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I have read that the original Buddha did not teach one had to be a vegetarian. I also read in a beginners guide to Buddhism that one should not eat meat that was killed just for them. I would like…

Not if you don't let it, no.

Hello there. I am hoping that someone will be able to comment helpfully on something that has plagued me for very many years. When I was a young man, I started practising meditation, as directed by a…

Not all beliefs no, but everything within the bounds of the imagination has to go through the same hopper to see if it’s true or not. Your bunch of competing theories has one entry point and a few ex…

I thought this podcast might interest some people. It's about how we can steer the future of artificial intelligence and robotics towards a more empathetic one, where robots can be used to draw out o…

Not true. That's like saying that what happens to you, you can't help, because your behaviour is alien. It makes the fault/responsibility lighter. But that's not strictly accurate.

What to expect?

I've considered myself a Zen Buddhist for about a decade now. I admit I'm having issues with faith this week. I understand that we're supposed to help other people become enlightened but I'm having t…

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