[WayneS]

I thought true marxists had to be atheists.

[Deb]

Buddhists can be atheists because Buddhism is a philosophy not based on any interpretation of God. Buddha himself was just a teacher and demanded his followers not worship him when he died.

[Arthur McGowan]

Buddhists ARE atheists.

When JPII said this in an interview, the press rushed to the Dalai Lama, hoping to start a catfight.

The Dalai Lama said, “The Pope is correct.”

[stripes1776]

I thought true marxists had to be atheists.

Buddhists are atheists. There is only the great void--nothingness.

As the the Dolly Llama has said himself, "There are two types of religion--godfull religions like Christianity and godless religions like Buddhism."

[Migraine]

I thought true marxists had to be atheists.

Actually, buddhists are technically atheists. By declaring that everything is god, they effectively negate the concept of god to a degree an atheist can only dream of.