Buddha, please! I'm Christian!

[Boozy]

I have yet to find a way to have a cheap vegetarian diet that still manages to cover all bases of what the body needs.

"Cheap" is a relative term. I was speaking about the differences between what a healthy vegetarian diet would cost today vs. what it would have cost many centuries ago (if it was available at all).

I'm not rich, but I can afford a vegetarian diet if I so chose.

[jackfaire]

Today, a Buddhist can easily survive on a vegetarian diet, because we're able to get foods from around the world cheaply.

I have yet to find a way to have a cheap vegetarian diet that still manages to cover all bases of what the body needs.

Also that would then call for one to determine for themself what unnecesary death means. I believe the cycle of life is necessary.

I believe killing for food to be necessary. I believe killing a plant is still killing. The fact that it is a plant makes it no less nor important than an animal.

[Boozy]

I honestly wasn't correcting you merely agreeing with you. He was not divine regardless of faith.

A Buddhist might say that he WAS divine. But so's everyone and everything.

So it ain't no big thing, really.

The second part was pointing out the silliness of people. Buddhism is "Do not kill unnecessarily" Yet seems to inspire more vegetarianism than Christianity which is, "Thou shalt not Kill"

Today, a Buddhist can easily survive on a vegetarian diet, because we're able to get foods from around the world cheaply. In Buddha's day, you really had to eat whatever was available.

"Thou shalt not kill" would seem to inspire more vegetarianism, but Christianity is very anthropocentric. Even if some Christians believe that an animal has a soul, they generally aren't valued as highly as humans.

[jackfaire]

Thank you for the correction, I'll restate what I meant more accurately.

I believe that Buddha was a great philosopher, but I don't believe in the cycles of reincarnation, Dharma and Karma, etc.

I honestly wasn't correcting you merely agreeing with you. He was not divine regardless of faith.


The second part was pointing out the silliness of people. Buddhism is "Do not kill unnecessarily" Yet seems to inspire more vegetarianism than Christianity which is, "Thou shalt not Kill"


It amuses me.

[Hyena Dandy]

As a Buddhist I agree. He wasn't divine. Being Buddha is being enlightened not being divine.

The people that claim to be Buddhist and that he was divine are the same that claim the meat eating Buddha insisted that we all be vegetarians.

Thank you for the correction, I'll restate what I meant more accurately.

I believe that Buddha was a great philosopher, but I don't believe in the cycles of reincarnation, Dharma and Karma, etc.

[Wingates_Hellsing]

I vaguely remember reading that he died from eating too much pork.

And when he did, he fell enlightened!

I compare myself to Buddha?

No, the ham.

Cookie for the reference... or internets

[HYHYBT]

I vaguely remember reading that he died from eating too much pork.

[jackfaire]

As a Catholic, my attitude towards it is that Buddha was a great philosopher, and that he still has important messages to give, even if he's not divine.

As a Buddhist I agree. He wasn't divine. Being Buddha is being enlightened not being divine.

The people that claim to be Buddhist and that he was divine are the same that claim the meat eating Buddha insisted that we all be vegetarians.

[Hyena Dandy]

It was partially based off that scene in Mean Girls where they have all the girls in the gym and the Cool Asians get into an argument.

Also, reading some more of the comments, it seems that there are quite a few Christians-even Catholics-who have those statues in their houses and haven't been smited by God yet.
A friend of mine is Catholic-not devout-and she has a Buddha water feature in her family room.

Also Ny, thank you for that response on the knife issue. I'll probably end up making one at another stage.

As a Catholic, my attitude towards it is that Buddha was a great philosopher, and that he still has important messages to give, even if he's not divine.

[Nyoibo]

It was partially based off that scene in Mean Girls where they have all the girls in the gym and the Cool Asians get into an argument.

I blame you for just watching that movie again.

[fireheart17]

I could think of something relevant, political, and properly fratching to say, but I'm in a far too good mood. Instead, I'll simply state...

I totally read the inflection on this the same way you'd say, "Bitch, please!" if you were some sort of 1970s pimp character.

It was partially based off that scene in Mean Girls where they have all the girls in the gym and the Cool Asians get into an argument.

Also, reading some more of the comments, it seems that there are quite a few Christians-even Catholics-who have those statues in their houses and haven't been smited by God yet.
A friend of mine is Catholic-not devout-and she has a Buddha water feature in her family room.

Also Ny, thank you for that response on the knife issue. I'll probably end up making one at another stage.

[Hyena Dandy]

I could think of something relevant, political, and properly fratching to say, but I'm in a far too good mood. Instead, I'll simply state...

I totally read the inflection on this the same way you'd say, "Bitch, please!" if you were some sort of 1970s pimp character.

[Nyoibo]

Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't 100% sure. I'm still trying to work out if I'll need to dull my seax if/when I make one for my re-enactment kit.

That I can help you with, so long as it's a single edged blade, no it can be sharp, unless you're using it for fighting, then I'd suggest blunting it.

[fireheart17]

With the Kirpan, it can be carried by having the blade fixed in the scabbard.

Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't 100% sure. I'm still trying to work out if I'll need to dull my seax if/when I make one for my re-enactment kit.

Buddha isn't worshipped by Buddhists, anyway. He's an aspirational figure, not a deity.

Exactly. IIRC as well, most Buddhists are respectful of other religions. No converting of the sort.

[AdminAssistant]

Buddha isn't worshipped by Buddhists, anyway. He's an aspirational figure, not a deity.

Exactly. (And, sadly, I only know this because my boyfriend is Buddhist.)