Doug Holland to Atheist [email protected]English • 3 days agoInconceivable!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1763arrow-down140
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minus-squareAbsentBirdlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-22 days agoI’d guess because they aren’t theists, or at least not as a rule. As a religion it trends more philosophical than mystical.
minus-square@OneWomanCreamTeamlink0•1 day agoIt’s an outlier because it isn’t really a religion so much as it is a set of philosophies.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 day agoI’m guessing you haven’t spent much time in countries where people leave offerings to various Buddhas and Bodhisattva in the hopes of positive interventions in love and business.
minus-squareAbsentBirdlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 day agoYou might be thinking of Taoism. Buddhism is very much a religion.
I’d guess because they aren’t theists, or at least not as a rule. As a religion it trends more philosophical than mystical.
It’s an outlier because it isn’t really a religion so much as it is a set of philosophies.
I’m guessing you haven’t spent much time in countries where people leave offerings to various Buddhas and Bodhisattva in the hopes of positive interventions in love and business.
You might be thinking of Taoism. Buddhism is very much a religion.