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hello samabudhi - Hedonistic comsumption only. Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll...make love not war. You know, that sixties stuff. Your point is well taken but I express my opinion based on the sum total of my experiences and my reflection on those experiences. I contend that trying to steer an...

Hello Vajradhara – By faith I acquire everything including personal claims. Yes, I did see your Einstein quote and was really surprised to find out that he was a philosopher! :) It’s all relative I suppose! Are you pointing at the moon or has that turned into an obscene gesture? :) mcedgy

Hello Samabudhi - First let me say that I am a product of the sixties. That should tell you something of my opportunities to experience mind-altering substances. Now, as proof of my honesty, I admit to NOT being at Woodstock! :) I will never forget the shock and awe I experience when I was...

Hello I, Brian. Good question and as you might suppose, I have an opinion. :) When religion fails to promote understanding it exposes the frailty of human conception or human comprehension and not necessarily a flawed god. I also feel we are born with curiosity and later develop a belief...

very interesting. thanks. mcedgy

Hello all. This was emailed to me. Thought some of you may get a kick out of it. mcedgy OBITUARY: Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of Common Sense who has been with us for many years. No one is sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago...

Hello Vajradhara – To elaborate on your question “what need is there for faith” I can only say it depends on who you ask. Some people’s belief is solely based on faith. These individuals ignore all logic for the comfort they experience by believing in what they choose despite any evidence to...

Hello I, Brian - I know, you just had to ask, didn't you? :)

Hello Vajradhara - You ask if my notion is correct, "what need is there for faith?" Look no farther than your signature quotation from Buddha! Respectfully mcedgy

I am constantly amazed that people of such obvious above average intelligence can disagree so vehemently on such an issue. Possibly I am amazed because I don’t have the intellectual wherewithal to understand the intangibles or because I have a simple mind. Philosophically speaking though, I...

lunamoth: no offense taken!

Angelface: Touche!

Okay, in response to the challenge here is a two cent look at mostly NT Gospels: The lineage of Jesus is contradicted between the 1st chapter of Matthew and the 3rd chapter of Luke. Both list Joseph as the father of Jesus. Matthew says the name of Joseph’s father was Jacob while Luke says...

Vajradhara: Thank you for all your posts. I’m always compelled to read each of your posts more than once. I’ve read theoretical, philosophical, mathematical and theological Pascal arguments for years and agree that Pascal unintentionally refutes his own case but I don’t think it is readily...

Lunamoth: Your post is wonderful. I enjoyed reading it. In my opinion though we all believe in Something. Even an Atheist believes in Something although that Something is believing in Nothing. Of course, depending upon whose definition you use a state of “Nothingness” is considered the...