[Buddha-l] it's not about belief

[Peter D. Junger]

Erik Hoogcarspel writes:

: Richard P. Hayes schreef:
: >
: >That seems a perfectly reasonable conclusion in a court of law,
: >especially in a country that has become very secular, as Italy has done.
: >Why allow the gospels as evidence and not various gnostic writings? Why
: >believe the gospels rather than the Qur'an, which says that Jesus was
: >married and was never crucified? It is in the nature of all evidence
: >that it becomes stronger if it is corroborated by independent accounts.
: >Accounts independent of the gospels not only fail to corroborate what is
: >said there, but some accounts actually contradict what is said there. As
: >the Buddha said to the Kalamas, "when accounts contradict one another,
: >the only reasonable response is doubt."
: >  
: >
: And yet one has to swear on the Bible to speak the truth and nothing 
: but...? :-(

You don't have to.

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Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH
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