true that christians are smarter than buddhist?
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if u are Buddhist and u convert to Christian..does that mean suddenly u got smarter?
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understood, im closing this thread nowOriginally posted by bohiruci:Qwerys ,you should seriously stop posting such things
it a affecting to you as your own image
I dun think such thing is rite to compare and
on the basis of religious tolerance u should see the impact of what u driving to
In Christian School there is also Buddhist teacher , in Buddhist School there are also wonderful Christian teacher
the Bible is written in Chinese and English ,so one should not use such thing for comparison
if your fren in the forum know u as a real person , i guess its a disappointing thing to see u posting such frivolous post
think of something more as a heart of magnitude then your success in life is guarantee
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Whether a person is smart or not has nothing to do with religion.Originally posted by Aeth-chan:if u are Buddhist and u convert to Christian..does that mean suddenly u got smarter? -
u cant close the threadOriginally posted by qwerys:understood, im closing this thread now
fifi can
u have to pm her
and her typical reply
'ni nah bey, suka suka open thread, suka suka ask mod to close thread'
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i'm laughingOriginally posted by qwerys:-thread closed- -
Ok... the real perspective on this...
Is that there is no real and accurate statistics on the number of real Buddhists in Singapore. What is a real Buddhist? One who has taken refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha and therefore usually has certain level of dharma knowledge in the Buddhist teachings. The other type of so called 'IC Buddhists' are usually Chinese Folk practitioners (note: Chinese Folk traditions often confused with Buddhism actually has nothing to do with Buddhism except maybe they venerate a Buddhist bodhisattva called 'Guan Yin') who do not even know what is Buddhism nor do they practise Buddhism.. and many of these people are the older generation many who are uneducated. In fact... Buddhism in Singapore nowadays have many influence by Western Buddhist missionaries, and the reason is because in those Western countries Buddhism has become one of their fastest growing religions there... and is taking root very very fast because the Buddhadharma clearly appeals to the westerners. Therefore there is a large number of English-speaking Buddhists in Singapore.
In terms of those interested in dharma, most of them are highly educated. It depends on where you looking at. There are actually quite a number of real Buddhists in Singapore, but maybe in certain parts there are more Christians than (true) Buddhists, don't know about it. -
The thread starter just want to start a flame war. Dun have to take it so personal.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Ok... the real perspective on this...
Is that there is no real and accurate statistics on the number of real Buddhists in Singapore. What is a real Buddhist? One who has taken refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha and therefore usually has certain level of dharma knowledge in the Buddhist teachings. The other type of so called 'IC Buddhists' are usually Chinese Folk practitioners who do not even know what is Buddhism nor do they practise Buddhism.. and many of these people are the older generation many who are uneducated.
In terms of those interested in dharma, most of them are highly educated. It depends on where you looking at. There are actually quite a number of real Buddhists in Singapore, but maybe in certain parts there are more Christians than (true) Buddhists, don't know about it. -
I have a track record of never taking or replying any thread personally...Originally posted by laoda99:The thread starter just want to start a flame war. Dun have to take it so personal.
but I love to clarify.
Just told a friend, paperflower... these things I feel that forummers should never never take things personally or flame or wat... i dun see any reason to. In fact it is a great opportunity for Buddhists to clarify themselves. -
I am surprised at the sensible posts in this thread....Originally posted by An Eternal Now:I have a track record of never taking or replying any thread personally... but I love to clarify.
prove that sgforums pple are all smarter than the thread starter. -
im glad u are enjoyin it!Originally posted by gigabyte14:i'm laughing -
u still here, thot u close the thread liao!?Originally posted by qwerys:im glad u are enjoyin it!
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With a thread like this being opened, i must say TS is the stupidest.
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before thread closed letme +1 -
and... i believe the TS is sorry for what he had posted so besides clarifying i think we should also forgive others for some mistakes done in a moment of folly.
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2. I am not a Christian, but my Chinese sucks.Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:It could be due to the following reasons...
1. Christian children go to Sunday schools and that is like English "tuition" or "extra classes".
2. Christianity was brought to Singapore by the British and so, mostly conducted in English and Singapore schools happen to be English schools - giving them an advantage (proficiency in the language). (I think most Christian students are poor in Chinese or average in Chinese, sort of proving that it is not super-natural.
3. Christian parents are educated (due to reasons above) and because the children have educated Children, their children benefited. If you look at children from non Christian homes but with highly educated parents, the children will do well or better than average. (again - nothing super-natural)
4. Christians are quite logical people but their "logic" is skewed, so that you will not find many cutting edge scientists or philosophers among Christians. To be able to do cutting edge science and philosophy, your logic must not be "skewed". You have to be absolutely crystal clear in your thinking.
Christians believe based on skewed logic but it is still based on some sort of logic, whereas many non-Christian religious beliefs are not based on "logic". They are pure beliefs.
Therefore, among believers, Christians have an advantage but among purely, highly "logical" people, Christians have a disadvantage because they are "tied" into their system of beliefs and are therefore restricted or if you want to use an offensive word, "delusional" in many areas.
4. You can be only either one. Believer of Science, or Christ. -
Wat about other religions?Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:2. I am not a Christian, but my Chinese sucks.
4. You can be only either one. Believer of Science, or Christ. -
NOT TRUE
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It really depend wheather does it have any conflict with Science Theory.Originally posted by rane:Wat about other religions? -
TS is looking for trouble
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4. You can be only either one. Believer of Science, or Christ.
Not always true. Why can't Science be the work of God as well? Even though the two may seem polar, they don't contradict each other in a lot of ways. -
the smartest people are all atheists, sorry.
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CONGRATZ, WAT A THREAD
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Religions are just beliefs a certain person have. Answers to questions that science that cannot answer right now.
Anyway if this is true, I will convert to Christianity now cos exams are here.
All religions are equal, all of them produced remarkable people. Free-thinkers too, it's just how you think.
Many people have religions for different purposes, some may need the spiritual guidance that they believe will come to them if they have enough faith, some just want it for the namesake, some just need some source motivation to help them with their life.
It's all in the mind..
I dun noe what the crap i am talking about
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actually i see nothing wrong wif tis topic. diff pple, diff views.
tis is mainly due to selective perception. christians will feel their belief is better, while others may view it differently.
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a flame storm is brewing...
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I think so too. What i dont understand is how come whenever there is a wedding scene in the movie, it always or most of the time have to be held in the church to symbolise the event? iI dont think buddhist would go to a church to exchange rings right...Originally posted by Eric Cartman:I feel it has to do with how they treat the 2 religions on TV