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- From: shaman@cix.compulink.co.uk (Leo Smith)
- Subject: Re: Buddhism & Science
- Reply-To: shaman@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 10:24:00 +0000
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- In-Reply-To: <1hafa2INN8fd@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bi757@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ed Stutsman)
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- >I've read many a bunch of jibberish on this topic, and as a
- >Buddhist, I think too many people are stretching things to make
- >a connection between Buddhiism & science, esp. physics.
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- >The only connection I can see is that in research you are at
- >the boundaries of knowledge. Buddhism deals with mind and /its/
- >boundaries. At those points, descriptions use similar langauge.
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- Precisely. IMHO Buddhists have a FAR clearer picture of what is mind,
- and what is not. Although I believe that modern philosophers are
- getting close when they start talking about the all embracing role of
- language.
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- >That's it folks.....a similarity in phrasiology...only.
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- What a wonderful little word. Only. Only 6 Million Jews etc etc. :-)
- Only 32 Million years to go etc etc.
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- >Capra, etc, stretch definitions for their own motives.
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- Agreed, but there IS more to it than 'only phrasiology' Buddhism is
- perhaps the greatest 'thought experiment' that has ever been done.
- Budhhism is the logical extrapolation of the greek idea that the
- world could be understood by pure logic. Buddhism tried, and reports
- back that all is mind :-)
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- It should act as a salutary lesson to all scientists who espouse
- logic over and above experience and experimental data.
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- It is not Tagi who is contemplating his navel Mister Cash....
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