Shall we say that Atheism normaly entails Nihilism then? Or some other all encompasing statement like that. Don't kick two billion people, we have muscle builders to kick you back.
Naz>I think the point of the thread is to tell people what your religion IS
Zen Buddhism for me. I realize it's not really a religion, but if I were forced to follow any system of belief, that would be it... Being already 50% Buddhist helps too
Part of the reason is because at times, life seems to me like some kind of big, cruel joke. I've learned that I can't really trust anything/anybody but myself, and I prefer being able to fix problems on my own than having to rely on an outside source. Plus I have experienced what I believe is zen enlightenment for short periods of time... Doesn't happen a lot, but enough that it's given me reason to believe that it happens to the mind. Whatever it is.
I am glad to see another among us who feels as I do. I am a devout buddhist in mind and lifestyle. I have found my place in the circle which surrounds us and intend to stay within it so my next life shall be just as comfortable.
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I would be a buddhist if it weren't for the part about no intoxicants... I have trouble with that part now, but maybe I'll looking into it more when I'm out of university.... for now I consider myself i devout beerist.
__________________ "Men curse the Communist Party, but eventually it may release them. If hell were endless, then God would be worse than our Secret Police."--Pastor Valentin