Resolved: Buddhism is more valid than Christianity

My rebuttal was lacking because I ad to delete some things because of the character limit.My opponent calls me ignorant of Christianity, but I attended a catholic school, and had the highest grades in my religion class. Atenism was Monotheistic not Henotheism My opponent claims atenism is not monotheistic but Henotheistic. This is false.Atenism believed that there was only 1 god, Aten. Aten was created by Akhenaten, to replace the pantheon. After Akhenaten's death Egypt reverted back to the pantheon. The idea of Aten evolved from Re-Horakhte. When Atenism was established all other temples was closed, and worship of all other gods was forbidden. (1)Atenism connection to ChristianityMy opponent claimed 5 reasons the connections are false; It establishes Jesus existed Akhenaten was a divine mediator Atenism is devoid of ethical content Atenism didn't start as monotheism Atenism wasn't the god for all Egyptians All of these statements are false.1.) I did not establish that Jesus existed I established that he was based off of Re-Horakhte, which was a myth. Unless you can prove that Re-Horakhte was real, than Jesus is not real either. 2.)Akhenaten was a divine mediator much like the pope is a divine mediator. Once the pope is chosen, it is believed he has a direct link with god. The pope is also often referred to as, "his holiness". The pope's hat is also very similar to the Egyptian crown. 3.)Atenism is not devoid of ethical conduct. The 10 commandments from the old testament I taken directly from the book of the dead.Spell 125 of the Egyptian book he dead says I have not reviled the God. I have not laid violent hands on an orphan. I have not done what the God abominates . . . I have not killed; I have not turned anyone over to a killer. I have not caused anyone’s suffering . . . I have not copulated (illicitly); I have not been unchaste. I have not increased nor diminished the measure, I have not diminished the palm; I have not encroached upon the fields. I have not added to the balance weights; I have not tempered with the plumb bob of the balance. I have not taken milk from a child’s mouth; I have not driven small cattle from their herbage . . . I have not stopped (the flow of) water in its seasons; I have not built a dam against flowing water. I have not quenched a fire in its time . . . I have not kept cattle away from the God’s property. I have not blocked the God at his processions. And there are more similarities as well. (2) 4.) Atenism is monotheistic, before it was monotheistic it was not Atenism. Further more, I said Christianity was a perversion of Atenism, not that it was Atenism. After Atenism's decline the pantheon was re established. Judaism is a product of Atenism, and Christianity is a further blend of Judaism and the Egyptian religion. 5.) Atenism as stated before, was the sole religion of all of Egypt. The old Pantheon was abolished and replaced with Atenism. (1) The Babylonian Talmud The Babylonian Talmud dates Jesus's death to 217 AD (3) But tradition states Jesus died in 33 AD, and Pope Peter I died in 67 AD. If Jesus died in 217 AD, as the Babylonian Talmud suggests than the first pope would be St. Callixtus I, who is the 16th pope. This would also place Jesus after Nero's death in 68 AD. Emperor Nero blamed the Great Fire of Rome on the Christians. So if The Babylonian Talmud is correct, than Jesus came after the Christian religion. Flavius Josephus Interpolation The works of Flavius Josephus, which deals with the Era that Jesus lived in, is widely regarded by historians to be interpolated by Christians. This means that it was reworded after being rewritten. So how reliable is religious texts that has been reworded by Christians? Not very. (4) Buddhism Non theistic In Buddhism there is something called the "Five Aggregates", which are; Form Feeling Perception Impulses Discernment Suffering arises when one clings to an aggregate. The Perception of god get's in the way of enlightenment, and thus is not a focus of Buddhism. We may believe in a God, but we don't cling to the perception of god, as in theist religions. Animals, Plants, and emotional concept of suffering. My opponent claims that, "only primates and humans can feel emotional pain, as they are the only animals that have a neocortex – the ‘thinking area' of the cortex found only in mammals" This is obviously false. A few years ago, that may have been the scientific school of thought, but new science proves otherwise. Robert Defranco, Director of the Animal Behavior Center in Queens, N.Y., and author of several research papers on animal emotions, says animals definitely have primary emotions like fear, and anger. Defranco says that there is growing evidence that they also have secondary emotions like love, jealousy and greed. It's believed that fear and possibly other emotions are linked to neurons in the amygdala. According to Defranco, "It's a larger area in dogs than it is in humans. So we could say that the dogs will experience more emotions. They live very much more in the moment than humans do." [5] Morality’s dependence on God. For one to claim that Morality is dependent on a God figure is a bold statement that is completely and utterly inaccurate. Buddhists have moral codes of conduct, even though they are not theists. How do you know that God gave you the moral codes of the bible, and not that the concept of your idea of god, was not create in order to support those codes? Buddhism more Valid than Christianity Whereas Christianity is a perverted form of an Egyptian Religion, Buddhism is more real. The Egyptian religion, and thus to extension Christianity, is based on myths used to explain reality. For example in the Egyptian mythology the sun sets because Ra dies, and it rises when Ra is resurrected. Buddhism is based around, the 4 noble truths. Zen Buddhism does not place any importance on scripture, only attaining enlightenment. Thus Buddhism is not about scripture, it’s about the 4 noble truths. 4 noble truths; Suffering does exist Suffering arises from attachment to desires Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the eightfold path. 1.) Suffering exists and I don’t know anyone who does not suffer. 2.) This deals with the 5 aggregations. 3.) When you stop what causes your suffering, suffering stops. This is pure logic. 4.) This deals with the 8 fold path. 5 aggregations; Form Feeling Perception Impulses Discernment Perception, Impulse, and feeling are the 3 mental factors 1.) Form leads to contact, which leads to the 3 mental factors 2.) Feeling leads to unwise attention, which leads to cravings, which leads to clinging, which leads to suffering. 3.) Perception leads to Impulses 4.) Impulses lead to repetition of contact 5.) Discernment is why Impulses lead to the repetition of contact, and why form originally leads to contact. 8 Fold Path Right View Right Intention Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Concentration Right View and Right Intention are Paths of Wisdom. Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood are Paths of ethical behavior. Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration are Paths of Medication. Unless you can prove that the 4 noble truths, the 8 fold path, and the 5 aggregates, are less than, or just as valid as Christianity, you have no case. 1. http://www.nemo.nu... 2.http://www.esotericonline.net... 3. http://www.earlychristianwritings.com... 4. http://www.publicbookshelf.com...5. http://abcnews.go.com... http://www.youtube.com...