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    Your description of "God" in 10 words or less

    nothing
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    the bottom line is...

    everything and nothing all at once :cool:
  3. L

    the bottom line is...

    well that satisfies my itch. haha
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    Don't be an atheist

    i agree with you completly. i dont even like using the word "god" because if i do im acknowledging that there is such a thing
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    the bottom line is...

    what im saying is that the reason for religion is due to the need to believe in somethign. believing keeps us sane. you could argue athiest believe in nothing. they still believe. im getting repetative but what im trying to debate is that religion came into exsistence because someone needed...
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    the bottom line is...

    ok yes. i agree. so from this cant we conclude that religion is a product of man and was created becasue of the need to believe and that there isnt some higher being
  7. L

    the bottom line is...

    what i mean is that as human beings it is in our nature to need something to believe in. scientifically this is how our brains function
  8. L

    the bottom line is...

    i think so. its how we are programed
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    the bottom line is...

    everyone needs something to believe in, hence religion. the end. ok now talk about that lol
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    origin of fat buddha

    this is very interesting stuff i did not know. thanks to all respondents
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    origin of fat buddha

    what is the origin of the fat buddha? after googling some images of buddha you tend to find many paintings and statues that depict a rather fat buddha. is this in ancient text somewhere or is it just a western twist?
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    buddha's last words

    yes most of the quotes ive read have been similer to this one with the exception of different wording. i guess it all comes down to a translation thing.
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    buddha's last words

    well, what are they? Ive read a few different quotes and most pertain to everything being imperminet and so on. I was wondering if they are different for different branches of the religion or if there is one that most people are familier with? any help? -thanks
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    Meditation, for the beginner

    why is the posistion so important when meditating
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    Meditation, for the beginner

    that was a lot of help thanks a lot
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    Meditation, for the beginner

    Hello all. Ive recently taken a great interest in buddhism and I have been reading the basics in books and so on. Id like to meditate but I dont have the slightest clue of when, where, or how. what sorts of things should I be thinking about and so on. any information is appreciated. thank you
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    my own religion

    wow lots of great points here. thanks a lot
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    my own religion

    ok im 100% serious here. ive been observing this forum and thinking about religion for some time now. I feel that i need something to believe in just because of human nature and i want to believe in something. but ..nothing fits! iv been thinking of writing down things that make sence to me and...
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    murder

    "the creator has the right to do what ever he wants with his creation" so if i have a child with someone and they sin (do bad things) i can give them a chance to redeem themsleves but if they dont i can just kill them? I really appreciate all the input coming in. thanks
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    murder

    ya ive been reading the forum for quite some time so i could understand if i dont have immediate respect. what im trying to communicate in this post is that from what i have read god has murdered everything he has created evil or not. you can say well he was riding evil and all that but when it...
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