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At 4/25/06 06:48 PM, MattMan1 wrote:
At 4/25/06 06:46 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote: Islam.
i agree it has been around for ages and has the most detailed bible

He has a point but it takes you back to the main fight, god or no god.

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At 4/28/06 10:21 PM, Dranigus wrote: Back in the Judea area a new prophet was born, by the name of Yeshua, but you know him better as Jesus. Jesus took much of the ideas of Judaism and altered them base on his own views and ideas. But it is quite certain that most of the ideas and concepts in Christianity did not come about from Yeshua's own. Some of the ideas came about due to what the followers themselves believed or understood from Yeshua. But thanks to the Gnostic Gospels of Judas, Thomas, and Mary we know that Yeshua was actually a Buddhist, trying to spread Buddhism into Judea and the reason why his teachings seem to borrow so much from Judaism, was because most of his followers were Jewish. But according to the Gnostic Gospels, Yeshua preached about enlightment and about achieving peace from inside one's self and not from the church or praying to god. In fact there was one article from Judas that said, Yeshua laughed at the sight of people praying and honoring god, declaring the god they were worshiping was false.

There is historical proof that jesus died on a cross and raised from the dead after three days, don't you think that is devine??
And the gospel of judas isn't even written by judas, it is written around 200 b.c.


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religion has nothing to do with how believable it is or not.

there is a diffrence in facts and faith.

people dont know if their religioun is real, but they have faith that it is. and that is all that matters.

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At 4/25/06 06:48 PM, MattMan1 wrote:
At 4/25/06 06:46 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote: Islam.
i agree it has been around for ages and has the most detailed bible

Well, Islam is actually one of the youngest religions in the world, it is the youngest monotheist religion. Also, its Qoran (or however you write it) is not that detailed, that's why the interpretations are part of it.
I see no point of trying to find the most believable religion, because as long as you say that they are all illogical, you kind of eliminated all of them. If you say that the smallest religion might be correct, that means that all of the relgions can be right as well.
Saying Judaism might be correct will also be followed by Christainity and Islam. Saying the ancient Egyptian religion might be correct will be followed by the ancient greek and ancient Rome religions and so on.
Judaism is still the best one though. ;-)


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At 4/29/06 03:50 AM, TwO_FaCeD_PaRaNoID wrote: There is historical proof that jesus died on a cross and raised from the dead after three days, don't you think that is devine??

Then why don't you find and link to that proof, instead of just speculating? If it does actually exist (which I doubt) I'd love to see it.

And the gospel of judas isn't even written by judas, it is written around 200 b.c.

200 B.C.? Pretty amazing it managed to predict the birth of Jesus 200 years before he was even concieved! Maybe you mean 200AD, to which I ask when you think the other gospels were written?

Matthew was written about 100AD
Mark was written about 70AD
John was written about 120AD
Luke was written about 100AD

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At 4/29/06 12:31 AM, Dranigus wrote:

Well it's like having a mentor, you want to be like your mentor so that you can persevere and survive. There is nothing wrong with that it's part of human nature.

True, and in my opinion, thats is the more difficult of the religions, they have some many phohibitions, but is the most peacefful religion of all

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At 4/25/06 06:44 PM, yoddtacos wrote: Okay, lets just say every religion has its flaws whether it is Christianity, where is heaven and all that sh*t?

As Earths smartest scientist ever (I think) Albert einstien once said.

"No matter how big We are, their must be a superior being out there"

Jackass, Is that even the quote? it is "there must" instead of "their must" holy shit man, does anyone here know how to spell at all? and how do you dare to put the word shit and heaven in one sentance?


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Uh, okay? can you possibly give a descriptionas to why? and not just say "cos my religion pwnzorz yours dude lol" Can you just tell me why or something?


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He can feel pain, huh? If he CREATED pain, why would he not be able to experience it? Nothing can kill god, but does that mean that he should give out different feelings without experiencing them firsthand? Its foolish to merely create something and NOT know what It can or will do. Like the guy who invented the gun, dont you think he knew that guns could make killing people a hell of a lot easier?


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...What the heck is he talking about? Is he trying to say that JESUS was a BHUDDIST? I'm sory for offending anyone with this religion, but thats absurd.


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http://thetruereligi..cle.php?articleid=14

This article explains alot and speaks about Islam in depth.


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At 4/25/06 06:48 PM, MattMan1 wrote:
At 4/25/06 06:46 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote: Islam.
i agree it has been around for ages and has the most detailed bible

I wouldn't really call 1500 years ages, because well, christianity has been around for 2000, and well judaism is way older than either.


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At 4/29/06 10:18 AM, Kamikaze-Boy wrote: ...What the heck is he talking about? Is he trying to say that JESUS was a BHUDDIST? I'm sory for offending anyone with this religion, but thats absurd.

If you have bother to study the gnostic scriptures, you would understand what I mean.

Plus take into account that Buddhism has been around for roughly 500 years before Christianity and it has been moving about, spreading it's message into various places like South-East Asia and East Asia. There is no telling if it could have also moved West into the true preachings of Yeshua. That Yeshua (Jesus's actual name, you stupid ass retard) was indeed a Buddhist missionary that came from and lived in the Roman Providence of Judea.


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At 4/29/06 08:30 AM, x_Toadenalin_x wrote:
At 4/29/06 03:50 AM, TwO_FaCeD_PaRaNoID wrote: There is historical proof that jesus died on a cross and raised from the dead after three days, don't you think that is devine??
Then why don't you find and link to that proof, instead of just speculating? If it does actually exist (which I doubt) I'd love to see it.

And the gospel of judas isn't even written by judas, it is written around 200 b.c.
200 B.C.? Pretty amazing it managed to predict the birth of Jesus 200 years before he was even concieved! Maybe you mean 200AD, to which I ask when you think the other gospels were written?

Matthew was written about 100AD
Mark was written about 70AD
John was written about 120AD
Luke was written about 100AD

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note: i'm dutch so i meant a.d. , my source? The roman history writer: Tacitus, he certainly speaks about his crucifiction, and there are around 30 gospels written that means almost 30 scources of the rize of jesus


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None of the scriptures were written by their proposed authors.

Luke wasn't written by Luke. And John wasn't written by John.

But all these accounts take the messages of the true "Jesus," Yeshua and bend it to their own beliefs.

If you really want to follow the true teachings of Yeshua then read this article.

According to proponents of a Buddhist/Jesus link, Jesus spent those missing years, the ages of 12 to 30 unmentioned in the Bible, under the tutelage of Buddhist monks.

http://crossedout.com/?cat=10

http://www.tombofjesus.com/news/FAQ/

http://www.tombofjes..2.htm#powerfulcharts

http://www.tombofjes..hism/buddhism-p1.htm

http://www.tombofjesus.com/ancient.htm

The proof that Jesus was a Buddhist. The link right above this sentence is of the ancient documents that prove Jesus or rather Yeshua, his true name, was indeed a Buddhist or rather converted to Buddhism and that he was trying to spread the message of Buddhism to the Jews.


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At 4/30/06 05:30 AM, Dranigus wrote:
But all these accounts take the messages of the true "Jesus," Yeshua and bend it to their own beliefs.

how can you be so sure, you have only given some sites which give speculations about it, but it might have been that a follower of Jesus went to india to spread his message.
Could you perhaps give a list of books you used?


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At 4/29/06 03:50 AM, TwO_FaCeD_PaRaNoID wrote: There is historical proof that jesus died on a cross and raised from the dead after three days, don't you think that is devine??
And the gospel of judas isn't even written by judas, it is written around 200 b.c.

So what... there is also historical proof of being medicated to surviving crucification.

Surviving such does not make you divine. The only thing that could make Yeshua truely "divine" is if went flying DBZ style.

If the Gospel of Judas was written before Judas even existed, then it's probably a prophecy. But that's not true, you dope like with the other gospels, Judas's scriptures were documented at around 300 AD, not 200 BC. And this isn't as farfetched as it seems for there is no evidence that the other gospels ever wrote their own crap or lived long enough to date such.


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how can you be so sure, you have only given some sites which give speculations about it, but it might have been that a follower of Jesus went to india to spread his message.
Could you perhaps give a list of books you used?

It is unlikely a follower of Jesus went to India and spread his word there.

1) Hinduism hasn't change that much over it's whole existence and neither has Buddhism.

2) If a follower of Jesus, non-gnostic did went to India and was suscessful then Buddhism and Hinduism would be more reflected upon a supreme being than they are on reincarnation and they aren't.

So basically there is no proof that a christian went to India, other than for maybe trade reasons.

But there is evidence that Yeshua (Jesus) did went to India. Although it may seem like speculation, they are doing nothing more than determining Yeshua had ever existed. By trying to follow the interpretations and analysis they found in the bible. There is never going to be a definite say that Yeshua was indeed a Buddhist, due to fear of being attacked by die-hard believers of Yeshua being the son of god. And not some sort of everyday prophet like Muhammad, Buddha, Moses, and Abraham.

But if you must know if a Buddhist monk did venture about during the time of Yeshua, he would be seen as divine, by his peaceful and intellectual mind. But that's the sort of thing us Buddhists have.


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At 4/30/06 05:30 AM, Dranigus wrote: The proof that Jesus was a Buddhist.

Why did he talk about God?
Why did he not talk about the Atman or Samsara?
Why did he not mention Siddartha Guatima?
Why was he able to perform miracles?

I don't think your idea holds. I'll look at the sources when I have some time.


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At 4/30/06 04:51 AM, TwO_FaCeD_PaRaNoID wrote:
note: i'm dutch so i meant a.d.

Sorry, didn't realise - your English is usually perfect, so I just assumed you were a native speaker.

my source? The roman history writer: Tacitus, he certainly speaks about his crucifiction,
Ok, so I found this:
"Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome" here

I see this as proof that someone who was called "The Anointed One" was crucifed, but not that Jesus of Nazereth actually existed.

and there are around 30 gospels written that means almost 30 scources of the rize of jesus

But the church only saw fit to publish four of these, three of which are synoptic. Why is this, do you think?


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easiest religion to believe in?

probably atheism.

which says nothing as to which of them is really "true".


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At 4/30/06 02:21 PM, ThePrimogen wrote: Any religion that gives equal rights to women is approved by me...

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At 4/30/06 12:33 PM, x_Toadenalin_x wrote:
and there are around 30 gospels written that means almost 30 scources of the rize of jesus
But the church only saw fit to publish four of these, three of which are synoptic. Why is this, do you think?

because many of the gospels could be incomplete, or saying that christ was a witchdocter or something?


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At 4/30/06 12:26 PM, x_Toadenalin_x wrote:
At 4/30/06 05:30 AM, Dranigus wrote: The proof that Jesus was a Buddhist.
Why did he talk about God?

He didn't talk about god, his followers talked about him talking about god.

Why did he not talk about the Atman or Samsara?

Because he was talking to Jews and trying to convert them slowly to Buddhism, so why would be bring those up? http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/ATMAN.HTM

Atman was in the Rig Veda, which is a sacred Hindu book.

Now if you were talking about Buddhist Atman, that was talking about sins. And Yeshua did talk about sins.

'Atman' is a conceptual attachment to oneself that promotes a false belief that one is intrinsic and without incident

In other words, a sin to oneself of being naive that one is pure without sins. In our list of sins, that would be prideful.

Later schools of Buddhism such as the Pudgalavada, however, re-introduce the concept of a "person" which transmigrates. The basic idea that there is a cycle of birth and rebirth is, however, not questioned in early Buddhism and its successors, and neither is, generally, the concept that saCs ra is a negative condition to be abated through religious practice concluding in the achievement of final nirv Ga.

Talking about reincarnation was a big taboo and Yeshua did talk about such things. He just didn't spend his time aimlessly talking about it to people that wouldn't understand.

According to the scriptures from Judas, Yeshua talked about a divine land in which one can find freedom from the sins that plague everyday life. People mistook that of him talking about heaven, he was in fact talking about nirvana which is a mental state of no longer being cursed to live as a human and on this planet, which is hell.

Buddhism was founded on a rejection of such metaphysical substances, and originally accounts for the process of rebirth/reincarnation by appeal to phenomenological or psychological constituents

Or basically in Buddhism samsara was the principle of which kept you from going to nirvana, which was the indulgences of the physical world. Sins incase you didn't knew. But basically it wasn't the act of performing a sin, yet rather to treasure such so much that you are unable to leave the cycle of reincarnation on Earth.

And yes Yeshua did talk about such and he never brought up, Samsara or Atman. What he did was try to approach using what the Jews and such could understand from such terms. And what is written is what the followers viewed upon from what he said.

But the main point though was that Yeshua was a Buddhist and his monk like ways confused and enlightened his followers. But only a few actual accounts, from those that were altered by the Corrupt Catholic Church, known as the Gnostic Gospils identify what Yeshua was truely trying to preach.

Why did he not mention Siddartha Guatima?

He did, the fact that Buddha is looked upon in Christianity as being a prophet of god is a part of that fact.

Why was he able to perform miracles?

All Buddhist monks were believes to fly, perform miracles, berid demons and evil spirits, and do many other things. It's believe that since they were intoned to their spirit and mind more closely than that of an everyday person that they can control the very little mental and physical energy and do many great things. But these things are very little compare to what they could do if they had more evolved minds and bodies.


I don't think your idea holds. I'll look at the sources when I have some time.

Well maybe you should. Then maybe you'll understand who Yeshua was.


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I havn't got the time to post my beleifs at the moment although I'm pleased to see that there hasn't been much closed-minded behavior within the thread yet. People not instantly shutting their ears at the very mention of the word Islam?

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Well Islam as it is said, was an attempt to re-establish to true words of Yeshua. However... like with all religions, it became corrupt by certain factors. For one, it indorse lust in heaven, but perhaps that was all just a metaphor for the splendors of Nirvana that Muhammad was really talking about.

I'm sorry, but you'll understand why Buddhism is so attractive if you study the type that Muhammad and Yeshua had encountered.


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i think christians took many pagan holidays and merged them with their own... copycats


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