Reply #31: i used to do that stuff.. but Buddhism explains it better.. there are gods

[sam sarrha]

but they hang out in their own realm of Samsara..this world of suffering/dissatisfaction.. the do have unimaginable powers in 'their' Realm, but lack the ability to use those powers to get themselves out of he cycle of birth, suffering, old age, sickness, death and karmic rebirth. this indicates they also lack the power to help us out of it either.

so even tho they are powerful they are impotent.. so to speak. I just really like that explanation.

it just ends a long long boring debate for me.. as a reformed fundie Freeper once exclaimed to me..

Praise Buddha! I found the TAO..!!! he really said that, and was so happy too. i really hope he figured it out along the way..but as long as it kept him happy it's OK.