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(Quote) Just my own take: Existence almost always gets confused with existents-- existence simply makes existents possible. Existence does not exist, neither does it not exist. Unfortunately, we tend… (View Post)
(Quote) In the context of science, the bottom line comes down to rational thought. Intuition may play a role in looking at something from a new angle, but the scientific method makes science science. (View Post)
Echoing @seeker242: Thich Nhat Hanh, from The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: "In his first Dharma talk, the Buddha cautioned his disciples not to be attached to either bhava or abhava, being or… (View Post)
Re: the idea of the self as "illusion." The notion of a separate, permanent, essentialized self represents the extreme of eternalism. Nihilism represents the other extreme, where "I&qu… (View Post)