In Christianity, you are given something which is salvation. Buddhism is the opposite because something is not given to you, rather something is taken away. What is taken away is the suffering of life. So is it better to have a good thing given to you or an evil thing taken away?
2006-11-28 19:35:57 · 18 answers · asked by Ramond 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Life with God is eternal, forever,and ever.I pick that.
2006-11-28 19:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I guess it depends. Do you thrive under the fear of failure? Or do you need goals to reach for? It seems like Christianity is a way to frighten people into behaving a certain way, by creating "hell" as a consequence of poor decisions. Buddhism gives you the option of bettering your life if you choose to take it. If you choose not to, you are still the same person. The only negative effect is that you haven't taken advantage of the opportunity to better your life that has been presented to you. And then you just get reincarnated and you get a second shot at it.m
Personally, I don't like being told what I should or should not do, so I tend toward Buddhism.
2006-11-28 19:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by aloha damashi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you checked out some of those who got imprisonment due to criminal behavior whether they were Buddhists or Christians? even Muslims?As long as there are people, of any faith, we will have suffering. God didn't promise there will be no suffering, if there were, would we depend on Him?
Christianity gives us positional salvation. This is like our birthright, cannot be earned or removed. But day by day, we come under progressive salvation - we, as imperfect beings, are bound to make mistakes, day by day, and as long as we don't purposely do it, we ask for forgiveness, and if we commit a serious crime, this usually in the heat of the moment, we pay for it through the judicial system, but, we still have grace to help us get our bearings again with God. Here, we may lose 'fellowship' with God (of course He grieves when we hurt others and ourselves bad), but we never lose our positional salvation.
If you're asking if Christians live a phony life, perhaps, some might. But I'm generally satisfied with myself, with some day to day frustrations and many things that cannot be resolved immediately or in a short time. And I am appalled by the way some Christians behave in hateful ways. I cannot speak for the behavior of all my fellow Christians.
There is no power in groups that gather to claim one-upmanship against another group; the majority in such groups are more fearful than anything. I approve groups that come tog. to plead unity, not conformity, still , I will stay away for sometime bc I will still have my own opinions on how to formulate unity.
Does this help?
2006-11-28 20:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by thru a glass darkly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. What am I supposed to try to prove wrong? Sounds to me as though you're asking me to share with you which of two choices I think is better. I other words, if I can have some happiness, what form would I prefer it to be in? Do I want it In the form of salvation or in the form of freedom from suffering?
Well, seeing that I don't believe in salvation, I guess I don't need Christianity's so called gift. And seeing that I don't believe that most people suffer that much in life, and if they do to some extent, they can personally reverse it by avoiding whatever is making them suffer, I really don't think I need Buddhism's so called gift either.
With all of this in mind, I'm finding it dificult to prefer Christianity over Buddhism, or vise versa.
Does this mean, I shouldn't put either one down, and just be happy--possibly as an indifferent Athiest? That is, should I just use my own ability to be happy, rather than being dependent on a religion to provide me with happiness? Do I need religion as a crutch to help me find happiness, or can I do it on my own?
Do I need to belong to a church and pay money to it to receive so called instructions on how to be happy? Right now, I'm inclined to think that most people can do it on their own, and save a few bucks in the process by removing the church expense from their budget.
2006-11-28 20:24:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most Buddhists have a great respect for JC & his teachings. We don’t believe in a god because we believe in man. We believe that each human being is precious and important, that all have the potential to develop into a perfected human being. We believe that human beings can outgrow ignorance and irrationality and see things as they really are. We believe that hatred, anger, spite and jealousy can be replaced by love, patience, generosity and kindness. We believe that all this is within the grasp of each person if they make the effort, guided and supported by fellow Buddhists and inspired by the example of the Buddha.
2006-11-28 21:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well in christianity you have a good thing given to you yes. But you also have a bad thing taken away. An eternity in hell. I guess we have the best of both worlds on this one.
2006-11-28 19:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by Mikki 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am Rasta and my beliefs lean a lot more towards Buddhism then Christianity. But in Buddhism it is believed that although all things have an end, there is also reincarnation and it's based on how you lived your past life. Sort of like karma in our life...What u do will come back to you...maybe in another form but it will...
2006-11-28 19:38:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good thing given to you.
Let's say God is the good thing.
If an evil thing is taken away,then God wouldn't be here which will be
bad.If God was given to me,He would help bring the evil away.
You catch my drift?
2006-11-28 19:42:18 · answer #8 · answered by chilling_1ce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe both religions encourage to live sacrificially and both religions promise peace. Take a World religion class. About the evil you spoke of? Are you sure it is evil? So much that we label evil is merely natural and mis-understood and mishandled. Things are not so simple in life. You arks questions that require your full attention--put your waders on and get in. You will discover yourself even if you don't discover the one you long to worship.
2006-11-28 19:44:55 · answer #9 · answered by Mary C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Christianity, it is not enough to be offered salvation, but you have to obtain it through faith, acts, and living a just life. No one is just handed salvation, therefore what you say about Christianity is incorrect.
2006-11-28 19:55:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the so called suffering of life is taken away but u'll still die and go to hell. if u love the true God, u'll suffer this life and have eternal life and joy in heaven. so tell me, which is better? buddhism isn't even real so no point being a buddist. their god ain't real a bit.
2006-11-28 19:40:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋