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Colbert vs Buddhism

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  • robotrobot Veteran
    Actually if the link is only there to enjoy it makes no difference if the thread is closed or not.
  • B5CB5C Veteran
    Yet, no one can comment on it.
  • OneLifeFormOneLifeForm Veteran
    I wouldn't have clicked on the link without that introductory sentence and it is nice to be able to comment on it if one wants.

    That is what I was thinking about the thread with that link that got closed, if I had something I wanted to say about it.. etc.
  • CloudCloud Veteran
    That's just about what I'd expect from Stephen Colbert. He's rarely ever "serious" about anything, he's a comedian after all and he's there for entertainment. :)
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    He's even less than serious, his comic personality is modeled after Bill O'Reilly. :D I actually really like Stephen Colbert. It was pretty hilarious when he went on the O'Reilly Factor and said... "I... I'm you!"
  • sovasova delocalized fractyllic harmonizing Veteran
    Hahah, I caught this randomly the other day online when I went to watch some new episodes =)

    I'm not sure who the "spokespeople" for Buddhism are but I don't think college professors are necessarily the most qualified... just saying

    It's like having a plumber come and tell you about his job, or a university professor that studies what plumbers do tell you about their job..

    However! Very happy that Colbert is disseminating the Four Noble Truths. Also, haha "That's what I like about being a Catholic, Jesus did all my suffering for me, so now I can just lay back and rake in all the Christmas presents!! [laughter]"
    buddhakai
  • OneLifeFormOneLifeForm Veteran
    sova said:

    "That's what I like about being a Catholic, Jesus did all my suffering for me, so now I can just lay back and rake in all the Christmas presents!! [laughter]"

    That was a good one :)

  • andyrobynandyrobyn Veteran
    Christmas presents do little towards ending suffering , however. The message from Jesus can say lot about the inevitability of suffering in this life, if it is interpreted from a Buddhist viewpoint.
  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran
    I love people who give Buddhism a good, humorous kick in the pants. Colbert is not equipped for the task.
    andyrobyn
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    I sometimes wonder if people think that the things he says are actually his opinions. His entire character is a mockery of Bill O'Reilly. He acts in ways that he thinks your typical ignorant, right-winged, small minded, Irish-Catholic would (or maybe just, again, Bill O'Reilly, lol).

    Colbert on the O'Reilly Factor:
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