[Buddha-l] Speaking of simple minds

[Chris A. Stanford]

Yes, we all disapprove of the current President of the United States, his 
actions, his administration and close advisers - BUT, can we all just get 
back to matters of more direct Buddhist relevance?! Thank you.

On 8/5/05, Rob Hogendoorn <r.m.hogendoorn at umail.leidenuniv.nl> wrote:
> 
> I hate to say this, but some two months ago we had a nasty row in the
> Netherlands over our Cabinet Minister of Education (of Christian
> Democratic descent) proprosing that the Intelligent Design hypothesis
> be given due recognition within academia - a nice little mix of
> science, politics and religion. She had seen the light during a
> discussion with a university professor of molecular biophysics cum ID
> adept. The Dutch being so tolerant she's still our Cabinet Minister
> of Education...
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> Op 4-aug-2005, om 21:21 heeft Erik Hoogcarspel het volgende geschreven:
> 
> > jkirk schreef:
> >
> >
> >> Bush Endorses Teaching 'Intelligent Design' Theory in Schools
> >> http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0802-01.htm
> >>
> >> He has no shame nor does his family for supporting this
> >> meretricious nonsense and caring only about their power and
> >> their money. Actually, to call that mind simple is an insult to
> >> people with truly simple minds (meaning uncomplicated thought
> >> patterns and indifference to analytical thinking). The Bush mind
> >> is demonic.
> >>
> >> As far as I know, there are no Buddhists who support this ID theory.
> >> Is that right?
> >> Joanna
> >>
> >
> > First of all W. himself is the living proof against the ID theory.
> > His existence can only be explained as the result of a random
> > mutation. No being could invent such a form of life, let alone an
> > intelligent one! :-)
> > Secondly an intelligent design implies a designer and I remember an
> > investigation of an Dutch buddhologist Ria Kloppenborg into the
> > Buddhist arguments against an ishvara (the Hindu equivalent of a
> > creator).
> >
> > --
> >
> > Erik
> >
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