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I can see how veneration can be confused with worship. Sure looks like it. *grin*I find most people believe buddhists worship Buddha like a god, people of all faiths what do you think.
Wickipedia
Etymology
The word is derived from the Old English weorþscipe, meaning worship, honour shown to an object, which has been etymologised as "worthiness or worth-ship"—to give, at its simplest, worth to something.
I saw my Dogs outside in the back looking cold so I picked some wood and made them a huge fire.Now they are warm.
Linwood , ..from a post on worship 2004, ....
I have my objects of worship but I didn`t always.
I don`t think we need to worship anything but sometimes things come into our lives that are so much greater than ourselves that we end up worshipping these.
then you agree that the nature of fire is to burn , ....
Why are you obsessed with getting me to answer this question?
His truth is but an opinion in the minds of many.A philosophy.
namaskaram
because you choose to denegrateThe Buddha's revealed truth for an opinoin ....
and Because unfortunatly there are truths in life that are so basic that allmost everyone can recognise them for fact , except for those that just want to be difficult for the sake of it ???
and Because I would never be so rude as to tell you what christianity is or is not ?
and because you are flipantly insinuating that Buddhism is merely a likable philisophy , .....
namaskaram
because you choose to denegrateThe Buddha's revealed truth for an opinoin ....
and Because unfortunatly there are truths in life that are so basic that allmost everyone can recognise them for fact , except for those that just want to be difficult for the sake of it ???
and Because I would never be so rude as to tell you what christianity is or is not ?
and because you are flipantly insinuating that Buddhism is merely a likable philisophy , .....
I have nothing against inteligent debateI'm sorry to make you feel bad.I did not mean to make you feel like that.Maybe you should not post this on a religious debate then.Just a thought.