man is only dominant in his own mind. the reality is that man is no match against several species of animal from giant herbavores to microscopic parasites.

sure humanity as a whole has acomplished much, but that doesn't make us dominat. a better question in my mind would be:

what sets man apart from other animals?

C.O.S.

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your statement is one of opinion based on faith, it is not a fact. in order to believe in sin, one must believe in good and evil; i do not believe in either.

kzoo: i'm sorry, which version of the torrah and new testament would you be refering to?


rabbit: calling smith a con man would be like calling hitler or napolean a con man. mere con men do not achieve what smith achieved in his own lifetime. i agree with your statement on enthused followers, but only in regards to those who seek dominion over others. your point about budhsim is correct, but only from a mayhana point of view.

if you want to split hairs, there are only two christian orders which have a right to claim themselves as christians: the roman church and the greek church. what is you basis for comparison. i asure you, although they have put a new twist on it, mormons are inherently christian in the reformed sense...

i understood you perfectly... i think perhaps your knowledge of joe smith is a bit week. i give him the same credit aleister crowley did.. nothing more. i think perhaps you know very little about the man. it would my pleasure to answer any questions you may have about the prophet or his church....

it is a christian view that man is fundementaly flawed. no, i do not agree. there is a supreme difference between the individial who seeks the truth and the individual who instead embraces delusion.

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no, it's not just one view of things.


the question should not be why i wanted to post it here, the question should be why i did post it here. you are not so slow... answer the question for me...

budhism and taoism; both originated from the pursuit for truth, not the pursuit of dominion...

genesis chapter 6 verse 4-

The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

still havn't gotten a straight answer on who or what the nephilim are...

no

depends...

most Buddhists still adhere to the fundamental 4 noble truths and 8 fold path. in this, I don't think there is much argument. the big difference in my view is that the original Theravada schools of Buddhism stay out of conjecture about pre and post existence, where as various mayhana versions have elevated Buddha to a god and get into whole definitions and frameworks on the after life, gods, demons and the like.

also, basic concepts like karma and reincarnation have been completely distorted in various mayhana forms of Buddhism.

for instance, the Theravada concept of reincarnation has nothing to do with literal rebirth and karma plays no part in this interpretation of rebirth.

to my knowledge, there were never any wars waged over the schism in budhism

Perhaps it has something to do with salt lake city having the largest number of registered child sex offenders. Or maybe it’s that salt lake city has the highest rate of parents doping their kids with ridelin. Or maybe it’s that up until the 60’s mormon doctrine stated black folk couldn’t hold the priesthood in the church because they were inferior beings in the pre existence.

I used to hate mormons and with good cause, it was my milk religion. But, the more you know the real history behind the church, Mormonism is just more and more ridiculous and amusing. that anyone still buys into this religion speaks volumes on human stupidity.

I can't speak on the religion of the Hindus, but I know a thing or 2 about Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism isn't Buddhism; it's a mix of Buddhism and Tibetan Lamaism. Buddhism isn't a religion in the Theravada (original Buddhism) sense, it's more of a path to lasting happiness, truth and the nature of reality.

Just as Christianity had a schism (the reformation) so to did the Buddhists have a major parting of the ways. the Buddhists split into 2 major sects, the Theravada and the Mayhana. the Theravadas are the original Buddhists, mayhana is an umbrella term for all the reformed versions of Buddhism.

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