<p>@Jarn</p>
<p>thou shall not murder...the 6th commandment.</p>
<p>So it all depends on...when is it murder?</p>
<p>@proletariat2</p>
<p>"it's a pretty harmless religion"</p>
<p>It's VERY harmful to someone with different beliefs if it will prevent them from reaching Nirvana, Heaven or whatever it may be.</p>
<p>No, they're never prevented. They're just reborn. You could make that argument about any religion. According to Buddhism, religion isn't even necessary, just the eradication of desire.</p>
<p>krnpsychopath: That's my point. That's not about abortion, that's about murder. It would be quite a stretch to apply that to abortion.</p>
<p>"According to Buddhism..."</p>
<p>Christian beliefs are different. </p>
<p>I believe in the bible ergo I don't believe in other religions. Just because Buddhism tells me religion isn't necessary doesn't mean it's true to me. In fact Buddhism is wrong through my eyes.</p>
<p>The Bible tells me I can go to heaven through only Jesus. By telling me I don't need Jesus, to me, you're preventing me from going to heaven. According to the bible I cannot go to heaven by valuing Buddhist beliefs.</p>
<p>sorry if my English sucks. I didn't do well on the SAT's</p>
<p>@Jarn</p>
<p>well to you it may seem like a stretch but to many others it's not. </p>
<p>So it's a battle of morals and beliefs...how ironic.</p>
<p>According to the Cult of the Octomonkey Handbook..........</p>
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<p>And this is somehow harmful to you? The existence of <em>gasp</em> Buddhists is the bane of your existence?</p>
<p>If I'm going to hell for believing in Buddhism then yes it is harmful. Just because Buddhists exist doesn't mean I'll die or go to hell as long as I don't believe in it.</p>
<p>"By telling me I don't need Jesus, to me, you're preventing me from going to heaven." I think I worded that wrong. I should have said:</p>
<p>By making me believe I don't need Jesus...</p>
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<p>Ah, but you only think you would...if I was Buddhist, I would be very offended by now. But I'm not.</p>
<p>Buddhism as a religion is not harmful to you unless its sheer existence harms you. Otherwise, it would be the belief in Buddhism that would harm you, which is a very different thing.</p>
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<p>exactly. /<em>/</em>/</p>
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Just because Buddhists exist doesn't mean I'll die or go to hell as long as I don't believe in it.</p>
<p>"By telling me I don't need Jesus, to me, you're preventing me from going to heaven." I think I worded that wrong. I should have said:</p>
<p>By making me believe I don't need Jesus...
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Buddhism as a religion is not harmful to you unless its sheer existence harms you. Otherwise, it would be the belief in Buddhism that would harm you, which is a very different thing.
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<p>Isn't what I said pretty much the same thing you said?</p>