[Banana]

Like I said, I know nothing, but Buddhist ethics state: no sex, no intoxicants no lying and giving up of other luxuries.

[leeman]

:popcorn:


Wonder if this thread will top the pre election thread ...

[BIRD33]

Like I said, I know nothing, but Buddhist ethics state: no sex, no intoxicants no lying and giving up of other luxuries.

I'm working on it.

[Banana]

I'm working on it.

You believe the path to enlightenment is to give up alcohol, drugs and sex?

[leeman]

You believe the path to enlightenment is to give up alcohol, drugs and sex?

I'm out!!!

[BIRD33]

You believe the path to enlightenment is to give up alcohol, drugs and sex?

I believe theres value in having no attachments to the physical world.Have you ever seen those shows where they have Buddhist monks sit outside in 0 degree weather and meditate for hours without freezing to death?Thats an actual return on your spiritual investment.I'm not an expert at all but I believe their mindset is the closest route to achieving the body and minds full potential.

[Flumper Barflusterbutt]

what if you are wrong about god and Allah is the only true god? seems like the only real reason you arent muslim is cause where you were born.

I'm pretty sure that Allah and God are the same person. I mean, both are the "god of abraham" and both religion follow the old testament pretty much the same.

I think its along the time of Jesus that the religions got all split up.

[Banana]

I believe theres value in having no attachments to the physical world.Have you ever seen those shows where they have Buddhist monks sit outside in 0 degree weather and meditate for hours without freezing to death?Thats an actual return on your spiritual investment.I'm not an expert at all but I believe their mindset is the closest route to achieving the body and minds full potential.

I'm far too hedonistic to care enough to reach my mind and body's full potential. I like living the life I know to the fullest potential. I see nothing exciting or oteworthy about being able to tolerate cold weather. I realize this is a very North American view, but I am a product of my surroundings.

[Vitamin E]

Cukey,

Do you drink on Christmas?

[littlelolly]

I believe theres value in having no attachments to the physical world.

Yet you're completely addicted to the internet. Interesting.
(The first time I posted this, it disappeared. Also interesting.)

[Paddy]

The hell you say.

[Anhil8tor]

Cukey,

Do you drink on Christmas?

:beer:


there isn't anything wrong with that right?

[Vitamin E]

Vit E has huge respect for people who stand up for what they believe in...even if their belief is not to believe.

[Ntype]

do you believe in finding out the sex of your kid before you have him/her?

yep if the baby is already here, it's done with a technique called "echography" who basically works the same as the radars of ships and submarines.

Otherwise :

how nature selects the sex:
Male semen carries the sperm cells that determine the sex of the fetus. There is only one chromosome in each of the sperm; an X chromosome for a girl and a Y chromosome for a boy. The woman carries ovums or eggs in her ovaries, each of these eggs has only the X chromosome. If the sperm is carrying an X chromosome and it is combined with the X in the egg, the fetus will be a (XX) or girl. If the sperm is carrying a Y chromosome and it is combined with the X in the egg, then the fetus will be a (XY) or boy.

so you don't really need heavy equipments to do that, in vitro techniques could possibly allow the parents to choose the baby sex, many just carry for "the first who sprouts out" but technically....

[BIRD33]

Yet you're completely addicted to the internet. Interesting.
(The first time I posted this, it disappeared. Also interesting.)

#1 I'm addicted to surviving which I need to work to do.I use the internet at work, not sure thats an addiction.

#2 I kicked your ass at fantasy football so shut the fuck up.

[VitaminE]

#2 I kicked your ass at fantasy football so shut the fuck up.

Zoinks!

[bam]

So I have to ask- are you actually atheist or more agnostic?

[BIRD33]

Agnostic.I'd like to be atheist but you just can't explain away how the universe came to be without a higher power.Maybe not a higher power that cares about me but some type of powerful being none the less.

[bam]

I am agnostic as well.

[BIRD33]

I'm pretty sure Cucumber is too but she's to busy leading her decadent hedonistic lifestyle to realize.