經的看法 5 A View of Buddhist Texts 5

A few thousands years ago, Buddha discovered the Truth, and he told us his observations of the Truth in Buddhist Texts, and its implications. A few hundreds years ago, Newton, who discovered the Laws of Motion wrote down his observations and described it using mathematics.

數千年前，佛陀發現了「真相」，在佛典裡告訴我們他對「真相」的看法，和「真相」所產生的影響。數百年前，牛頓發現了「牛頓運動定律」，用數學寫下了他的觀察。

Neither Buddha nor Newton would claim that they invented the Truth/Laws of Motion. Laws of Motion would be true whether Newton discovered it or not. If Newton did not discover it, someone else probably will. Likewise, the Truth discovered by Buddha is the same way. The Truth simply does not change because different person discovered it first.

佛陀跟牛頓都不會說他們發明了「真相」/「牛頓運動法律」。「牛頓運動法律」 永遠都不會改變，跟牛頓一點關係都沒有。 要是別 人發現了「牛頓運動定律」，也許它的名稱會變為「XX運動定律」，但「XX運動定律」的數學和定義會跟「牛頓運動定律」的一模一樣。佛陀發現的「真相」也 是如此。真相是永恆的。

However, Western monotheism tells a different story. Their truth is the Words of God, and God can change its mind. There is only one absolute invariant truth in Western monotheism, and that is the absolute faith and obedience in the Will of God.

然而，西方一神論的說法是不一樣的，他們的真理是「神的話」。
但是他們的神可以改變主意。在西方一神教裡，只有一個絕對不變的真理，那就是：信徒需要有絕對的信仰和服從於上帝的意志。

The Truth taught by Buddha is invariant, so it will be true whether you believe it or not. If you do not believe the Truth as taught by Buddha, no one will punish you for it. You will only be blind to the reason of your suffering or good fortune and lack the ability to change it. Just as a person jumping off a 3 story building will be hurt as a natural result of Laws of Motion. If you didn't jump, you wouldn't have been hurt. It has nothing to do with your belief of Laws of Motion.

佛陀發現的「真相」是不會變的，不管您信不信。如果您不相信，也沒有人會懲罰您。
您只是不會知道苦或福的因緣，也不會有辦法去改變它。
正如一個人跳下大樓會受到傷害一樣，您的傷是根據「牛頓運動定律」所造成的，如果您沒跳，您也不會受傷。跟您信不信「牛頓運動定律」都沒有關稀。

In Western monotheism, you are given a false sense of free will. Because if you do not believe in the Words of God, you will be punished harshly; you will be sent to Hell. If you do believe in the Words of God, you will be rewarded handsomely. Given this choice, how would most people with no other alternatives choose?

西方一神教給您虛假的自由意志。 因為如果您不相信神，您會受到嚴厲懲罰，將被送到地獄；如果您相信神的話，會得到豐厚的回報。鑑於這種選擇制度，如果他們沒有其他宗教的話，大多數人會如何選？可想而知。

As people who fancy themselves as free and independent, which path would you rather follow?

現代的人都認為我們能決定自己的命運，若是如此您會選擇哪一條路？

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