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As in a higher being or as in other intelligent life in this universe?

 

It is extremely difficult to explain my beliefs in a few sentences (also because I spent about 15 years of my life "searching" )

 

If anybody has the time and patience, here is what my beliefs are based on:

 

1)Buddhism

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism

 

2)Advaita Vedanta

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta

 

3)Taoism

 

http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm

 

I didn't find a satisfactory site about Taoism. Similarly, it is always very difficult to find a good translation in a modern Western language of the Tao Te Ching, the main Taoist text. I have found just one, in Italian.

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I was raised Catholic (and then later just general Christian, nondenominational of sorts I guess), however now I dont really believe in many Christian things. I do believe in a God. I do believe in being a good person, however in a lot of ways I reject the Christian heaven or hell (based on being "saved" or good deeds). I, like many others in this thread respect the beliefs of others (unless they are a scientologist, then I send them this video: http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/ )

I have been reading a few times "extremism", well I also don't support any sort of extremism, which hurts other people, physcally or mentally/emotionaly.

But if you think about it, you can achieve something really good (near perfect) only if you are "extreme". And again, not in a way to blow oneself up or kill other people.

A programmer stays up two nights in a row to finish a program, isn't that a bit extreme? (just as an example...)

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