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Philosophy Do Human Need Religion?, some people say they can live without it

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witchx
post May 6 2010, 06:29 AM

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QUOTE(Beastboy @ May 5 2010, 03:19 PM)
Do humans need religion?

Its an incomplete question.

Do they need it to fly to the moon? No.

Do they need it to live? No. (Food, water & air is enuf.)

Do they need it to be happy? Yes for some, no for some.

Do they need it to believe there's heaven, hell and an afterlife? Yes.

The answer will change depending on the purpose one needs religion for which is not defined, so the question is vague & cannot be answered. Can someone rephrase the question?
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IMO thats a complete question that needs not to be rephrased.

Do they need it to believe there's heaven, hell and an afterlife? Yes. <----------- in regards to your comment here, the answer should be Yes for some, no for some. Coz why would everyone need to believe in heaven, hell and afterlife? I for one don't believe in them as it can't be proven except in books or scripts that was written ages ago and passed on by word of mouth....


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post May 7 2010, 06:59 AM

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QUOTE(Beastboy @ May 6 2010, 10:25 AM)
It depends on which school. Mahayana is big on heaven/hell. Theravada not so. Vajrayana, I dunno enuf abt it to say.
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Theravada believes in samsara.... and the only afterlife is probably nirvana

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post May 7 2010, 08:29 AM

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QUOTE(teongpeng @ May 7 2010, 07:43 AM)
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all buddhist school understands samsara and for the love of god....nirvana is not an afterlife.  doh.gif
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i beg to differ.... AFAIK buddhist schools does not believe in god though... at least not the one that i went to when I was younger which is the Buddhist Maha Vihara Brickfields. I was told that Buddha himself is not a god and never asked anyone to worship him and he was just a teacher spreading knowledge. I think its about time to go back there and speak to one of teachers in a Sunday school or something now lolz... i may have been told half truths...

but entering nirvana has similarities with afterlife where there is no more rebirth / reincarnation but the mind continues after physical death... hence i said nirvana is probably an afterlife in theravada buddhism but maybe i have not typed it out right...

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