[Buddha-l] Speaking of simple minds

[Lee Dillion]

jkirk wrote:
> 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?

I suspect you could find a Buddhist somewhere who would support all 
sorts of stupidity (I read Buddhist usenet, don't ya know), so I am not 
sure whether  this question produces answers of much value.

That said, the dogmatic assumptions and beliefs that inform the ID 
movement seem to be the type of sectarian views that the Buddha of the 
pali canon suggested we set aside.