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- From: axeman@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (Samir Chopra)
- Subject: Re: atheists & agnostics
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:59:22 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.185922.16831@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Dec11.122820.20644@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <540RVB1w165w@mantis.co.uk>
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- >patc@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Pat Caldon) writes:
- >> >patc@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Pat Caldon) writes:
- >> >> I don't know a great deal about Bhuddism, however, the idea that we will
- >> >> attain Nirvana and be incorporated into a god-like figure is at odds
- >> >> with atheism, as stated "the lack of belief in god or gods."
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- I don't think there is anything in Buddhim that says that you will
- be incorporated into a god_like figure. There are *no* Supreme Beings
- in Buddhism. None.
-
- Samir
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