Buddhism- Founded in the Indian subcontinent it stresses the detachment from worldly possessions, hate, greed, and all worldly emotions. Founded by Siddartha Gautama in the 5th century in continues to live on today. Buddhists follow the laws of the Four Noble Truths and the Way of Life that is the Eight Fold Path. Buddhists neither attempt to prove or deny the existence of a god or higher power but believe that we should worry about our time on earth. The goal of all buddhists is to reach Nirvana, or enlightenment in which they are truly happy and truly disconnected from worldly possessions.
Do i agree with buddhism? Some aspects of it i do agree with. I agree that humans should worry about being happy on earth rather than obsess about what will happen to us when we die. I think that being miserable all of your life is not worth whatever someone may or may not promise what will happen to you when you die. I don't think that we should have no morals to carry us throughout or lives. We should have a moral compass and to be faithful is also important to me, but lets enjoy our lives as much as we can.
Buddhists tend to attempt to reconnect from all worldly possessions. I think that this is a good goal to an extent. People shouldn't be obsessed with their possessions, they are distracting from what is really important in life. However we are humans, we are animals and we want things, of course we do. We want to be comfortable and happy. You cannot strip people of their instincts no matter how hard you try.
About Nirvana, do not ask me if i agree with it or not. I have not experienced nirvana so i could not say. You would have to ask a buddhist monk.
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