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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Grandk who wrote (12302)	5/11/2002 5:39:22 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 28931

They definitely touched upon the heart of existence. And what more can you ask than this ? And they keep on touching hearts today...and enlighten. regards ;-) Mars

To: Grandk who wrote (12302)	5/11/2002 6:26:19 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Yet, why would one strive so hard to reach a place where he becomes nothing? In the end you have no identity. You lose your "self". To become a compassionate & more of a sentient human being perhaps ? It is often necessary , when one is striving for greater knowledge , wisdom and skill in the arts and learning , to first empty one's self of all presuppositions, prejudices , assumptions ...to first be able to learn anything new and fully with mastery . That is the opposite of Christianity which teaches that once one loses his self to Christ will he actually find himself. I realize you believe Christianity to be a knock off of eastern religions, but their core beliefs are exact opposites. Honestly JK , why would I think that they are exact opposites , when you yourself keep bringing up the core similarities? First , the example of agape & compassion , and now the two similarly shared ideas of one losing oneself to gain oneself . ;-) Christianity stands alone in its teachings. comparativereligion.com in almost every comparison made there , those that are deemed "Christian" , in almost every case I do actually disagree with , though many apologies could be made for . * especially agree with the eastern view in #11, and think the idea of "Satan" is absolutely pure fantasyand old testament superstition. But would disagree that Jesus death on the cross as being irrelevent , for I think it has great relevence . The physical resurrection of Jesus is irrelevent and absurd, contrived and unreal . But many Buddhists made the same mistake with regards Buddha and his being "The Diety" as well. ** I am not trying to be harsh with that last statement , but it must be said openly , thanks for sharing that site . regards Mars