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Old 05-18-2008, 01:01 PM   #31
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Why do Christians ignore what the Buddha said? Where are Christians on the Eightfold path? Is it because they don't believe the Buddha really attained enlightenment? But there are all those writings that said he did.

See, the same thing can be said about Christians. Why do you ignore what the Buddha said.

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Buddha is a myth
A Buddhist would say Buddha was real. Jesus is a myth.

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I think the Buddha was real.
I'm fairly certain that Muhammad existed.
I'm convinced that there never was a Jesus as described in the Gospels.
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Scholars unanimously agree that the Buddha existed. The same cant be said for Jesus.
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Buddhists do not need Buddha to exist. This may sounds ironic but it's true.

Christians require a historic incarnation. Muslims require a blameless prophet who wrote the same Quran as we have today.
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Why do all religions ignore what Jesus said?

Jesus said:

"Verily I say unto you until Samaritans dance with the Elflings and the Jebusites sway unto the molten honey of the Afrodiscoites, there shall no runcible spoon be given unto the house of fraser"

-The Book of 1Spoons

Why doesn't anyone take any notice of that saying these days? Maybe they don't believe it was divinely inspired but I DO so YOU should!!!
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Buddha is a myth
A Buddhist would say Buddha was real.

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A buddhist would say if you met "buddha" on a road kill him.
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Buddhists do not need Buddha to exist. This may sounds ironic but it's true.
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Christians require a historic incarnation.
Christians require much more.. .

1. Supernatural conception
2. Blameless/Sinless earthly existence
3. Bodily resurrection
4. Bodily ascension into heaven
5. A descendant of King David
6. Of the tribe of Judah
7. fullfill innumerable OT prophecies
etc,etc. . .
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Read Rev 13 ... the antichrist is given power over all the religion of the world to cause all men to worship the false image of a christ figure [already with us in modern religion] ...
Revelations 13 specifically identifies the antichrist by the numeral 666. At the time the Book of Revelations was written, everybody and their uncle would have recognized that term and would have known what it stood for. The numeral is specific to the "magic squares" that were passed down to humanity by the ancient pagan gods. Magic squares were regularly carved on amulets and talismens and were thought to either ward off evil or bring one luck. As amulets, Magic squares were used by the poorest peasant as well as the wealthiest kings throughout the Middle East.

In essence, magic squares are blocks of numbers which produce the same sum whether they are added in horizontal rows, columns or diagonals. There were seven primary magic squares, one each for Mars, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and the sun and the moon.

The numbers that made up the magic square of the sun added up to the sum 666. It was a reference to "the sun god", the "solar deity complex" and specifically the Solar dynasties of the Anunnaki god system.

Most theologians accept that the Church of Rome which is basically the Church of Sol Invictus, became the symbolic antichrist which "caused all men to worship the false image of a christ figure." Theoretically, an antichrist is one who usurps the power of Christ.

Today the Catholic Pope still maintains that he is the divine authority of God on earth and he claims the right to "forgive sin." Basically, the Church of Rome remains an institution that not only presents a false image of Christ, that specific Church attempted to usurp the power of Christ.

666 means "the sun god." It's meant the sun god from day one. It's even in the Kabala. Just Google "666, Magic Squares." There was plenty of info on it the last time I checked. I first got turned on to it's meaning back in 1971 by reading the books written by the English author, John Michell. He tries to make out like 666 is a good number, but I think that is a questionable idea.

Never-the-less, the Masons who were responsible for designing most of the so called Chrstian Cathedrals throughout most of Europe dedicated all those buildings by the use of Magic Squares. They regularly built churches that were supposedly Christian and dedicated the geometry of those churches by redundantly using the geometry of 666 or some other magic square in their floor plans. Each of the seven primary Magic Squares stands for one of the seven major Pagan gods.

Dedicating a church or cathedral by magic squares was essentially the very ancient tradition of the practice of pagan magic. It's all very strange stuff...and spooky to say the least!

The belief was that by dedicating a building according to the geometry of a specific magic square, you were "calling down the spirit of the pagan god" that magic square stood for.
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Christians require much more.. .

1. Supernatural conception
2. Blameless/Sinless earthly existence
3. Bodily resurrection
4. Bodily ascension into heaven
5. A descendant of King David
6. Of the tribe of Judah
7. fullfill innumerable OT prophecies
etc,etc. . .
Hmmmm. If I were you I'd thoroughly read Revelations chapter 5. According to John's testimony, The Lamb of God trumps "the Lion of the tribe of Juda." The Lamb and the Lion are two entirely different biblical beings. The last time I heard, the Lion was still considered "the king of beasts."

As for living a "Blameless/Sinless earthly existence," no Christian is considered "sinless" accept through grace and forgiveness.
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