necoandjeff wrote:
> Brett Robson wrote:
> 
>>necoandjeff wrote:
>>
>>>Atheism isn't much more common in Japan than it is in the U.S. They
>>>call themselves Buddhist and Shinto because they draw their
>>>traditions from both. Most people are "spiritual" in the sense that
>>>they believe in something more.
>>
>>Total crap. Japanese have some vague idea about people being
>>spirits after they die, and that's it.
> 
> 
> Sorry, what's the total crap part? Are people who believe that they are
> spirits after they die atheists? Damn. 

What I said is clearly written above.


I corrected your post:
> I'm going to have to find a crowd to hang out with then. 



> Tell you what Brett, once you complete your survey
> about how many Japanese know the meaning of the "na" in "Nara," why don't
> you conduct one to see how many of them would consider themselves an
> adherent of "mushinron."

Make up your mind, mushinron or aetheist. I explained quite 
clearly what I meant "Japanese have some vague idea about people 
being
>>spirits after they die, and that's it."

Ask all your thousands of Japanese friends this little question:

"What religion are you?"
if they answer Buddhist ask
Please tell the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism.
What have you ever done to affirm that you are a Buddhist.