarded or have copied the papers of severely mentally retarded people, otherwise the attitude could not develop that speculation is "irrational." Blind faith in science has many adherents who wouldn't understand proof anyway if they saw it, so it's laughable that they depend on proof for everything. Simple minds want a simple universe and complain when they're told it isn't.

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I suspect Buddhism is much like anything else in that many of the people in it have differing notions what it all means depending on their various skills in communication and abstract thought.

There is a basic requirement in Christianity, that an adherent have faith in Christ and believe that Jesus died for man's sins. I "suspect" Buddhism requires faith in Nirvana, karma and reincarnation.

All speculation is not rational. It is not rational to speculate that fairies dance in the forest at midnight. In fact, it's rather silly.

Do you have "proof" that atheists are wrong?