[Buddha-l] Karen Armstrong was in Boise last night

[jkirk]

>> Your book, Ms. Armstrong,  is nothing but an appeal to religion, an
>> empty injunction of humanity and a search for a father figure.
>> You should consider your own actions and decisions, your own
>> understanding, your own ga-ga-ism.  Surely you know that there
>> is indeed a principle of survival, and that it actually applies. Surely
>> you know that the universe doesn't give a damn what you think.
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I gather that this comment (below) is from Chan Fu.
I don't know who wrote the one above th eline, and I don't give a damn 
either.

>Right on, Jo!
> Dunno how I missed reading that one...
>
> It seems the new (sigh!) strategy from the RR (not Rolls Royce,
> the gurus own all of them) is to link morality with their hallucinations
> in the rather obvious "no religion; no ,morality" ploy.
>
> Sam Harris' book will no doubt occupy a warm spot in many
> Christian fireplaces this winter. 'Specially since it's cheaper than 
> gas...
> http://www.samharris.org/
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-harris/there-is-no-god-and-you-_b_8459.html
>
> Personally, I'm heating the house with free bibles from hotel rooms.
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Now CF, if you want to reply to something please do not include the entire 
history of some thread in your post (which you did here but I deleted most 
of it), or if you must do it, please retain who wrote the stuff!! The way it 
is or was, impossible to decipher.
Thanks,
JK