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As I've said, why are we to humor the idea of hell at all, unless we are to say that we shouldn't base our outlook on reality on reason/evidence - which I'd argue that is kind of silly. For the sake of the fact that I've already had the same discuss…
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The belief that people deserve an eternity in hell simply for having different beliefs is no truth. Just curious, and not saying that it's true, but how do you KNOW? Not that I want to put words in anybody's mouth, but if you don't mind, I'd like to…
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Please excuse my ignorance, but don't many Native American and South American Shamanistic rituals involve the use of hallucinogens such as mescaline or LSA?
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As a response to the original question, I'd say (from a Marxist point of view), that giving money to the homeless would be essentially futile. It's a temporary fix for a seemingly permanent problem. It's pretty much the whole "give a man a fish" con…
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@sndymorn I have a few questions about your arguments against homosexual marriage. First off, you claim that allowing gays monogamous homosexual marriage will lead down the slippery slope into abusive and destabilizing forms of polygamy. Yet, what …
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That answers my question perfectly. Thanks!
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@vinlyn Only you (well, that is a lie) would respond with such an unhelpful comment such as that. Rather than responding with a one-liner that doesn't actually answer the question and points posed, why don't you go more in-depth? Do you mean that s…
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Haha, well, funny story about this, actually. A year ago me and a couple of other members suggested this, and we got a stern "no" for an answer. So, me and the other members made out own chatroom for NewBuddhist members to use and we posted it here…
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"Agnostic Atheist"....? :wtf: Is such a thing possible? :scratch: Have you learned nothing from me?
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Point of order: No, it's a bill that passed the Senate. And, the Constitution is quite specific on this point. They can pass all the laws to the contrary they like; it won't stand.Gotcha. No, he probably commented, changed his mind, and couldn't del…
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they terk ur jerbs!
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And then the inventors make billions by marketing it as a sex toy companion.
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Feel free to disagree with me. I don't mind. I stated my opinion, and you can state yours. No big deal. Not that my opinion matters towards anything anyways. I can't vote or run for office or anything. I just spew the thoughts in my head onto this s…
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Did you hear the one that said the plane was actually a missile with a cloaking device (alien technology) attached to it to make it look like a plane?
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please disregard, I changed my mind about wanting to post :)This post unnecessary and is attention seeking. If you do not want to post now because you disagree with something - post about what you disagree with, or don't post. If you do not want to …
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The problem with consipiracy theories is you can say only a fool would believe it all you want but you can't disprove it either. I believe the conspiracy theories, such as 9/11, are disrespectful and adds even more suffering to the victims, familie…
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My mom used to work at a nursing home. When I went there as a child, there were always some rooms that freaked me out because the women in those rooms howled and moaned and shrieked and made all sorts of ungodly noises. To deal with that 24/7, nurse…
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? Do you fear tyranny, MG?Absolutely. Why?They just passed a law allowing the military to arrest and detain/imprison American citizens indefinitely, without a trial. We have the one of highest prison populations in the world because of strict, se…
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Its the cough syrup. Oh, I see. Interesting dream. :lol:
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? Do you fear tyranny, MG?Absolutely.
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LOL IS THIS REAL?
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But I think in this day and age, there is more fear of disorder and of "outlaws with guns" than there is fear of tyranny. Although that may be changing, post-OWS. :skeptic:
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As I read the founding documents of the USA, I notice that the 'Creator' 'endowed' humans with three 'inalenable' rights - all of which can be limited or removed entirely by the state. The same 'Creator' does not appear to have endowed us with the r…
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http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/13372/bodhi-day-a-day-of-remembrance-and-meditation
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I redid the test. 1. Theravada Buddhism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (99%) 3. Secular Humanism (92%)
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Yay!
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Why would you read something that you find annoying?
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*MindGate used Sutra Sling Attack* “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your relig…
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Scientology (95%)
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What in the world is a gnostic agnostic?!
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So, Ajahn Brahm's Buddhism is diluted too!
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That guy's expression is the one I had when I saw this thread. lol
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Another Christian flogging. Why do we do this over and over? Our concern should be our practice, not what others think of God or Jesus Christ. OP was very interesting but it got twisted, again. With MettaRight, right. We're oppressing the Christia…
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Another Christian flogging. Why do we do this over and over? Our concern should be our practice, not what others think of God or Jesus Christ. OP was very interesting but it got twisted, again. With MettaRight, right. We're oppressing the Christia…
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If Hell is a place created for people who don't blindly believe and worship a 2000 year old Jewish demi-god that has mounds of evidence against the supernatural claims found in his holy book, then I embrace it. If this god created a place to torture…
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Okay, Hell is real and we are all damned to it. But what is Hell? Hell is eternal suffering, right? Oh, wait, Buddha found a way around that. And since Hell is eternal, we have an eternity to practice Buddhism in Hell until we are enlightened and f…
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Does this temple have a website?