Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds
2007-10-06
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Samadhi Is Much Closer Than You Think -- Really! -- It's A No-Brainer. Who'd've Thunk It?
I agree, Turquoise, though what about efforts to vanquish Buddhism, and what about any lack of wars in the geography covered by Buddhism? Surely we have more to learn. On 10/4/07, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Animated Map - 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds: http://mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html Neat. I guess my only nitpick with it is the category they placed it in, Maps of War. To my knowledge (and someone can correct me if they think I'm wrong), the which animal doesn't fit with the others entry on this map is Buddhism. I don't think they've *ever* fought a war to spread Buddhism.
[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds
TurquoiseB wrote: I don't think they've *ever* fought a war to spread Buddhism. Maybe not, but there have been wars in Buddhist countries - India, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Japan, China, Java, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Korea.
[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds
Animated Map - 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds: http://mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html You need to get some smarts. There's no historical evidence that a 'Krishna' was born in India in 3000 B.C. There's no evidence that an 'Abraham' gave birth to a tribe that invaded and conqured Canaan in 2000 B.C. And, there's no historical evidence that a 'Jesus' died in the year Zero. In fact, most wars are caused by tyrants who have no religion at all. It may be true that thousands of people in 5,000 years have died as a result of religious zealots, but that number is like nothing compared to the millions and millions of people who died at the hands of fanatics like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Saddham Hussien or Pol Pot, in just a recent single century of modern history.
[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Samadhi Is Much Closer Than You Think -- Really! -- It's A No-Brainer. Who'd've Thunk It? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree, Turquoise, though what about efforts to vanquish Buddhism, and what about any lack of wars in the geography covered by Buddhism? Surely we have more to learn. On 10/4/07, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote: Animated Map - 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds: http://mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html Neat. I guess my only nitpick with it is the category they placed it in, Maps of War. To my knowledge (and someone can correct me if they think I'm wrong), the which animal doesn't fit with the others entry on this map is Buddhism. I don't think they've *ever* fought a war to spread Buddhism. No, in fact Buddhism fits on this map just fine. Maps of War isn't a category they placed that map in; it's the name of the Web site. The category the map was placed in is History of Religion (which you can tell by looking at the URL). The intro to the map says: How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Nowhere, of course, does the map show any war fought to spread Buddhism (or Hinduism, for that matter). Always a good idea to look at something before you start criticizing it.
[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Animated Map - 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds: http://mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html Neat. I guess my only nitpick with it is the category they placed it in, Maps of War. To my knowledge (and someone can correct me if they think I'm wrong), the which animal doesn't fit with the others entry on this map is Buddhism. I don't think they've *ever* fought a war to spread Buddhism.
[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote: Animated Map - 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds: http://mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html Neat. I guess my only nitpick with it is the category they placed it in, Maps of War. To my knowledge (and someone can correct me if they think I'm wrong), the which animal doesn't fit with the others entry on this map is Buddhism. I don't think they've *ever* fought a war to spread Buddhism. They lost me at birth of Krishna. WTF!
