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Dustin Kesselberg said:
No. "Definition" is defined as stating the essential nature of things. You don't need to describe every aspect of a thing to adequately define it.
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And what is that essential nature of things? A human concept with a sensational reference to unknowable objects whose behaviors can only be approximated.


Beware Do Not Call The Librarian a Monkey!
 
Dustin Kesselberg said:
Except you can't end suffering simply by following a few rules. If only life were that easy. In reality suffering is caused by a numerous things opposed to simply "urge" or "desire".
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Nor did the AHB claim the damma would clean floors or cure cancer. But please do tell, we all agree with you.

Duh.
In reality to end suffering you must work hard on all fronts to counter the endless causes of suffering and following a few rules won't cut it.
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that is also true, Duh. The eightfold path will ease attachment from the painful and the attachment to the pleasurable. it will not clean windows. Duh.
This is the problem with religion, it trues
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How true , how true, you too Dustin, you try to true everything.
to simplify life and attempts to compartmentalize it into simplistic explanations.
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And this is the problem with you Dustin, you look at the surface of things and conclude that you know all there is to know about them.

If the damma does not appeal to you that is fine, follow another path.
 
Lonewulf said:
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It's spelled apologize. :)

I apologize, I couldn't help pointing it out for personal amusement value. No offense intended. Just that it's somewhat funny to me.

When I get rid of this sleep deprivation, don't worry; it'll be less funny.
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Really that is funny!

I love being human.


I have to use spell check even on short sentences.

Very funny that is!
 
Dancing David said:
I can't spell english because it hasn't had orthographic reform and is not a phonetic spelling but archaic forms that were standardized randomly when there were multiple spelling of the words.
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Which, by the way, is one reason Italians with dyslexia fair better than english-speakers with the same disability. Italian has fewer letter combinations in use overall and its spelling is much more phonetic. (source). What does this have to do with the current topic? Nothing whatsoever.
 
And then you change the goal posts
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Of course, or you would continue with your bs for another 10 pages. I think the clear moral of this story is that when discussing buddhism or anything for that matter gross generalisations are a mistake and lead to pointless arguments. I have enough common sense to admit that rather than you guys being to pig headed to actually pick a concept of buddhism to debate rather than argue about definitions.

Its like watctching a bunch of retards trying to **** a door knob.

And i'll save you the time and say it for you.

Boom boom, another troll point.

Go and meditate for f sake.
 
kid?

lol, carry on head butting one another with your circular logic and hypocritical attempt to destroy your egos.
 
onemind said:
kid?

lol, carry on head butting one another with your circular logic and hypocritical attempt to destroy your egos.
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Get to work on your homework. You don't want to make your parents unhappy with a bad report card!
 
Dustin Kesselberg said:
Some of what is in the Gospels probably came from the historical Jesus.
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YES. Thank you. The same thinking applies to Buddhist gospels.

There's a lot to hate about religion.
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So there is absolutely no value anywhere in religion? All of it is worthy af hate? Religious people ore worthy of derision?


And I'm pointing out how it's fallacious to follow Buddhism as much as it is fallacious to follow the Torah or the Koran.
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You aren't doing very well.

Why call yourself a "Buddhist"?
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Because you have basic beliefs in common with other Buddhists.

But how are you still a "Buddhist" if you get to pick and choose what to follow and what not to? Am I automatically a Christian if I agree with a few things Jesus said? Of course not. No one with any sense would claim such a thing. I'm an Atheist. Simply because I agree with Jesus on a few things doesn't make me a christian anymore than you agreeing with a few things in a few buddhist texts makes you a "Buddhist".
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Well, I am not the grand deity of labels, unlike you :rolleyes: . And it is not a few things, it is the basic things. Like the first things the Buddha taught about suffering and ethics.
 
Solus said:
Ad hominems, boring.
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Technically that was an insult not an ad hominem.

Solus said:
You evaded the serious comments that I made. Believe me that I rarely make serious comments in such threads. Well you're just entertainment, and someday maybe you'll realize what you are. :p
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What comments am I ignoring? YOU are the one ignoring them. David said he wasn't Dyslexic. He said he has "Dysphonia" which is actually a problem with the voice and isn't a learning problem. He might of meant "Dysphasia" but I doubt that. He has said that his spelling problems arise from the "goofy archaic nature of the english language" but that's nonsense as well since he's a native english speaker and English would only seem strange to a foreign speaker.
 
Dancing David said:
Very good! What is her brother's name?

And she is not aesir ahe is vanir that was exchanged to conclude the peace deal. She lives with the aesir.

Cool spelling!
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Yes you're right about that. However it's irrelevant and off topic. The point was that the old Norse didn't call her by the English term "God".
 
Dancing David said:
You need to read on dear sir, as I did, my friend said that it was something called 'dysphonetic' based upon the way I read and understand words. I just learned today that it is a form of dyslexia! He didn't tell me that.
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It sounds to me that you're making it up as you go along.


Dancing David said:
And your second argument is just arrogant garbage. I can't spell english because it hasn't had orthographic reform and is not a phonetic spelling but archaic forms that were standardized randomly when there were multiple spelling of the words.

Another sign you don't know much about history.
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I can spell English just fine though. Why can I and you can't?
 
Dancing David said:
By your definition, no. But by the way some buddhists define it, yes. the alleged historical buddha said it was the practice that made a buddhist, not the faith.
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Some Christians define Christianity as a "Relationship with Jesus" and not a religion. It's irrelevant and they're wrong.

Dancing David said:
depends on the tradition or the student, it varies. I will look and see if they are in the pali canon, which I usually agree with although not always.
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Either it is or it isn't.
 
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