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Re: Secular Buddhism
Also, it's interesting to see what else is accidentally defined by picking a definition for one thing; "secular Buddhism" to me says, silently, that "regular" Buddhism (or whateve… (View Post)
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Re: Secular Buddhism
I'm not picking on secular Buddhism, for sure; just responding to the OP, since I find it an interesting (and as yet ill-defined, imo) topic/label. I think "agnostic Buddhist" might be a be… (View Post)1 -
Re: Secular Buddhism
@PedanticPorpoise But the entire philosophy of Buddhism is a skeptic's heaven ;) On the serious side, I think our experience of being raised in culturally-fundamentalist societies tends to make us le… (View Post)
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Re: Secular Buddhism
With all due respect, I think "secular Buddhism" is a problematic label, because it implies adherence to a certain (as yet not clearly defined) set of dogmatic (dis)beliefs. As I understand… (View Post)
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Re: Dalai Lama's Attitude Regarding Self Immolation
Yes, @Cinorjer. There's no way to prove why he's not saying anything, so it's indecent for anyone to insist that his silence is a political strategy. That's the same thing people say when trying to f… (View Post)
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