/lit/ - Literature

>>19574564
buddhists don't even think in those terms

>correct religion
It's a weeb website, anon. We're all atheists going through the motions hoping that if magic exists it infects our waifu pillow first. We're only going to be Buddhist for the funeral and the potential to compel our parents to attend a sky burial.

>>19574842
correct bugman’s religion amirite

>>19574857
Maybe in a future life.

How is atheism with bells and smells a religion?
>realizes new atheism is also a religion
Oh

>>19574842
Sky burial is badass

>>19574564
it's not a religion

>>19574873
A better question would be: why do atheists need religion. It is — like Paul says — as if they knew in their heart of hearts that God exists but they create man-made systems to distract them from worshipping the true God.

>>19574882
BUDDHISM IS SCIENTIFIC!!!!

anyone who denies the religousness of buddhism is in complete ignorance of the greek parallel with pythagorean/platonic religious philosophy.

is the goal purification (and eventually salvation)? then it's a religion.

>>19574936
>greek parallel
Pythagoras and Plato believed in the immortality of the soul, and their transmigration theory actually made sense instead of
>nothing reincarnates
>nothing's karma dictates whether nothing incarnates as a ghost, a human or a cat
>nothing should achieve enlightenment so that nothing can become nothing again
A Greek parallel would be Pyrrhonism.
Pythagoras and Plato are more comparable to Hinduism.

Why, why would you need rituals, scripture to be an atheist? Just go ahead and be an atheist. When you're stressed you can practice mindfulness in the cuckbox. Why all this? Are humans really programmed to be religious?

>>19574976
this is the modern take on buddhism. i don't believe original buddhism held any of this. then again im not interested in defending buddhism but the idea that they do not believe in souls is absurd

basically all the buddhists nowadays preaching no soul are preaching a false doctrine.

>>19574990
>Why, why would you need rituals, scripture to be a theist? Just go ahead and be a theist. When you're stressed you can practice schizophrenia in the church. Why all this? Are humans really programmed to be Freudians?

>>19574976
Permanence would make transmigration impossible. How does something permanent undergo change?

>>19575019
>how does tea go from the pot to the cup without ceasing to be tea? It's impossible!
Obviously in the body-soul composite there is a permanent part and a changing part and the changing part is that undergoes change. It's not the soul itself that becomes a body. Come on, anon, apply yourself.

>>19574903
>they create man-made systems
Like christianity?

>>19575033
How are these parts connected? Apply yourself. Did god connect them... oh wait...

>>19574903
Imagine being so conceited you think other people are all dishonest in their beliefs except you. In fact they are so dishonest they actually believe your beliefs but apparently can't bring themselves to admit to them! This is your mind on christerism.

>>19575066
Fair enough. Peace.

>>19574990
>why would you need rituals, scripture to be an atheist
>coming down on our Tibetan mani bros like this
Some people like to spin prayer wheels more than reading, anon. Remember where you are; you're probably the same.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKV9bK-CBXo

>>19574842
Couldn't be further from the truth, some days I wish I could go back to my teenage Atheist days.

>>19575066
>Imagine being so conceited you think other people are all dishonest in their beliefs except you.
On 4chan, he's 100% right. At least regular visitors here are all nihilists no matter what they believe in. If you have actual, solid beliefs you stop visiting this site or you filter 99% of the threads.

t. shudra

>>19575216
So you're hoping someone else's waifu pillow gets infected with magic first?