Protestantism

» pink101 - Spirit?

In response to Spirit? posted by paper_turtle:
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Okay. I'll try to do that for you.
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Explain myself where I make this statement, "I get a sense that Buddhism is just another priestly method of controlling the underclasses who buy into its basic assumption that I see as false. It has an air of schizophrenia about it. I think all priestly classes give themselves an uncalled for authority for what other people think and do."
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First of all, from what you've posted, it appears to me that Buddhism operates under the blanket assumption that life is all about suffering. And, I see that as its priests telling the people that suffering goes with the territory of being alive in life. So, the people are put in a place where they cannot question the authenticity of their life that is filled with suffering. That's a crock!
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What about the wealthy people of privilege who do not suffer?
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I see this as the priesthood being subservient to the wealthy classes and pandering to a system that abuses the masses.
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I see the basic tenets of Christianity coming against that. This is not to say that the Christian priesthood doesn't play the same game as the Buddhist priesthood but in a slightly different way.
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-- posted by pink101