Theism is delusion

[wasupaloopa]

28. I think it is. I am a Buddhist. Buddha said that greed, hate and delusion are not

wholesome. Their opposites are generosity, loving kindness and knowledge.

I was baptized Catholic, yet ever since childhood I never believed in the church's teachings. They never made sense to me. Everything that there was no answer to was either a mystery or you had to take it on faith.

I found Buddhism and it makes sense to me. Buddhism is not a religion like Christianity is. There is no god in Buddhism. Buddha was a human being like we are. Buddhism is there for you to try and investigate. It does not say it has the truth and nothing else does. If it seems like something you can live with then start your practice.

So to me religions and god are delusions. There is no truth there. I do not believe in heaven or hell. I do like the gospels though. I could accept that there was a Jesus. I like what he taught. I would not say he was a god.

I find most Christians do not follow Christ's teachings but preach the Old Testament. So again they delude themselves by calling themselves Christians.

I can't say that Buddha was a real person, but he certainly was no god.

He may have been real, it doesn't matter. His teachings were handed down by monks from 2,500 years ago.

He taught that life involved suffering. That suffering was caused by clinging. That there is an end to suffering. The noble eight fold path is the path to end of suffering.

That path is right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right concentration, and right mindfulness. ( there is much to learn about these)

Again Buddha says try them out, investigate them, if they fit practice them. He never said "thou shalt."

Thou shalt to me is delusion. It doesn't involve investigation you just do what god says to do.