Fantasy novels and anime have seriously downgraded how people think of God.
Not really, its just that Buddhism operates on such an infinitely greater scale.
Last edited by Christemo; September 15th, 2015 at 10:39 AM.
He never sleeps. He never dies.
Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight.
Ragnarok, come day of wrath
That fallen souls might bear our plea.
To hasten the Divine's return.
O piteous Wanderer.
Define insulting.
He never sleeps. He never dies.
Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight.
Simple definition used in everyday life.
Ragnarok, come day of wrath
That fallen souls might bear our plea.
To hasten the Divine's return.
O piteous Wanderer.
So, unless you're saying that it's offensive to use Jesus simply from a theological standpoint, it wouldn't be insulting to have Jesus as a Servant or rendering him in other forms of media, unless that rendering was specifically meant to insult and degrade him.
Is this insulting.
He never sleeps. He never dies.
Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight.
There's no such thing as omnipotent nor omnipresence. Well, according to Buddhism that is.
I mean, we do believe that Gods exist, but they're not Almighty and came with limitations.
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You're arguing the wrong question. The question isn't "Is representing Jesus offensive?", it's "If representing Jesus is offensive, does it stop being offensive because it's been done a lot?".
You try to answer the latter with yes, and that's a ridiculous argument to make.
Penny Arcade is bad, so yes.
Ragnarok, come day of wrath
That fallen souls might bear our plea.
To hasten the Divine's return.
O piteous Wanderer.
Omnipresent and omniscient, as I've already stated, are Platonic-inspired ideals regarding the Judeo-Christian God.
The Bible focuses on Earth and the heavens. The heavens are understood to be basically infinite compared to the Earth, sooo...what'cha trying to get at? What is to be gained by asking "how large is the universe as the Bible described it?"?
I'm trying to not infer that you're saying that Buddhism has a better understanding of the universe's vastness, 'cause that's kind of a jerk move, dood.
Aus Feuer ward der Geist geschaffen,
drum schenkt mir süßes Feuer ein!
Die Lust der Lieder und der Waffen,
die Lust der Liebe schenkt mir ein,
der Trauben süßes Sonnenblut,
das Wunder glaubt und Wunder thut!