I find Buddhism (esp. Mahayana) very fascinating, not as reality but as mythology; it's like the Hellenists from the dramatists to the philosophers continued on in the East
After the Orthodox Church they're probably the last religion that actually tries to plumb philosophically
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Ultimately vanity, vanity, but I can't help but sympathize when it seems they're the last ones outside the Truth taking philosophy seriously, from the insanely rigorous (over)apophaticism of Nagarjuna to the all-consuming Tiantai, the humility of Jodo, etc
No one else is serious
"...the Amida legend is an Oriental adaptation of the Life of Christ."
- Rev. Arthur Lloyd, M.A., 1907
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Of course the famous Asian Religion turns out to be
"Do questions 1-4"
"1a
1b
1c
1d
2a
2b
2c...
Buddhism is simple really, you have 4 central truths and the 4th is an 8 fold path (with the 1st fold being understanding the 4 truths) and the 1st involves 5 aggregates and the 2nd involves 3 kinds of craving and the 3rd is explained through the 12 links of dependent origination
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I hate the way things like this will naturally flow forth from your mind in desire for self-expression but you cut off the idea & devise different phrasing because you know the other person will look at you like you've got two heads & you don't prefer a needless detour to clarify
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I feel like 📸s captioned "The beauty of Orthodoxy" rub me the wrong way
The real beauty of Orthodoxy is the Prodigal Son
St Dionysius: "We call beautiful that which participates in Beauty;
but beauty, the participation of the beautifying Cause of all the beautiful things."
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Replying to @mikergoldberg
Toni Morrison is my second fav behind Tolstoy. Dostoevsky ain’t touching her.
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"Bteve, how bad was Illinois Republican candidate Darren Bailey compared to Ted Dabrowski?"
🚨 BREAKING: Pritzker Flips Republican Stronghold for First Time in 174 Years
In a historic political shift, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has become the first Democrat to carry McHenry County in a gubernatorial election since 1852.
Long considered the most Republican of Chicago’s collar counties, McHenry County backed Pritzker over Republican Darren Bailey by more than 12,000 votes, according to unofficial election results.
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Oh dang ok great, they're not replacing us with strong evil Islam, just feckless evil Islam? Awesome thank you no worries then
*not a Republican soul is talking about propagandizing the masses and teaching civics with the insane power of boards of public education at any level*
"Why are the masses stupid"






































