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Buddhists Really Are Happier

Posted by michael on from the ommmmmm dept.

bjornte writes "For anyone that wonders what Richard Gere is up to, the BBC explains: 'Scientists say they have evidence to show that Buddhists really are happier and calmer than other people. Tests carried out in the United States reveal that areas of their brain associated with good mood and positive feelings are more active.' So, if you're suffering from the ongoing IT slump..."

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  1. yea? by Neck_of_the_Woods · · Score: 0, Troll


    Anyone else equate Buddism with apathy?

    Little girl down the hall seems to think that if you don't give a shit about anything or anyone your life and job are very easy.

    She demonstrates this by not reloading the coffee, drinking everyone elses diet coke, opening up every virus on the net, and sending out 3+gig attachments to every mailing list on the server. Maybe she is the DEBLE!

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    Neck_of_the_Woods
    #/usr/local/surf/glassy/overhead
  2. Re:Reincarnation. by superyooser · · Score: 0, Troll
    However, don't confuse dogma with religion. The former is belief without reason; the latter is practice, to be tested by experience.

    Dogma is just doctrine or beliefs, with or without reason. Nothing more. Examples: 1. There is one God. 2. There is no god. 3. Bill Gates is the devil. 4. Cars cause global warming.
    Religion wouldn't be religion without dogma, but it's more than dogma.

    Experience and human reason have an important place in determining truth. However, divine revelation is infinitely more reliable and beneficial, especially when it comes to understanding the Big Picture. Christians and Jews go to the Guru who created the universe rather than floundering around trying to figure everything out themselves by relying on experience and human reason alone.