• MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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    4 days ago

    Siddartha Gautama (better know as the Buddha) was literally born a prince and gave up his life of privilege in order to live as a beggar. Sure, he never killed anyone (except his own future life as a king), but he still became a saint. Meanwhile, Jesus may have come from more humble roots but he could have become a king had he chosen to do so.

    All I’m saying is Reuters clearly knows where their bread is buttered.

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      As a side note, I recommend reading a lot of Buddhist writings for everyone!

      It’s cool how something so old has found its way to being useful in modern clinical psychology.

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      The article in question was an opinion piece published by the New York Times. Why are you bringing Reuters into this?

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            Nah, probably just a carryover from some other thread (I’ve been seeing a LOT of them on this topic obvs).

            Also I might be slightly drunk if that helps.

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              Also I might be slightly drunk if that helps.

              Always helps me! I’m getting into some vodka after I get home from work in a few hours. Cheers!