Apparently, Dharma has nothing with " our views " you've expressed here !
rigsy03 wrote: > Also, our views of paradise/eternity/afterlife/Last Judgement is > absolutely based on ancient rituals- the tomb burials- the Egyptian > rituals, etc. > > On Sep 9, 5:34 am, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Monotheistic Religions, as they are, do three things : > > 1 Assure salvation, the power for which is entirely with another > > 2 Demand Belief in a defined presentation of thought and ideology > > 3 Convert others to their fold through material lure, physical and > > mental fear and reward. > > > > Atheistic disciplines, pantheistic and polytheistic ways of living do > > none of these. > > > > They are therefore not religions as the people in the West and Middle > > East believe in and understand !
