From: theBeaver@nowhere.com   
      
   Evelyn Ruut wrote:   
   > "David V."  wrote in message   
   > news:_umdnW23ve1vfbrYnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@sti.net...   
   >> Evelyn Ruut wrote:   
   >>> Sorry, my mistake.   I am obviously not sufficiently articulate to   
   >>> explain it to you.   
   >> No, you are just trying to tell me that those Buddhists that   
   >> believe in gods do not believe in gods. How can that be? Are you   
   >> saying that they have their natal religion all wrong? It is not   
   >> MY opinion that many Buddhists believe in gods, it is their   
   >> opinion. Am I supposed to take your word for it because you quote   
   >> some expert? Isn't someone that was born into the religion and it   
   >> is the religion of their society more of an expert than someone   
   >> who has only read books?   
   >> --   
   >> Dave   
   >   
   >   
   > Hi Dave,   
   >   
   > I am not trying to tell you anything, since it is obvious that you believe   
   > only your own preconcieved conclusions.   I quoted several real practicing   
   > buddhists for you, and told you myself (a real practicing buddhist of many   
   > years) and you still don't believe it.   
   >   
   > Obviously you have some turf to defend.   Be my guest!   
   >   
   > But on the long shot chance you might still be listening.... just a   
   > little.... Buddhists do NOT have any gods.   That is the truth.   
   >   
      
   Please ignore "David V" -- He has some ax to grind, and a hammer to use   
   on anything that might be a nail.  His negativity is not representative   
   of most humanists, and he truly does seem to be defending this newsgroup   
   as his own private turf.  I believe he is part of the reason its quality   
   has degraded so much.  He has one belief which he knows to be true, and   
   he is looking for every opportunity to shove that down everybody else's   
   throat to show how bright he is, but he's just painfully annoying.  His   
   single-minded claim is that there are no gods, and he can't seem to   
   think of anything else.  He would even find fault with Richard Dawkins,   
   I'm sure.  The good intentions and great virtue of Albert Einstein are   
   irrelevant to him -- just another bastard cowardly   
   not-as-good-an-atheist as "David V", someone to dump on.   
      
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