Nothing to see here, move along

[SirLoin]

See Rule #14

[maddafinga]

Tibetan style Buddhism is a religion, Zen Buddhism is a philosophy.

[Getback]

Tibetan style Buddhism is a religion, Zen Buddhism is a philosophy.

Both if I recall from my World Religion classes many years ago. Also, Some thing Confucianism (Confucius) is a religion as well. Strange. Okay, let the jokes start. 

[SirLoin]

Tibetan style Buddhism is a religion, Zen Buddhism is a philosophy.

So practicing monks are religionists and western adoptists are philosophers?So what's wrong about discussing philosophy then ?

[BnZs]

In nearly every religion you can believe in supernatural elements like God, immortality of the soul, etc, or just say "this guy had some good ideas about approaching life". Christianity, Islam, Taoism, any of 'em.

Myself, I could give a flip about philosophy/approaches to life. Personal immortality/Divine help is precisely the part I'm interested in...I.E, I haven't figured out a good way to avoid mortality/universal entropy by myself yet, so if there is no "religious stuff" out there, I'm pretty much boned.

[moot]

We will beat natural death, it's only a matter of time. Some specialists are saying we may see it within 50 years or so.

[BnZs]

We will beat natural death, it's only a matter of time. Some specialists are saying we may see it within 50 years or so.

I may not have 50 years, a lot of people I love sure don't, particularly the ones already dead.

Besides, if I became immune to aging and disease tomorrow, probability virtually ensures that I  *would* eventually be killed in an accident. I don't live risky, but I don't plan on living in a bubble either.

And there are alot of other problems to beat. Such as the mortal nature of the universe or human nature itself.

[Shuffler]

It is religion.

Years a go we had a ship captain from japan visiting. We had a crew on the ship doing some emergency repairs. He came with us to lunch in Galveston and we asked where he would like to go. He said anywhere is fine. I asked if he would like to go to the Happy Budha to eat.... he said he'd rather not as that would be like us going to The Smiling Jesus. lol never really thought of it like that before.

[moot]

I may not have 50 years, a lot of people I love sure don't, particularly the ones already dead.

Besides, if I became immune to aging and disease tomorrow, probability virtually ensures that I  *would* eventually be killed in an accident. I don't live risky, but I don't plan on living in a bubble either.

And there are alot of other problems to beat. Such as the mortal nature of the universe or human nature itself.

I was going to get to that, but didn't want to derail.  Beating natural death is a matter of, say, 20 to 100 years of tech progress. Beating the universe's end, if there is one, is something we'll have astronomically larger time to deal with.  So there's not much use speculating on that.. Right now people ought to focus on beating aging.  Things will be totally different after that.
And some experts are saying 20-30 years to "escape velocity" is a possibility.

As far as the OP goes, IIRC it's like maddafinga says.

[Die Hard]

All things come to an end. Take it like a man.

[moot]

non sequitur

[Eagler]

all religion starts with philosophy - man's interpretation usually flavored with greed and power corrupts it.

moot
thanks but no thanks - I'll take my DNR any day over "living" forever..

[BnZs]

All things come to an end. Take it like a man.

Macho posturing in an esoteric philosophy thread?

Anyway, death is either a calamity that renders existence a short, cruel joke or a temporary inconvenience. I prefer a universe where the latter is true.