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**DoctorAlexandro** · 06-27-2012, 07:47 AM

Good Afternoon all!

I'm interested, me, being an atheist, would like to know how many Buddhist actually believe in a higher deity or god.

Hi Callum,

I don't think it is important to get entangled with the ideas about 'if there is or there is not a God'.

God is a believe. A religious believe.

And like that believe there are many others which can show a high level of sophistication... but at the end of the day, those are religious believes too.

Believes, IMO, are useless.

Confidence through verification of tangible experiences, IMO, is what has value for the practice of the teachings of Gotama Buddha.

06-27-2012, 07:47 AM	#8
DoctorAlexandro Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	Good Afternoon all! I'm interested, me, being an atheist, would like to know how many Buddhist actually believe in a higher deity or god. Hi Callum, I don't think it is important to get entangled with the ideas about 'if there is or there is not a God'. God is a believe. A religious believe. And like that believe there are many others which can show a high level of sophistication... but at the end of the day, those are religious believes too. Believes, IMO, are useless. Confidence through verification of tangible experiences, IMO, is what has value for the practice of the teachings of Gotama Buddha.
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