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Simple_Min · 06-02-2003, 08:58 AM

I have begun to do what you have done but taking aspects of Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism and the philosophy of Existentialism to somehow equate this life.

My problem with everything is that why cannot I be a skeptic? I question my surroundings and my senses, so why not my faith.

Another reason why I cannot fully abandon the Eastern religions is because they incorporate the cycle of "birth and death".

As we observe the universe and our own tiny Earth, this "birth / death" is evident all around. The stars and worlds form out of reincarnation in a way. I cannot fathom the question of if god exists because humanity is not able to answer the next question: who created god.

But does it really matter if god exists? I should be a good decent loving person regardless of "judgement" or "prizes" in the afterlife. If that is one's motivation for being good then he brings shame to all of humanity.

06-02-2003, 08:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Simple_Min Insane Location: The Local Group	I have begun to do what you have done but taking aspects of Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism and the philosophy of Existentialism to somehow equate this life. My problem with everything is that why cannot I be a skeptic? I question my surroundings and my senses, so why not my faith. Another reason why I cannot fully abandon the Eastern religions is because they incorporate the cycle of "birth and death". As we observe the universe and our own tiny Earth, this "birth / death" is evident all around. The stars and worlds form out of reincarnation in a way. I cannot fathom the question of if god exists because humanity is not able to answer the next question: who created god. But does it really matter if god exists? I should be a good decent loving person regardless of "judgement" or "prizes" in the afterlife. If that is one's motivation for being good then he brings shame to all of humanity. __________________ If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. Last edited by Simple_Min; 06-02-2003 at 09:04 AM..