[Winter wind]

Quote by: gela But, because I still refuse to believe that life is just science I turned Buddhism. Ok, I don't know any of the intricate details or teaching of buddhism, but I do know the basics. They believe in reincarnation, and they belive that every soul has the chance to eventualy reach nirvana.

This is why i think Buddhism is awesome. One of the most logical religions (actually really isn't much of a religion) plus, you can be Christian and a Buddhist at the same time (to a point).

Quote by: gela In anime we generaly see much more balanced bad guys - who actualy have a reason for being bad, and who are normaly pittied because its completely understood why they turned out that way. Sometimes people even take the bad guys side - sometimes the bad guy isn't even clear - its just a clashing of two perfectly reasonable opinions and values. The dominant religion in japan is buddhism.

sounds like death note
I've noticed this, and i always wondered if it was connected to eastern philosophy (by the by, the dominate religion in japan is more Shintoism isn't it?)

Quote by: isherwood Actually you're attacking the image of god as painted by believers. As I've said before, if you're going to invent a god that's supposed to be perfect, at least make him better than you. The Biblical god is barely distinguishable from the males in the society that produced him. You can't attack a fictional character.

you certainly can (just watch lullaby or the critics attack all kinds of books and movies)
Plus, you can attack a fictional character by a real standard.

But I do agree that Lullaby's major complains with Christianity are based on a fundamentalist society that (ironically) is based on less the Bible and more on what their daddy and Sunday school taught them.

Quote by: lc What else could be meant by "God"?

The one from the Bible and day to day life (not one you think of, but you wouldn't be lullaby if you did...)

Quote by: chinup Atheism places reason as the ultimate authority

technically agnosticism places reason as the ultimate authority as they say as soon as there is evidence to say so, we will make an absolute decision on God. Atheism is saying the evidence is already here (when I can make an indisputable case for the merest possibility of God's existence.)