Religion
In reply to the discussion: 3 universal truths all religions agree upon: [View all]Flabbergasted
(7,826 posts)I don't have my own god. This has been around for thousands of years. My statements a couple posts up is bare bones spirituality. The essence of god. Everything else is human extrapolation. I never dodged any of those questions. My answers are inferred from my responses. None of those questions are a challenge for me to answer, or contradict my views. I could answer each again more directly if you like. Not sure where I'm being intellectually dishonest? Why don't you just share your views instead of attacking mine?
Once again god is not something that can be understood with the mind. It is not a mental conceptualization. It is intuited. A lot of these questions are meaningless, they lead you away from truth. This is why the Buddha wouldn't answer questions about the nature of the universe and about the afterlife. He wanted his followers to focus on their own ego and not enhance it with meaningless mental constructs.
I wish we could have a real discussion but this is really a waste of time. I wish you the best in 2013.