runner is at it again, claiming his, brain-washed from birth belief, has a greater foundation in fact than the much older Hinduism!

If it's correct, the bible claims to reach unto the kingdom of heaven ye must be born again. In Hindu tradition, it's said the same. Just with more agains in their belief. Now there is some credible evidence for the belief in reincarnation and none for resurrection, other than the written word, which may have been misinterpreted by control freaks, from original teachings, which include, so as you sow, so also will you reap,i.e.Karma!

There are a couple of recent cases that provide credible evidence for reincarnation! The first being a young Aussie injure and in an enduring years-long coma with brain trauma. Woke several years later able to speak fluent Mandarin the hardest language to learn for English speaking Europeans! And this young man was never ever in this lifetime exposed to Mandarin or Mandarin speakers! So, that being the case and he not learning that language in this lifetime! In what lifetime did he learn it, runner.?

There's much more unexplainable phenomena, only able to be explained by literal reincarnation, such as another man waking from an enduring coma being able to play the piano, although he'd never ever owned a piano or taken any music lessons EVER! My bet is, this brainwashed difference hater, will as is his want! Simply ignore any inconvenient facts that contradict what he chooses to believe!

Given anything else would make him into a servant of Satan and doing the devil's bidding, spreading hate against all else at every opportunity! Don't take my word for it, go back to the archives and read what he has written! It's laced with chosen hate against difference! And completely bereft of a single, do unto others, Christian sentiment!
Alan B.

Some of the nicest folks I know and some of my best mates are septic tanks.

One cannot should not, judge a people race of country by the actions of their leaders, even highly flawed ones Or the world's greatest Assholes!?
Alan B.

Dear Runner,

When one understands the reality of reincarnation, surely they cannot rationally think: "only others have incarnated, but I am the exception". Knowing that one's positive actions produce positive experiences while one's negative actions produce negative experiences, surely one would do what they can to treat others well as they would like to be treated themselves in this as well as in their next lives.

Just as it is irrational to think of oneself as an exception, it is also irrational to think that something that one already did in the past could only be done once. If you can climb a particular flight of stairs once, then why wouldn't you be able to climb it again? If you entered (more precisely, associated with) a human body once, then why not again?

« they are frightened that people will leave HInduism and turn to a merciful God and receive forgiveness of their sins and eternal life through Jesus Christ.»

You are probably referring to the poor people of Kerala: they are being offered food and cash for conversion to Christianity, but have they actually turned to God through Jesus Christ (which would be wonderful), or have they only been pragmatic and just worship their own empty stomachs?

Yuyustu: Burp!
Cheers, Alan B.

I'm think I'm really starting to have a dislike towards Christians.
I'm sick of people that think they have some kind of superior moral belief system, when they lack real wisdom and ethics.

'Anti-Americanism'

The whole idea is completely retarded;
Anti-your own country.

- I know I'm going to cop it for bringing this up. -

It sounded like some kind of 'Anti-Semitic' ideology.
So obviously I had to look it up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Joffe
'Polish born Jew, went to Harvard, publisher/editor for a weekly German newspaper.'

What is this guys opinion supposed to mean to me other than what a regular American themselves thinks?

The quoted ideology is of Jews promoting their own ideology upon sovereign nation states.

This ideology is Anti-Democratic and I'll tell you why.

As citizens of democratic nations we have a RIGHT and a DUTY to criticise our governments, and hold them to account.
The government is not separate to the people.
Under democracy, we the people ARE the government.

I can criticise any damn government on the planet I like;
- providing there is a basis of merit -

And I damn well will criticise the United States of America:

Claims it supports democracy, but doesn't respect the democracy of other peoples nations;
Occupies other nations illegally under flimsy contexts of wars that it itself creates.
Uses economic terrorism to collectively punish entire nations of people and has created more refugees than any other nation.
Talks about human rights, but allies itself with nations known for committing human rights abuses, as well as committing its own.
Speaks out against the taking of political prisoners, but is happy to take political prisoners of its own to cover up its own criminal activities.

I don't support any of that crap.

Bad things happen when good people do (and say) nothing.

I'm my own person, entitled to think for myself and express my own opinions, and you have no right whatsoever to tell me I can't.

AC

We certainly do not live in a perfect world, that is which that matches the inconsistency of human behaviour.

Governments are quite accidental unruly behemoths, of which we as individuals, are but the macro element, without the power to expand influence over its direction if flawed with a faulty democracy.

Now what does America look like?

Dan