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butterflyl1on:
It's not both. Anything without a uniform approach or at least a central theme is not a religion. Buddhism is man leading man to become something greater. You can call it science of the mind.

You can ask a Buddhist for clarification. They know it's not a religion. In this case, dictionaries cannot help you.

The word is BUDDHAISM

let me split it BUDDHA - ISM

look at the definition for ISM

ism
noun · informal · derogatory
a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement

Why do you fault a dictionary definition only to cite another dictionary definition?

Following your logic, lemme guess; Judaism isn't a religion too? and Hinduism?

hopefulLandlord:
care to elucidate sir?

First, by simply considering that right and wrong is subjective.

butterflyl1on:
You have respect and regards for me? Awww I am flattered

I guess that comment just added a million bucks to my bank balance.

You want people to say why their religion is the true one and your mind did not envisage an argument? Lmao

Simply say you do not know that Buddhism IS NOT a religion and that you did not do your research before embarking on this fruitless journey.

Let me show you why Buddhism is not a religion.

1. IT HAS NO GOD
2. BUDDHA IS NOT WORSHIPPED
3. ANYONE CAN BE BUDDHA
4. ANYONE TAKES OWNERSHIP (THERE IS NO CENTRAL THEME OF A SPECIFIC SAVIOR)
5. BUDDHISM EXISTS WITHOUT BUDDHA
6. REALITY IS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERCEPTION
7. ITS OPEN TO CHANGE
8. BELIEFS ARE NOT CONTROLLED

Buddhism is a philosophy, Buddhism is an ideology and not a religion. You are the big joke here

It's both.

Rockyrascal:
if you observe in my last paragraph I paused hinting about man. Our mind and beliefs in religion was divided because of what the religious heads preach to us.

Our opinions as humans about God or religion have never been undivided.

Rockyrascal:
God is a supreme being.

What's special about a supreme being? I qualify North Korea's Kim as a supreme being too?

Rockyrascal:
Nice right up OP, am a Christian not a devoted one though.

Sometimes I just ask my self why some sect of christians reject each other's ideology about christianity and also have different views and interpretations about the same bible. Maybe it's because of the views or believes of the head over their different commissions I say to myself.

What of the muslims Shia and sunni? They serve thesame God but different beliefs. Most people especially religious heads claim we serve the same God in different pattern and beliefs but there is still rejection, hate and violence in the society mostly because of religious misunderstandings. And then I ask myself again what if it is my religion that is wrong and not the islamic religion? What if it is the other way round? What if judaism hinduism, Buddhism e.t.c are the right religion, I still believe there is a supreme God over us but man as..... let me pause here.

Religion is highly flawed because it's manmade. Those questions of yours point to a bigger reality.

Rockyrascal:
Nice right up OP, am a Christian not a devoted one though.

Sometimes I just ask my self why some sect of christians reject each other's ideology about christianity and also have different views and interpretations about the same bible. Maybe it's because of the views or believes of the head over their different commissions I say to myself.

What of the muslims Shia and sunni? They serve thesame God but different beliefs. Most people especially religious heads claim we serve the same God in different pattern and beliefs but there is still rejection, hate and violence in the society mostly because of religious misunderstandings. And then I ask myself again what if it is my religion that is wrong and not the islamic religion? What if it is the other way round? What if judaism hinduism, Buddhism e.t.c are the right religion, I still believe there is a supreme God over us but man as..... let me pause here.

What is God?

No religion is wrong!

hopefulLandlord:
Conspiracy theorists gather themselves here and circlejerked themselves

OP even said he won't be posting much because of some powers that are trying to exterminate him hahahaha,that's like literally wearing a "tinfoil hat"

Lmao!!...
Sometimes I feel you're too skeptical.

Someone welcomed him before the atheists did

NPComplete:
You haven't said anything

That book always helps do the thinking and consequently the saying

hopefulLandlord:
I dunno but the book of Job is regarded to be the oldest amongst the bible books, there's a popular opinion that its actually written as a way of (an attempt at) solving the problem of evil

I change it to attempt cuz it doesn't solve it at all but only tries to make it more mysterious and even casts Yahweh in a bad light like he's some malevolent entity

In that case, the anonymity of the author questions the credibility of the book in a way, but maybe not completely.

anibirelawal:
@OP, you are the number 1 HYPOCRITE.

Prove it!

danvon:
I thought this was supposed to be for Christians but yet the first to comment was an atheist followed by a psycho

Job tells us that God hasn't punished Satan yet but he will eventually.

Did Job write the book of Job?
How did he (or whoever) know that Satan is yet to be punished?

Martinez19:
What lessons can be derived from the book of Job?

Who wrote the book of Job?

danvon:
Misunderstood
the Sons of Seth were called Sons of God
The daughters of Cain were called daughters of men

The sons of Seth slept with the daughters of Cain no fallen angels anywhere

Why were sons of Seth called sons of God?

Enlightened, Illuminated.

Hope it's your child.

...take codeine and sleep till I'm back to normal. I ain't no bitch.

Nothing goes for Nothing.

It always starts with a first step