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Buddhists apparently not Immune to stupid:
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Clever people can believe dumb things.
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Please visit my website here! It's got lots of information about atheism/theism and support for new atheists. Index of useful threads and discussions Index of my best videos Quickstart guide to the forum  (February 8, 2015 at 10:25 am)robvalue Wrote: Clever people can believe dumb things. And create complex and manipulative rationalizations for their beliefs th at suck other people in. Robvalue, are you feeling okay?
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 (February 7, 2015 at 9:59 pm)Spooky Wrote: Not dead mummified monk He's pining for the fjords.
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Serious question I guess;
the monks that immolated themselves in South Vietnam during the 60s aren't deemed to be still alive, are they ?? The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
RE: Buddhists apparently not Immune to stupid:
February 22, 2015 at 11:42 pm
(This post was last modified: February 22, 2015 at 11:42 pm by tantric.)
Do I have to say it? They are neither alive nor dead but in a permanent state of toasty martyrdoom. As I understand the monastic rules, that kind of thing is *strictly* forbidden. Thich Nhat Hanh's Engaged Buddhism is a much saner way of political activism.
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Any beliefs system can be stupid, or have stupid people in it, I'm sure there are a lot of stupid atheist.
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