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Where Science and Buddhism Meet. Family tree of the Greek gods. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist & Bodhi Thunder. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Image via Wikipedia By Grant Lawrence Bodhi Thunder. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Funny Philosophy Quotes. Buddhism and the God-idea. Do Buddhists believe in a god?

Buddhism and the God-idea

No, we do not. There are several reasons for this. The Buddha, like modern sociologists and psychologists, believed that religious ideas and especially the god idea have their origins in fear. The Buddha says: Gripped by fear people go to sacred mountains, sacred groves, sacred trees and shrines. Philosophy since the Enlightenment, by Roger Jones.