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Re: Is personality determined by nature or nurture? New research suggests environment is stronger!!
According to Bhikkhu Bodhi's article Association with the Wise:Contrary to certain psychological theories, the human mind is not a hermetically sealed chamber enclosing a personality unalterably shap… (View Post)
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Re: Is entertainment a 'bad thing'?
In Buddhism there are two sets of training rules for householders, the five precepts and the eight precepts. Whereas the five precepts are more concerned with immoral behaviour which causes harm and … (View Post)
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Re: Was the Buddha really just a human being?
In Thailand, although Prince Siddhartha Gautama is considered to be a human being, he is also regarded as a very special human being because to become enlightened as a Teaching Buddha requires more s… (View Post)
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Re: Downloading music
I think issues may be getting somewhat mixed up. There is the question of whether illegal downloads can be beneficial to musicians which should be kept separate from the question of whether it is rig… (View Post)1 -
Re: Downloading music
I used to download lots of pirated movies and music from the internet. Then one day I began to question this behaviour. By using plain reasoning, I could come up with several excuses to justify that … (View Post)
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