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   theBeaver wrote:   
   > David V. wrote:   
   >   
   >> theBeaver wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> 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,....   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> That  just makes you an asshole. I have no axe to grind. I don't   
   >> even own an axe. As I said earlier, but I doubt you had enough   
   >> brains to read, or understand, go tell the Buddhism monk I was   
   >> talking to that he does not believe in gods. Oh, I guess he had   
   >> an axe to grind too..... does everyone that disagrees with you   
   >> have an axe to grind?   
   >   
   >   
   > Hey, is dis you?   
   >   
   > http://www.meetup.com/members/484804/   
      
   No.   
      
   --   
   Dave   
      
   "Sacred cows make the best hamburger."  Mark Twain.   
      
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