How specific are these planets?
A Christian planet would be different from a Protestant planet would be different from a Presbyterian planet would be different from a east-coast liberal upper-middle class modern reform tradition Presbyterian planet.
I doubt Shakya would be happy living on a planet that follow Shugendō Buddhism where everyone tortures themselves to death in hopes of reaching enlightenment.
Originally posted by ShakyamunisonNot having an orgasm, per se (at least not right away), can still bring one to extreme pleasure, pleasure one can keep experiencing over and over and over, as long as one stops just before going off the edge. And I believe, at some point, you are allowed to finally leap. Depends what you're after.
Isn't that were you have sex but do not have orgasms? Doesn't sound like fun to me. 😉
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
...I doubt Shakya would be happy living on a planet that follow Shugendō Buddhism where everyone tortures themselves to death in hopes of reaching enlightenment.
No, I wouldn't even want to live on a Nichiren Buddhist world. Diversity equals beauty. A world with only one point of view is incomplete.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
How specific are these planets?A Christian planet would be different from a Protestant planet would be different from a Presbyterian planet would be different from a east-coast liberal upper-middle class modern reform tradition Presbyterian planet.
I doubt Shakya would be happy living on a planet that follow Shugendō Buddhism where everyone tortures themselves to death in hopes of reaching enlightenment.
If you wish to add other sects as individual planets, I think that would be fair.
My point is more about which planet would be better based on a single philosophy (so removing religious conflict), so I guess each planet for each sect would work.
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
If you wish to add other sects as individual planets, I think that would be fair.
My point is more about which planet would be better based on a single philosophy (so removing religious conflict), so I guess each planet for each sect would work.
So, do you believe that removing religious conflict is a good thing?
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
That's not what I wanted to discuss. I can't answer that because I haven't thought about it.
I wanted to discuss which religious philosophy would be the most favoured to live with.
OK, but this thread has potential offshoots that could be interesting to talk about. Like what would happen to these planets over time. However, it is your thread.
Originally posted by Mindship
Isn't this a roundabout way of asking, which religion do you think is the best?
No. Best religion could mean the ''correct'' religion. Most favourable to live in isn't necessarily the best religion, but it may have the most favourable practices in terms of community.
If Satanism is comprised of people who value Satan as a 'rebel' and insists that all should be free to do whatever they want, wear whatever they want, eat whatever they want, but at every full moon sacrifice chickens or some other weird shit in a field, doesn't make their religion the best, but the living conditions most favourable to certain people.
Equally, certain individuals may like eating meat, but being on a Buddhist planet, killing animals for food isn't going to be practised (or killing of anything for that matter) and there may be many other social measures which may be implemented that may not suit certian individuals.
We could possibly assume that there wouldn't be as much oppression as it would on an Islamic planet.
That doesn't mean Buddhism the ''best religion'' but it certainly makes it a better living planet than an Islamic one.
Again, this would be up to an individual - certain persons may feel that living in a polygamous society would be more comfortable or what not, and Buddhist planet would be boring.
In short, no, it's not about the ''best religion''.
Originally posted by Robtard
Native American Indians seem to decent religions from what I know, respect the Earth, don't take too much from "her". Seems like it would be sensible. Spirits of this and that etc.I'd just want to be able to advance pasted living in a teepee and bathing in dirt.
Interesting. Yeah, a form of Shintoism (animism) can be found among some NA peoples. Fairly harmless and it is in tune with yin and yang (balance...n'all that).