If I follow buddhism as a philosophy and engage in its practices, am I still...

Jay D · #1 (**permalink**) 03-19-2008, 04:59 AM

...an atheist?
@ daniel- i will make this clear now, this is a Jesus free question

Joeyz · #2 (**permalink**) 03-19-2008, 05:11 AM

Yes.

You'll be following a religion that has no belief in an omniscient God.

Buddhism is atheist but it's also not. Buddha refused to answer whether there is definately a God or not. He wasn't an agnostic or Deist or atheist. It's a perplexing religion. The closest I'd say it is is that things are created and let's focus on fixing ourselves now rather than trying to please some God noone's seen or heard from.

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