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Lightning Bolt posted...

Snuggletoof posted...

Really, most Atheists have great respect for Buddhism. Especially the "Born Again Atheists" who had a religious upbringing. I suppose I don't know much about it, but Buddhism seems much more about loving and respecting yourself than any other religion which would appeal more to an Atheist.

I think it's more that Buddhism is almost purely meditative. There's no creation myth or any magical explanations for natural phenomena (i.e. no god), which are things that turn Atheists off of other religions.

It doesn't really have to do much with doctrine as much as, Western atheists don't have much contact with Buddhists at all so therefore they mythologize it as "the one good religion" even though if they did their homework there are tons of acts of violence by Buddhists and historically it hasn't been a religion always organized around the principles of peace.