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Post by clusium on Feb 22, 2023 21:19:55 GMT
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Post by gadreel on Feb 22, 2023 21:25:23 GMT
Is confucisism (I guess) non-religious? I mean in the same way that Buddhism is non-religious?
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Post by clusium on Feb 22, 2023 23:27:24 GMT
Is confucisism (I guess) non-religious? I mean in the same way that Buddhism is non-religious? They are both religions.
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Post by general313 on Feb 23, 2023 0:10:56 GMT
Is confucisism (I guess) non-religious? I mean in the same way that Buddhism is non-religious? They are both religions. In your opinion, is Christianity a religion? I ask because some posters here have claimed in the past that it is not.
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Post by gadreel on Feb 23, 2023 0:19:36 GMT
Is confucisism (I guess) non-religious? I mean in the same way that Buddhism is non-religious? They are both religions. Neither are theistic.
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Post by clusium on Feb 23, 2023 0:44:54 GMT
In your opinion, is Christianity a religion? I ask because some posters here have claimed in the past that it is not. Yes.
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Post by clusium on Feb 23, 2023 0:45:41 GMT
Yes they are. Buddhism is polytheistic, while Confucianism is monotheistic (albeit more along the lines of Deism, rather than along the lines of Christianity, Sikhism, etc).
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Post by gadreel on Feb 23, 2023 1:01:56 GMT
Yes they are. Buddhism is polytheistic, while Confucianism is monotheistic (albeit more along the lines of Deism, rather than along the lines of Christianity, Sikhism, etc). They are counted both among the non-theistic religions, some folk would say you need a god to be a religion.
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Post by clusium on Feb 23, 2023 1:42:49 GMT
Yes they are. Buddhism is polytheistic, while Confucianism is monotheistic (albeit more along the lines of Deism, rather than along the lines of Christianity, Sikhism, etc). They are counted both among the non-theistic religions, some folk would say you need a god to be a religion. That's right. You need a god or gods to have a religion, & both Buddhism & Confucianism have gods & God. Non-theistic religion aka atheistic religion is a myth (please pardon the pun).
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Post by gadreel on Feb 23, 2023 1:50:37 GMT
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Post by gadreel on Feb 23, 2023 1:58:37 GMT
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Post by clusium on Feb 23, 2023 5:30:28 GMT
What it is that Buddhism, Jainism, & Taoism do not have are CREATOR GODS. Each of these do have many non-creator deities. Confucianism is monotheistic (One God), but, more along the lines of how Deism treats Him, rather than Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, etc., do. Also, in Confucianism, ancestors are worshipped.
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Post by gadreel on Feb 23, 2023 18:46:47 GMT
What it is that Buddhism, Jainism, & Taoism do not have are CREATOR GODS. Each of these do have many non-creator deities. Confucianism is monotheistic (One God), but, more along the lines of how Deism treats Him, rather than Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, etc., do. Also, in Confucianism, ancestors are worshipped. Yeah sorry that does not seem to be backed up by any evidence I can find.
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Post by clusium on Feb 23, 2023 20:09:14 GMT
What it is that Buddhism, Jainism, & Taoism do not have are CREATOR GODS. Each of these do have many non-creator deities. Confucianism is monotheistic (One God), but, more along the lines of how Deism treats Him, rather than Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, etc., do. Also, in Confucianism, ancestors are worshipped. Yeah sorry that does not seem to be backed up by any evidence I can find. Evidence for which?
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Post by gadreel on Feb 23, 2023 23:37:59 GMT
Yeah sorry that does not seem to be backed up by any evidence I can find. Evidence for which? What you are claiming, everything I read says buddhism and confusicm are non theistic
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Post by clusium on Feb 23, 2023 23:42:01 GMT
Evidence for which? What you are claiming, everything I read says buddhism and confusicm are non theistic I've read a lot of sites that have said the same about these 2 religions too. However, I have never bought into the idea of non-theistic or atheistic religion (though I do accept the idea that there are some religions that atheists may adhere to WITHOUT believing in the particular religion's God or gods). All of the so-called "non-theistic" or "atheistic" religions have one thing in common, & coincidentally, have in common with (the generally accepted) theistic religions: They have gods.
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Post by gadreel on Feb 23, 2023 23:56:09 GMT
What you are claiming, everything I read says buddhism and confusicm are non theistic I've read a lot of sites that have said the same about these 2 religions too. However, I have never bought into the idea of non-theistic or atheistic religion (though I do accept the idea that there are some religions that atheists may adhere to WITHOUT believing in the particular religion's God or gods). All of the so-called "non-theistic" or "atheistic" religions have one thing in common, & coincidentally, have in common with (the generally accepted) theistic religions: They have gods. Again, not what the evidence I have read says.
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Post by clusium on Feb 24, 2023 0:21:12 GMT
I've read a lot of sites that have said the same about these 2 religions too. However, I have never bought into the idea of non-theistic or atheistic religion (though I do accept the idea that there are some religions that atheists may adhere to WITHOUT believing in the particular religion's God or gods). All of the so-called "non-theistic" or "atheistic" religions have one thing in common, & coincidentally, have in common with (the generally accepted) theistic religions: They have gods. Again, not what the evidence I have read says. And all the evidence that I have both read (& even seen) shows the opposite. Buddhism is very much polytheistic (albeit has no supreme creator deity). I have even encountered Buddhists both online & in real life who have said that "the Buddha is higher than god."
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Post by gadreel on Feb 24, 2023 0:42:44 GMT
Again, not what the evidence I have read says. And all the evidence that I have both read (& even seen) shows the opposite. Buddhism is very much polytheistic (albeit has no supreme creator deity). I have even encountered Buddhists both online & in real life who have said that "the Buddha is higher than god." Cool I mean we must be reading different things, I posted some of the stuff that I have seen, I have not seen anything that contradicts it.
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Post by clusium on Feb 24, 2023 0:50:24 GMT
And all the evidence that I have both read (& even seen) shows the opposite. Buddhism is very much polytheistic (albeit has no supreme creator deity). I have even encountered Buddhists both online & in real life who have said that "the Buddha is higher than god." Cool I mean we must be reading different things, I posted some of the stuff that I have seen, I have not seen anything that contradicts it. World religions is a fascinating subject for sure.
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