FRDB Archives

Freethought & Rationalism Archive

The archives are read only.


Go Back   FRDB Archives > Archives > IIDB ARCHIVE: 200X-2003, PD 2007 > IIDB Philosophical Forums (PRIOR TO JUN-2003)
Welcome, Peter Kirby.
You last visited: Today at 05:55 AM

 
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 05-01-2002, 11:57 AM   #1
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,016
Post Why Buddhists are better

1. When a Buddhist sets him or herself on fire it's not likely to involve bombs or passenger jets.
IvanK is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 01:18 PM   #2
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 2,214
Post

2. They make good action movies.
Abacus is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 01:22 PM   #3
Contributor
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Deep in the heart of mother-lovin' Texas
Posts: 29,689
Post

3. They've had more chances to practice.
Mageth is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 01:45 PM   #4
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Everywhere... I'm Watching you...
Posts: 1,019
Post

4. They don't condemn non-buddhists to Writhe in hell for all eternity
Mecha_Dude is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 02:29 PM   #5
JL
Regular Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mawkish Virtue, NC
Posts: 151
Post

5. They don't stand on the street corner spouting 'God's will' or come proselytizing at your door.
JL is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 05:57 PM   #6
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: NW Florida, USA
Posts: 1,279
Post

6. Mahayana Buddhists hold up the ideal of the Bodhisattva.
ManM is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 06:11 PM   #7
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Sundsvall, Sweden
Posts: 3,159
Wink

7. When a Buddhist orders a veggie-burger, he says: Make me one with everything.

[ May 01, 2002: Message edited by: Eudaimonist ]</p>
Eudaimonist is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 06:24 PM   #8
Regular Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Canada
Posts: 278
Post

When you tell a Buddhist that you're an atheist, some of them can say 's'allright, so am I'
Seeker196 is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 08:08 PM   #9
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Posts: 4,834
Post

9. Buddas are cuter than lawn gnomes.
ohwilleke is offline  
Old 05-01-2002, 08:54 PM   #10
Banned
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Boxing ring of HaShem, Jesus and Allah
Posts: 1,945
Post

The Buddhist meditation position doesn't give you such a backache as the Islamic prayer kneeling.
emotional is offline  
 

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:50 PM.

Top

This custom BB emulates vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2015, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.