Interesting article about God or No God
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veri interesting... i enjoy reading itOriginally posted by concerned_man:Interesting read : http://theresnogod.net/
Chanced upon this site.
Not written by a Buddhist, I believed. But the things mentioned are all self-realisation and experience.
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I think it is dangerous to be emotional about faith. Because most of the time, the use of emotions, ultimately will result in something negative - Especially using the emotion of fear.
For me is really plain simple. I follow what Ajahn Brahm says "Bend the faith to fit the facts than to bend the facts to fit the faith". I personally have encounter people who have realise for themselves and by themselves about this.
This article offer what the author has came to realise for himself and by himself.
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I read with interest from the following link. Although, I do not agree with some of the points the author wrote, but I had a good read.
http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/Godless/Summary.htm#_edn2
God: The Failed Hypothesis
How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist -
Jesus may have walked on ice, not water: study
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-04-04T222110Z_01_N04400457_RTRUKOC_0_US-SCIENCE-JESUS.xml -
veri interesting.Originally posted by concerned_man:Jesus may have walked on ice, not water: study
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-04-04T222110Z_01_N04400457_RTRUKOC_0_US-SCIENCE-JESUS.xml
Well Scriptures, no matter how holy, are after all, the work of human beings. Through the ages, there are bound to be some alterations, losses and additions. In fact, there are no sacred scriptures that are free from interpolations or additions made later by pious,ignorant or fanatical theologians and scholars.The copyists or scribes themselves often make mistakes when copying the scriptures. This led to different versions of the same story or doctrine. That is why we have so many different versions of the same holy book (like the Bible). -
Agree.Originally posted by concerned_man:I think it is dangerous to be emotional about faith. Because most of the time, the use of emotions, ultimately will result in something negative - Especially using the emotion of fear.
For me is really plain simple. I follow what Ajahn Brahm says "Bend the faith to fit the facts than to bend the facts to fit the faith". I personally have encounter people who have realise for themselves and by themselves about this.
This article offer what the author has came to realise for himself and by himself.
All the religious ideas are strongly believe in creator and the followers are always second to God. But the Buddhist followers are not second to any one. Most magnificent Buddhist teaching is Buddhist Logics, which are, replace the Aristotle Logics and Calculus Logic. Even though some people think Buddhism as a philosophical science due to above logics and no creator theory, you cannot compare Buddhism with modern science. The reason for this is science laws can be replace by another new law, which is never going to be happen in Buddhist laws. On other hand science has both intentional and unintentional sides to their theories and laws. But Buddhists always has the wisdom to see every fact before he/she act and there is no unintentional result in Buddhism. -
Buddhist faith is faith with Awareness... not blind nor overly passionate kind.
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Did Jesus Walk On Ice?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/05/tech/main1476173.shtml -
Manuscript may shed light on Jesus-Judas relationship
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2006-04-06-gospel-judas_x.htm
'Gospel of Judas' Surfaces After 1,700 Years
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/science/06cnd-judas.html?ex=1144468800&en=651ad24090601020&ei=5087 -
Reuters.com - "Gospel of Judas" gives new view of Jesus' betrayer
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-04-06T210550Z_01_N06316777_RTRUKOC_0_US-RELIGION-JUDAS.xml -
tmd, tell you lah.
nowadays alot of pastors like to be dumb,
not saying that they are dumb, but they too
obessed until become dumb, say this and that is
evil, distract you from god.
ain they being too sensitive and paranoid?
they only make it seem like god is evil, which is surely not true -
god, gods and men are all equal, all learn from each other. when a man attain supreme enlightenment, he shall even teach god, gods and other men.
all beings in samsara deserve equal respects, love, kindness and compassion. DO NOT DISCRIMINATE OR JUDGE! even god or gods have no rights nor authority to judge anyone anything! this is just.... -
It is understood that, Buddhas see all sentinent beings as Buddha. They are in the state of ONENESS. Breaking away from the law of polarity which we are experiencing in this world.
"Yi4 Zhen1 Fa3 Jie4"
I could not reconcile it initially, but I am now beginning to appreciate this spiritual tradition. And this is indeed magnificant.
NaMoAmiTuoFoOriginally posted by paperflower:god, gods and men are all equal, all learn from each other. when a man attain supreme enlightenment, he shall even teach god, gods and other men.
all beings in samsara deserve equal respects, love, kindness and compassion. DO NOT DISCRIMINATE OR JUDGE! even god or gods have no rights nor authority to judge anyone anything! this is just.... -
Has anyone seen this movie? http://www.thegodmovie.com/
I have not, but was interested. Anyone?
The movie that has been astounding audiences in theaters around the world is now available on a high-quality, feature-packed DVD.
In this provocative, critically acclaimed documentary, you will discover:
The early founders of Christianity seem wholly unaware of the idea of a human Jesus
The Jesus of the Gospels bears a striking resemblance to other ancient heroes and the figureheads of pagan savior cults
Contemporary Christians are largely ignorant of the origins of their religion
Fundamentalism is as strong today as it ever has been, with an alarming 44% of Americans believing Jesus will return to earth in their lifetimes
And God simply isn't there -
Nice... they should show this movie in the same screening as Da Vinci Code.Originally posted by neutral_onliner:Has anyone seen this movie? http://www.thegodmovie.com/
I have not, but was interested. Anyone?
The movie that has been astounding audiences in theaters around the world is now available on a high-quality, feature-packed DVD.
In this provocative, critically acclaimed documentary, you will discover:
The early founders of Christianity seem wholly unaware of the idea of a human Jesus
The Jesus of the Gospels bears a striking resemblance to other ancient heroes and the figureheads of pagan savior cults
Contemporary Christians are largely ignorant of the origins of their religion
Fundamentalism is as strong today as it ever has been, with an alarming 44% of Americans believing Jesus will return to earth in their lifetimes
And God simply isn't there -
don tink so this is not blockbuster moive .Is documentryOriginally posted by Beyond Religion:Nice... they should show this movie in the same screening as Da Vinci Code. -
I would like to watch it. But I am not sure whether is it available in SG.
But I think the definition of GOD is unique for every individual. I've came across Christians who have a different interpretation of GOD. And the GOD is inside them in their hearts with no physical form - very interesting view.
Their definition is more like the concept of Karma, but putting in different wordings. -
yeah, i too come across, quite some time ago. it's it 'mystic' christian?Originally posted by concerned_man:I would like to watch it. But I am not sure whether is it available in SG.
But I think the definition of GOD is unique for every individual. I've came across Christians who have a different interpretation of GOD. And the GOD is inside them in their hearts with no physical form - very interesting view.
Their definition is more like the concept of Karma, but putting in different wordings.
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I am not too sure whether they are 'mystic' Christians. But it is highly probably that we share the same set of beliefs, using different labels. For them it is God, for Buddhist it is Karma.Originally posted by sinweiy:yeah, i too come across, quite some time ago. it's it 'mystic' christian?
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In contrast to this notion of a personal God some modern theologians have interpreted the term "God" as representing some kind of abstract principle of good (or "ground of being). This view was first developed in the ancient Indian Upanishads where God is equated with an abstract principle (Brahman). The ancient Indian philosophers could entertain such a view because they also had a theory of karma, which really does away with the need for a personal God. Buddhists too have a theory of karma, which is different from that of the Hindus, and which even more unequivocally dispenses with the need for a Deity. The use of the term "God' to denote an abstract reality by monotheistic theologians who have no theory of karma is difficult to justify; one suspects that this is merely a device to explain away the contradictions that arise from the notion of a personal God. In fact the actual practice of theistic religion proceeds as if God is a real person of some kind or other.Originally posted by concerned_man:I am not too sure whether they are 'mystic' Christians. But it is highly probably that we share the same set of beliefs, using different labels. For them it is God, for Buddhist it is Karma.
Just as Buddhism rejects the notion of a Supreme God it also rejects the notion of an abstract God-principle operating in the universe. The notion of Brahman (in the neuter) is not discussed at all in the Buddhist texts, and even in India it may well be a post-Buddhist development resulting from the attempt to reconcile the belief in God(s) with the powerful critique of the Buddha. It is therefore the attitude of Buddhism to the notion of a supreme personal God animating the Universe that we must consider. -
Don;t argue anymore...sit back and relax....
Turn on your computer speakers to enjoy this.
http://www.syfc.org.sg/events/dvc/cinema.html -
it really depends on whether do u believe.
if u do believe,den god do exists.
however,if u dun believe den god dun exists.
it mainly depend on hw u tink and whether do u worshipped God or not. -
Actually for buddhists, we don bother the existence of whatever gods.We take charge of our ownerships of our salvations.Originally posted by livebyfaith:it really depends on whether do u believe.
if u do believe,den god do exists.
however,if u dun believe den god dun exists.
it mainly depend on hw u tink and whether do u worshipped God or not.
He who is led by fear, and does good in order to escape evil, is not led by reason. -
oh.Originally posted by neutral_onliner:Actually for buddhists, we don bother the existence of whatever gods.We take charge of our ownerships of our salvations.
He who is led by fear, and does good in order to escape evil, is not led by reason.
sorry for that then.
cuz i dun really know anything about buddhists. -
So if I don't believe you exist, then you don't exist?Originally posted by livebyfaith:it really depends on whether do u believe.
if u do believe,den god do exists.
however,if u dun believe den god dun exists.
it mainly depend on hw u tink and whether do u worshipped God or not.