Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wait a Minute, Smart Guy...

...Isn't Buddhism a religion?

Well, that depends on how you define religion.  And even if we decide that it is a religion, that still doesn't excuse it from the burden of rational defense.  Additionally, there's the problem of using the term "Buddhism" as if it refers to one monolithic body of teaching.  Personally, I think it's not a religion, because it doesn't concern itself with the existence or nature of  a supernatural God, and I think core Buddhist teaching defends itself pretty well in the rationality department.

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