A comment on comments

Aaargh! What would it take to keep certain conversations on the same track as the one they were on to start with, when trying to make a point? All I was trying to say in the last post is that Buddhism borrows a lot of its teachings from Hinduism. No judgements of the teachings of either, because I don't give a shit. Anonymous who had to try to give me reasons as to why I don't "get it" assumes there is something, in the first place, to get. Anyway, I was not even talking about getting it, or anything else, which is the whole damn point she/he seemed to have missed. This whole talk of social constructs around religion in general is very true, and half my reason for condemning religion in general. If you, in defense of your faith, choose to offer a discourse that has nothing to do with the facts being discussed, try barking up another tree. Don't play the part of the politician who changes the topic to avoid agreeing with something, just because he doesn't want to agree and has no intelligent way of disagreeing.

The so-called pearls of wisdom of Buddhism, Hinduism or any other religion or ism can be found within ourselves, without recourse to religion. Faith is a self-answering mechanism, which requires leaving behind thought and any enquiry in to its nature, since it is not meant to be understood, but merely believed in. If it makes you happy to believe that Christ walked on water, or that Hanuman flew with a mountain, good for you. And if faith brings such belief into our world, still good for you. I had rather fart on it, to be honest, and not leave my thinking behind.

I am not trying to offer any explanations of concepts and/or subtle differences. This is not meant to be a theological discussion, which is what my dear anonymous has tried to make it in to (perhaps for reasons already mentioned above). For dear anonymous, and other like her/him out there, learn to stick to the point if you want to make a point. Don't start with organic chemistry in a lesson on history. I merely tried to point out a fact that some Buddhists are of denial in, and that has absolutely nothing to do with anything else. I gave her/his comments ample thought and realised that she/he is on a tangent that they she/he doesn't want to come off, and I don't want to bother trying. Faith, after all, is a powerful driving force. The pity is, most of us need something outside of ourselves to have faith in.