My interesting philosophy...

[Armanen]

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The Creator is indeed a spirit, or at least a form of energy. I do believe that Christ was an avatar of the Logos-Creator-God.

And yes, those are some of the earthly pleasures that I think are indeed bad or outight evil.

[KanadaHye]

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not entirely. in roman catholicism, the one creator is god the father, who also is jesus christ and the holy spirit. all in one. the holy trinity.

My understanding was God is the almighty creator. Jesus is his one and only son and the holy spirit is the spirit of truth that lives in those who accept Jesus' teachings. I suppose everyone has their own version.

some habits are evil regardless of if you use them. it's also evil to do nothing towards fighting them.

Good and evil are relative and depends on point of view...

[Tali]

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The one creator usually refers to universally recognized entity that created the universe.

not entirely. in roman catholicism, the one creator is god the father, who also is jesus christ and the holy spirit. all in one. the holy trinity.

Everything can be used for good or evil, it depends on how you use or abuse it.

some habits are evil regardless of if you use them. it's also evil to do nothing towards fighting them.

[KanadaHye]

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interesting. do you believe the One Creator is also Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit?

The one creator usually refers to universally recognized entity that created the universe.

how about those that potentially could be? alcohol, drugs, sex (think of the human trade market...)

Everything can be used for good or evil, it depends on how you use or abuse it.

[Tali]

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I understand what you are saying, and don't disagree with the construct theory that you talk about, however, do you not believe that there indeed are earthly pleasures or pursuits that are bad or even evil?

how about those that potentially could be? alcohol, drugs, sex (think of the human trade market...)

Not so much spawned from Buddhism. There is but only One Creator, yet people have had different exposures to the Creator and therefore different facets have been highlighted while other aspects not so much. Perennialism.

interesting. do you believe the One Creator is also Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit?

[Armanen]

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and to think, that idea spawned from Buddhism and the idea of "Oneness"

Not so much spawned from Buddhism. There is but only One Creator, yet people have had different exposures to the Creator and therefore different facets have been highlighted while other aspects not so much. Perennialism.

[Armanen]

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Rather than trying to understand happiness through earthly pleasures and pursuits, now man is told to look upon them with guilt, because they are sins, and in essence, do exactly what their authority says will keep them pure if they hope to get into heaven.

I understand what you are saying, and don't disagree with the construct theory that you talk about, however, do you not believe that there indeed are earthly pleasures or pursuits that are bad or even evil?

[Odar]

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Sounds a lot like Canada's Indian Affairs policy! Mow the grass whenever it needs to be cut and pull out troublesome weeds, and make a ritualistic "sorry"!

I was referring to the Natives' custom of shedding their own blood as compensation for the animals they killed for their own need... I guess it started as a magical ritual, a way to skip revenge from the dead prey's spirit (I won't venture into ascribing compassion to them), but probably even among them there was someone who considered it just an empty formality. What are a few drops of my blood against a whole herd of buffaloes?

Every 10 seconds in America alone, an animal is being beaten or abused, with over 10 million each year being euthanized.

Animal rights are in the same situation as human rights, much talk and very few walk. A few spoiled pugs sleeping on silk cushions (or a few zillionaires) don't change the much less rosy reality of the majority of animal and people alike.

Anyway, I admit it's easier to be moved to compassion toward a living being we instinctively perceive as inferior, especially when they look "cute" and harmless (puppies vs. mongrels rescued from the dog's house, toddlers vs. problem teens). A human being in distress is often as easy to handle as nitroglycerin.

[Tali]

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haha i wish i was making them up. I used to be a fundraiser for the Amercian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Those were two statistics I was showed to try to guilt you into giving me more money :P

[KanadaHye]

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Not all of them. Every 10 seconds in America alone, an animal is being beaten or abused, with over 10 million each year being euthanized.

Statistics... can make them up but can't prove them right or wrong I have, however, flushed my share of tropical fish down the drain.