Comments on: Alister McGarth, Easily Dismissed http://www.hergestridge.com/alister-mcgarth-easily-dismissed-238 challenging definitions of sin. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: falldog http://www.hergestridge.com/alister-mcgarth-easily-dismissed-238#comment-181 falldog Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:05:36 +0000 http://www.hergestridge.com/alister-mcgarth-easily-dismissed-238/#comment-181 Nice to see you again Moonbeam! I think Buddhism is a life style, and a philosophy as you point out, but if I had a penny for every instance when _atheism_ was categorised as a religion, I'd dwarf Bill Gates in a 'net worth race'. To use the words of another, atheism is as much a religion as bald is a hair colour, and something similar can probably be said about claims that Buddhism is a religion too. These confused individuals often believe that evolution is about chance, and that earth is only several years old. I suppose when you see the world as black and white only, you're bound to make many, many 'rounding off' errors. Nice to see you again Moonbeam!

I think Buddhism is a life style, and a philosophy as you point out, but if I had a penny for every instance when _atheism_ was categorised as a religion, I’d dwarf Bill Gates in a ‘net worth race’. To use the words of another, atheism is as much a religion as bald is a hair colour, and something similar can probably be said about claims that Buddhism is a religion too. These confused individuals often believe that evolution is about chance, and that earth is only several years old. I suppose when you see the world as black and white only, you’re bound to make many, many ’rounding off’ errors.

]]> By: Moonbeam http://www.hergestridge.com/alister-mcgarth-easily-dismissed-238#comment-179 Moonbeam Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:35:37 +0000 http://www.hergestridge.com/alister-mcgarth-easily-dismissed-238/#comment-179 L.O . The same conclusion can be drawn from the ever increasing conversion to Buddhism, worldwide and especially in the western hemisphere . Except that buddhism isn't a religion really but a philosophy, isn't it? Yet, how many people bear this in mind at all times? L.O . The same conclusion can be drawn from the ever increasing conversion to Buddhism, worldwide and especially in the western hemisphere . Except that buddhism isn’t a religion really but a philosophy, isn’t it? Yet, how many people bear this in mind at all times?

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