Quote Originally Posted by Hal Incandenza View Post
a code of ethics, maybe (10 commandments etc)

I could do without the whole 'converting to save people' thing and holy wars. religion should remain a private matter. I respect people and their religions but ... stay out of my personal life. States led by religious leaders are a nightmare

personally I'll go with the tooth fairy any day. I hear she gives great head
anyone who is a good person was influenced by the moral teachings of a religion such as christianity or buddhism, directly or indirectly. the ten commandments are probably the only thing i care about from christianity.

"let us remember the golden rule"



i tolerate other religions and atheism. there are irreligious people who are better people than those who follow religion. i believe in god, but it's not the same what most christians believe. my belief is that god is part of the universe and the universe is part of god, not a man in the sky like the bible says. i label myself a roman catholic because it's the religion i was raised in when i was a child and i'm more familiar with it than the other abrahamic religions, judaism and islam. i choose and pick what i like from the religion.

zen buddhism is a mixture of buddhism and taoism. i think karma is real. so far, i have done so many good deeds and actions that i haven't been depressed since i was a teenager. i'm never stressed out. i just go with the flow which is what the tao is about.

science has limits. spirituality and religion are personal things. not everyone has the same experiences and feelings. the existence of god cannot be proved or disproved because it's a metaphysical theory, just like the simulated reality hypothesis, which could be a possibility too.