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To: The Red Zone

"Oh boy, and there are cycles of cycles of... madness. A future in which I can expect to be lots of other things on this messed up and often agonizing earth, over and over again? Hey, I thought they didn't have a hell. They don't have to; this would more than suffice."

Fascinating, huh? But, you see, if you live according to the rules, you can bypass some of the cycles. That's the reward for good behavior. It's harder than Christianity, of course. But it seems to work out OK for a goodly number of folks.

Interestingly, it's arguable that Hinduism is the oldest currently practiced religion on the planet. Judaism is a close second, and it's not all that clear, since the written word doesn't survive that long on paper, papyrus, or sheets of plant matter.

If you can find a Hindu teacher willing to talk to you (it's not easy), it's a worthwhile discussion.


307 posted on 11/07/2005 2:42:17 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MineralMan

Ultimately there's only one being, so there's really no getting "out".


318 posted on 11/07/2005 2:49:54 PM PST by The Red Zone (Florida, the sun-shame state, and Illinois the chicken injun.)
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