Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 > > " Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not > believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. > Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your > religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of > your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they > have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and > analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is > conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and > live up to it. " ~Buddha Christie > > That is just awesome advice. How different that is from the way most > people are, believing anything and everything they hear, especially > what comes from the media and their fear-mongering. > Sharon Dad whom my Catholic Mom and his Southern Baptist sister commented on one day as being without values from religion told me many times " Believe nothing that you hear and only half of what you see. " b***s*** meter is a handy tool. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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