Why is only the typical Judaic, Christian, and Islamic God mentioned here? What is the argument for or against?
If it is an argument against such a god, the best defense would be that of free will. To intervene in most ways today would pretty much guarantee faith, and free will is like the...
One can not be omniscient and self aware, or else everything that will be has already played out in ones mind making anything created pointless to this being, a movie, or if going by the typical Judaeo/Christian/Islamic God who offers eternity of either suffering or bliss, a horror film...
Why don't you just philosophically come up with who God is yourself? One thing that I can tell you is that in every major religion is a sub-sect that teaches a mixture of Monism, Pantheism, and Panentheism.
For example, I am rather fond of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus, the Vedanta in...
I believe you're right in the sense that "neo" makes it out to be a different religion to the old one. But then again, it very well can be, such as Wicca, which is Neopaganism.
Pagan = Worships the old gods in the same way as the ancient peoples did. Uses literature and interpretations...
Just use a Secular mindset when interpreting the nonsense (IMO) that is inherent in Buddhism.
The supernatural is obviously lacking evidence (IMO), and don't forget that the Buddha had to deal with people of his time, and to outright deny it may have hindered on his teaching of great things to...