did you put that you're an atheist on the application ?
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Started by Sweeney, Jan 17 2008 03:30 PM
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Sweeney
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 03:38 AM
QUOTE(Alex @ Jan 18 2008, 08:02 AM) 
did you put that you're an atheist on the application ?
It doesn't ask about your beliefs.
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 03:59 AM
QUOTE(Sunscorch @ Jan 18 2008, 02:53 AM)
Well done. You can copy text from a website written to give a quick intro to Masonry.
By that definition Buddhists would not be admitted, yet oddly enough, they are. Curious indeed...
By that definition Buddhists would not be admitted, yet oddly enough, they are. Curious indeed...
i think there's a difference on the spiritual scale between buddhism and atheism
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 04:15 AM
QUOTE(nox @ Jan 18 2008, 11:59 AM)
i think there's a difference on the spiritual scale between buddhism and atheism
No, there isn't.
Neither an atheist, nor a buddhist believe in any Gods.
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 04:19 AM
QUOTE(Sunscorch @ Jan 18 2008, 07:15 AM)
No, there isn't.
Neither an atheist, nor a buddhist believe in any Gods.
Neither an atheist, nor a buddhist believe in any Gods.
you're doing exactly what i said you would on the first page
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 04:22 AM
QUOTE(nox @ Jan 18 2008, 12:19 PM)
you're doing exactly what i said you would on the first page
I'm not twisting definitions, I'm using them properly.
It's not my fault you're wrong...
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 04:24 AM
QUOTE(nox @ Jan 18 2008, 06:59 AM)
i think there's a difference on the spiritual scale between buddhism and atheism
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 05:42 AM
QUOTE(Sunscorch @ Jan 18 2008, 09:15 AM)
No, there isn't.
Neither an atheist, nor a buddhist believe in any Gods.
Neither an atheist, nor a buddhist believe in any Gods.
On a scale of belief in a higher being, there isn't a difference. Being spiritual doesn't necessarily link to believing in a god or gods.
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 10:12 AM
QUOTE(Brandon @ Jan 18 2008, 01:42 PM)
On a scale of belief in a higher being, there isn't a difference. Being spiritual doesn't necessarily link to believing in a god or gods.
Precisely my point...
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 11:16 AM
Although technically, both Mahayana and Theravada buddhists believe in the Buddha-God form. In theory, you could say they believe in a god, as praying to Buddha has been considered praying to God. It depends though. Some schools will teach that the Buddha was merely a man, and others will say that praying to him will bring you closer to enlightenment, which is clearly worship in some form. Make of that what you will, I don't know what I was trying to accomplish by posting this; I just wanted to put it out there.
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 06:59 PM
QUOTE(Sunscorch @ Jan 18 2008, 01:12 PM)
Precisely my point...
that was my point stupid
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 08:18 PM
QUOTE(nox @ Jan 19 2008, 02:59 AM)
that was my point stupid
Then you might want to make it the subject of your posts in future.
You said: atheism precludes spirituality (albeit not nearly as well phrased).
Brandon said, and I implied: atheism does not necessarily preclude spirituality.
That doesn't sound like the same thing to me...
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