Did God Create the Devil? The Philosophical Implications of a Religious Belief

[one_raven]

Originally posted by Canute
Gaspar

Just to be clear - Nibbana is not a religious belief.

Hey canute,
I think you meant that to be directed at me.
Sure, Buddhism isn't really a religion.
No Buddhist would ever refer to it as a religion.
However, I included it just because it is a philosophical system of beliefs regarding metaphysics and such topics as the samsra, anatta, God and physical dualism.
In that respect, it could be loosely grouped with world religions.
Don't you think?

 

[Canute]

Originally posted by one_raven
Hey canute,
I think you meant that to be directed at me.

No, it was Gaspar who called it a religious belief. I missed it if you said the same earlier.

However, I included it just because it is a philosophical system of beliefs regarding metaphysics and such topics as the samsra, anatta, God and physical dualism.

Hmm. It gives rise to a metaphysical system, but a metaphysical system of beliefs is not what it is.

In that respect, it could be loosely grouped with world religions. Don't you think? [/B]

In a way I agree, but it can be very misleading. (It misled me for a very long time).