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Classicial science is the science of the veil. Science at the sub-atomic level seems to be science at the web-veil boundary. Any speculations on how the science of the web will look like, assuming it is at all possible?

Yes I dig. I don't think there is a need to give up that final interconnectedness or interdependence... not in Buddhism, especially Dzogchen. As I understand it, it comes with the package in the sense that the interdependence is a display of the nature of reality. What is to be avoided is...

Fair enough. But I prefer not to use the term "divine" and it is still a loaded term and prefer something neutral. Agreed. Any form of exertion, accepting or rejecting, is a deviation Btw, could you explain all the latin quotes that you end all your posts with? I am curious about what they...

I've been following Buddhism for so long that it is now really hard for me to believe in any Divinity. Gods are mentioned in Buddhism, even the so-called Creator God, but the Buddha dismissed all these beings as still not having realized what reality really is. What science is to the realm of...

Hi radarmark, Amit Goswami espoused a form of monism, but Buddhism does not. As to what constitutes illusions, one segment of Buddhism will say that all are illusory in the sense that reality is but a vast web of interdependence with subjects and objects merely labels placed on groupings of...

Hi radarmark, In certain quarters of Buddhism, there is talk about a basic consciousness that each and everyone has, and it is from this basic consciousness of each and everyone that mind and matter, and hence the universe arise. Any thoughts or comments in this direction?

Hi Iowaguy, If you want to find out more about Buddhism, try putting your questions in these forums: Dhamma Wheel | Index page | A Buddhist forum (Theravada) Dharma Wheel • Index page (Mahayana, Vajrayana)

The same can be said of most things. For example, many ways can be conceived on how an aeroplane can be built … from the downright silly to one that was carefully thought out based on certain principles. To suggest that the creation of the world by a Creator God may not be based on rationality...

Correct. I follow Buddhism. In Buddhism there is no need to postulate the existence of a God as an explanation of the existence of the universe and all the creatures in it. In fact, such a postulate is seen as illogical. In Buddhism, life is set in motion without the need to postulate the...

You responded to my first post and brought in Abrahamic ideas. Subsequently, like I said, I merely tagged along. Do go and check. As for our discussion, let's just agree to disagree because we are clearly talking pass one another.

I don't subscribe to this line of thinking. It simply means that God partakes of all actions of man such as lying, helping, raping, fighting, giving, loving, hating, etc. It also means that all our stupidity and wisdom, our evils and virtues are all part and parcel of God. When we eat, we are...

I wasn't talking specifically about the Abrahamic faiths. You were. I merely tagged along. I was not referring to the environment, I was referring to being created, based on your assumption that the Abrahamic God created man. It just don't make sense to me that an almighty and all-knowing God...

Why do you think there is need for God, if he exists, to create us in the first place?

If God exists, the buck must stop there. I don't assume God exists. You assumed that. I merely am showing the consequence of your assumption of the existence of God. If God exists, the buck must stop there. If God exists, then he certainly did not give me the free will to choose not...

I find your statement weird. Why did God put us in this world and then give instructions via messengers rather than personally? Was God not capable of giving instructions personally to each and everyone? Was God not omnipotent? Why did God put us in this world in the first place and cause...

@Sensei, Buddhism explains the existence of the universe and all the mess in it without the need to invoke a creator god and original sin. Modern science has its own way of explaining existence. So, the assumption of the existence of a creator god is not the only way to explain the existence of...

Wow! The interactive is really cool!

God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost : Discovery News Can anyone provide more information on this?

@BobX, I am not sure I understood you. I think I need to know how you see or understand "free" in freewill. Could you elaborate?