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I think those are religions, however, and I'll be candid that I'm not sure I have a good reason for it. Buddhists don't exactly worship the Buddha, do they (you are revealing my ignorance -- I guess reading Siddhartha to impress that guy did no good)? On the other hand, when did someone say a "religion" was about "worshipping someone?"
Apparently your reading to impress was correct. Although Buddha is venerated (sometimes bordering upon worship) he is not worshipped as a deity but venerated as would be a saint in your own professed religion where such veneration sometimes can border upon worship.
My beef is that Buddhism is about some interface with the transcendent, but atheism denies the transcendent and agnosticism does not care.
An interesting point however Judaism is without doubt considered by the government to be a religion in every aspect and yet, some sects of Judaism do not believe in a transcendance but rather that life continues in memory and in the passing on of knowledge, good works and influencing others to do the same. Other sects, in a manner similar to agnosticism do not care. Which tends to support the idea that agnosticism and atheism are indeed religious beliefs one that denies a supreme being and the other that neither denies nor supports one.
Apparently your reading to impress was correct. Although Buddha is venerated (sometimes bordering upon worship) he is not worshipped as a deity but venerated as would be a saint in your own professed religion where such veneration sometimes can border upon worship.
My beef is that Buddhism is about some interface with the transcendent, but atheism denies the transcendent and agnosticism does not care.
An interesting point however Judaism is without doubt considered by the government to be a religion in every aspect and yet, some sects of Judaism do not believe in a transcendance but rather that life continues in memory and in the passing on of knowledge, good works and influencing others to do the same. Other sects, in a manner similar to agnosticism do not care. Which tends to support the idea that agnosticism and atheism are indeed religious beliefs one that denies a supreme being and the other that neither denies nor supports one.
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