Just a few points to the most recent posts: DT Strain, I'm not entirely convinced by the arguments re: potential to affect change as being a...
Interesting concept; some random musings/questions below: Do you generalise your concept to include a time dimension? In other words, do you...
No problem Vajradhara, I really appreciate your replies as they are helping me to see these teachings in a new light - in the meantime, I've been...
Sorry to belabour this point, but its important I think to establish a common understanding of this issue. The reason why using the word...
Just a quick interjection - This is a very common misconception, particularly amongst those without scientific backgrounds (this isn't meant to...
Couldn't find a way to edit my post above, so had to create a new one. Ok, I read through the links in your post, Vajradhara - they made for very...
Thank you for the detailed response to my post Vajradhara - its going to take me a bit of time to go through the links you've included and absorb...
'Infinity' can mean a number of different things. A very basic use is in the area of induction, which gives rise to the natural numbers...
I think that there is a fundamental misunderstanding implicit in your question. Religions (or spiritual traditions) attempt to provide frameworks...
Firstly, I want to emphasise that I haven't studied Taoism in any depth, and so my comments are merely my opinion on what yin/yang is trying to...
I've been reading a few posts on these boards about rebirth and reincarnation, and am confused. What is the difference between the Buddhist view...
Reincarnation, as described in 'Eastern' traditions, seems to me to be a natural consequence of two basic ideas. The primary underlying idea is...
Further to this, we need to bear in mind that the ice age didn't end overnight 12000 years ago - in fact, there would have been a long period of...
This is definitely a fascinating topic. I remember reading David Brin's work (the Uplift series) where he considers this subject in passing....
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