I also have no religion. I am an atheist. However, I would choose Buddhism over Christianity any day. It is possible to interpret Buddhism in a non-dogmatic, non-supernatural, rational manner, and I think taken as a general philosophy and not a religion, it can teach a lot about how to lead a fulfilling life.

Christianity, on the other hand, doesn't have a whole lot of that, which is evident from reading its holy book. The Bible endorses, among other things, slavery, sexism, murdering gay people, authoritarianism, infanticide, rape, and ritual animal sacrifice. I could not in good conscience subscribe to a doctrine that holds such a horrible piece of literature to be sacred. All I can say is that it is fortunate that most Christians do not read their Bible and those who are aware of its atrocities generally ignore those bits. It is most definitely not anything close to a reliable guide to morality.

Even the bits that are touted out as the "good bits", i.e. the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount, don't really strike me as very deep pieces of wisdom. In fact, there are many flaws with them. The Ten Commandments, for example, urge us not to make graven images of anything that is in the water under the earth. What's so wrong about making graven images of microorganisms in our ground water? And the Sermon on the Mount urges us to be completely passive in the face of evil; that's such a horrible piece of advice that I don't even know where to begin. Just thank goodness enough Christians were able to ignore the Sermon on the Mount so we could bring Hitler down.
Oneironaut Reviewed by Oneironaut on . Poll: Christianity and Buddhism I've noticed that amongst my stoner friends, that they tend to accept the ideas of Buddhism over those of Christianity, even though they don't claim either religion. I would like to see if this apllies to the stoner community at large. I myself do not claim any religion. So which do you prefer? Rating: 5