On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:19:31 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:


lol Buddhism is a pan-theistic religeon.

Tibetan Buddhists do not believe in god the creator. Sorry. The
deities involved in Buddhism are realized beings who have been
enlightened, the way Buddha Shakyamuni was, and every sentient being
has the same exact potential...and that would include animals.


Buddha's are not in the sky, nor do they represent the moon, or
goddess or god. I wouldn't tell you about your tradition, so, best
not to tell me about mine. I'll take what His Holiness says as an
accurate source for my beliefs. On CNN when asked, The Dalai Lama
clearly said that, (paraphrased), in Tibetan Buddhism there is no
belief in a creator or creation. So, in those terms, it is atheist;
and he said as much, using that word, atheist.


I hope you never own any poultry.
You'd let racoons and possums eat them all because it was "wrong" to
kill them. If you trap them, it's illegal to relocate them. They are
supposed to be destroyed.

If I ever had poultry, they'd have a secure area where there would be
no possiblity of a predator coming in contact with them.