Buddhism Is Still Wrong

My most popular Medium article, at least for now, is “Buddhism Is Wrong.” It was inspired by my spouse who sent to me a video of a lecture from a Hollywood celebrity. The article received many great, thoughtful, and supportive comments. It also received some rude and insulting comments. The […]

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I Saw the Monk Scratch His Nose

I recently edited a long article on Buddhist canonical history by a junior scholar. It is an interesting study on how the early Buddhists debated the meaning of the earliest Buddhist writings and what texts should belong in the canon. Common among all of those involved in the debates was […]

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There Is No “Problem of Evil”

Deteething an old saw. I don’t have a dog in this fight, but that the fight continues still slightly mystifies me. The classic “problem of evil” is a philosophical quandary for religious people and a weapon for anti-religious people in their attack on religion. Whether the “problem” is an actual problem […]

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Buddhism Is Wrong

Okay, that headline is unfair because “Buddhism” is not a discrete entity but has many forms. However, that is part of my point. Read on, please. I saw a video address using a Hollywood celebrity to promote a particular school of Buddhism. “I realized all my thoughts are illusions,” said […]

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Can You Be Anything You Want?

How much can you change your life? How much can you change who and what you are? It’s complicated. Let’s insert some philosophy into this topic. Reality Exists Between Extreme Viewpoints On the one hand, I get crap from some of my professor colleagues because I acknowledge human free will. […]

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People Are People First

People Are People First

People Are People First I have studied and taught about religion for decades. What has leapt out at me time and time again as I look at the religions of the world are their similarities. Sure, religions are different. They have different creeds. Different practices. But there is a basic […]

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