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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
But you see, my point implies that Buddha teaches something inherently non-religious, that if war were to be ceased, it would likely be because of humanity adopting much of what was taught by Buddha at the core, as I've quoted from the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Once we "let go," there will be less to fight about. If war becomes a thing of the past, I think it would be because of something related to these teachings, even if it is merely a coincidence.
The Buddhist teachings I quoted aren't dogma, ritual, or worship (they are atheist, even); they are practical steps toward getting to the source of misery and ceasing it at its cause.
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Ooh, well then that is definitely a different set of points altogether then. I have long argued that Buddhism is not a religion but rather, a philosophy.
But although you cite the teachings as not being dogma, ritual, or worship, the various denominations of Buddhism have evolved and adapted the teachings as dogma, ritual, and worship. I used to live in Asia and am pretty familiar with Buddhism. Two of my family members are Buddhist as well. A lot of these different Buddhist denominations can't agree on the doctrines which is why they split off and formed their own schools.
No doubt if all of humanity were to experience the "Awakening" (or Enlightenment if you're Western) then war could be a thing of the past. Freedom from want is a powerful thing.
Likewise, if we were to follow the teachings of Christ, even by coincidence, then war would also be a thing of the past.