Buddhism is better than Christianity

1) My opponent insists Buddhists worship gods. The definition of Buddhism clearly states it is a "non-theistic religion" Some Schools of Buddhism worship gods, but we are debating the main branch of Buddhism : MahayanaMy opponent fails to make a crucial distinction between the Buddhist religion and the Buddhist mythology and folklore. The Buddhist religion is non-theistic, it doesn't worship any gods.mythology = a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person[1]folklore = the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people[2]Mythology and folklore form around all major religions, but they are not part of them. The Greek religion worshiped Zeus and other gods, but it had nothing to do with Hercules or other heroes. In every culture, there is a clear distinction between mythology, folklore and religion. Egyptian mythology, containing stories about Osiris and Horus has nothing do to with their actual religion. The myths were based on real gods, but they weren't mixed with religion. The exact same thing applies to Buddhism. The religion is separated from mythology and folklore. My opponent's quotes are part of mythology, but he chose to ignore this fact and treat it like religion in order to save his argument." Legend has it that Nagarjuna recieved instruction from the Nagas (Serpent Kings) when he visited their Dragon's Palace under the sea."If it's a legend, it has no place in religion. His whole argument is based on the Buddhist mythology, a subject that is not debated here.Mythology and folklore are in general unreasonable. Just as a note to my opponent, the Christians mythology is just as unreasonable as Buddhist mythology and has it's own dragons, sea monsters and unicorns[3]Now, back to his argument, it is based entirely on mythology and folklore. Looking at Buddhist mythology, you can see every point in his argument is found in mythology rather than religion and has no place in this debate[4]"I have shown that Mahayan Buddhism has gods (their Buddhas) and dragons. " This affirmation is simply not true. The Buddha insisted on the idea that he is not divine and that anyone can achieve buddhahood. All the other deities my opponent mentioned are, as I showed, myths. So, when debating religion and not mythology, the only unreasonable aspect of Buddhism is rebirth, while Christianity has the existence of God, the miracle of Jesus, Moses and other saints as well as the existence of heaven and hell.2) Here, my opponent goes as far as contradicting the Bible. If Leviticus is only in the Bible because of the Hebrew culture, then why is it still in the Bible 2000 years later? The Church had no problem in removing several books from the Bible[5], so why is it still here if it's not true and it doesn't serve any actual purpose?"the New Testament (which is Christian) outlawed slavery." Not exactly[6]"Christians who are slaves should give their masters full respect so that the name of God and his teaching will not be shamed. If your master is a Christian, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. You should work all the harder because you are helping another believer by your efforts. Teach these truths, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them." (1 Timothy 6:1-2 NLT) "The servant will be severely punished, for though he knew his duty, he refused to do it. "But people who are not aware that they are doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom much is given, and much more is required from those to whom much more is given." (Luke 12:47-48 NLT)Indeed, people have different moral values, but the ones debated here are usually agreed upon by almost everyone. I don't think you can find too many people in the western world who think slavery is moral. Slavery and discrimination and widely condemned and considered immoral around the world and Christianity supports discrimination (against homosexuals)Christianity supports immoral standards that Buddhism doesn't.My opponent ignored by point regarding The 10 Commandments, so I guess he agrees with me. 3) My opponent's "many claims" were based on a wrong definition of life. Religion offers a continuation to life, but it doesn't redefine it. This is the reason why it's called afterlife. An atheist and a Christian don't have different definitions of life, the Christian believes his existence will continue after his life ended.existence = the state or fact of existing; being.[7]life = the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual[8]There is no need for semantic tricks. You can exist after death, but you can't live after it. Even Christianity describes life and the afterlife as different stages of our existence, not as a single one. 4) discrimination = The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex[9]Christians treat homosexuals as disgusting sinners, because that's what their Bible tells them to do. The law punishes murderers, the Bible teaches you to discriminate against certain groups, so this analogy is invalid. Religious discrimination is also encouraged in the Bible:“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known, some of the gods of the peoples who are around you, whether near you or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other, you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him. But you shall kill him. Your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. You shall stone him to death with stones, because he sought to draw you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." -Deuteronomy 13:6-105) Everyone think his religion is real and better. My opponent accepted this debate in order to prove his religion is better than Buddhism. Just like Christians think non-Christians will burn in hell, Buddhists think non-Buddhists are living in an illusion and are wasting their lives. Every religious person thinks other are wrong, but this doesn't mean anything. I don't care what a Christians thinks will happen to me. I don't believe in hell and I'm not afraid of something that I don't think it's real just because someone else thinks it's real. How often do you hear Buddhists say we are all wrong and we should convert? How often do you hear Christians say Jesus is the way and we are all going to burn in hell? Buddhists have an opinion, we are all entitled to have one, but they keep it for themselves. Christians don't just inform people about their beliefs, they threaten them. Pro didn't counter my point. My argument was that Christians try to convince people to join their religion, while Buddhists don't. Christians threaten people with eternal torture, but you never hear a Buddhist trying to convince you to agree with him and the Buddha strongly suggested informing yourself before choosing Buddhism.[1]http://dictionary.reference.com...[2]http://dictionary.reference.com...[3]http://en.wikipedia.org...[4]http://en.wikipedia.org...[5]http://www.bibleufo.com...[6]http://www.evilbible.com...[7]http://dictionary.reference.com...[8]http://dictionary.reference.com...[9]http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...