[Buddha-l] Buddhism and blasphemy

[Jim Peavler]

On Feb 7, 2006, at 9:17 AM, Richard P. Hayes wrote:

> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 19:52 -0500, Dante Rosati wrote:
>
>> I don't think things are really any different now then they ever  
>> have been throughout history.
>
> If you mean that human nature has not changed since people began
> recording the sad and crazy actions of human beings, I agree. The way
> things have changed, however, is that human cleverness has resulted in
> technological innovations that can do far more damage than the tools
> people used in earlier times.

When I first moved to New Mexico, young hispanic males went through a  
right of passage that often involved knife fights. Now they use  
Uzies. The results are different.