Ant buddhism do not beleive the Buddha is a god, he is the first person they beleieved to acheive enlightenment and taught it to many people, i beleive his original name was Siddartha Gautama or something really similiar, he is not a god to them, just human (now dead but obviously).
My bad. - Ant
Everyone here seems to be pulling out quotes as though they are to be beleived - WHY? what makes who said them right, why say the at all?
And to all these arguments about what good christianity does and what god does to people - you are not thinking it through - the good natured christians you are talking about are exactly that good natured - theyre actions come from within - it is entirely their choice to make and they do, the are entirely possible without a god. Religions are a way of seeying life put down by someone long ago, and picked up by many - i beleive good nature and wellbeing comes from how you feel inside, what YOU think you should do and what YOU beleive you should do.
Science probably isnt the best ideal to follow but i'll stick with it because its got something no religion truely has PROOF - and isnt proof the basis of all justice in our world? Think about it...