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Re: everything happens for a reason.
Everything happens due to causes and conditions. Otherwise "for a reason" means intended by some higher power... Buddhism isn't into the whole "higher power" thing. :) (View Post)
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Re: The problem with rebirth.
There's a difference between disbelief and non-belief. For instance in the matter of God, the agnostic has non-belief (does not hold a belief for or against), while the atheist has active disbelief a… (View Post)
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Re: spider season
@vinlyn, Well we differ in opinion there. Sentience to me just means awareness or consciousness, and even bugs have that. That Buddhism says not to kill bugs just backs that up. :) We can kill bugs a… (View Post)
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Re: Are There Gods, Demons, Devas, Realms etc?
@PedanticPorpoise, I rather think we're the ones who tie rebirth in to the Four Noble Truths. Not even the detailed description of the First Noble Truth, stating all that is Dukkha, says anything abo… (View Post)
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Re: STRUGGLING
You haven't really explained why your wife is angry, why she nitpicks and all that... what is the reason for her behavior? There is obviously a problem, but to fix it you'll have to understand what y… (View Post)
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