[Buddha-l] Re: Where does authority for "true" Buddhism come from?

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Benito Carral schreef:

>On Saturday, January 28, 2006, Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:
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>>You  think  Buddhism  is  a substance, something that
>>exists  by  itself and makes itself known. Ever heard
>>of hermeneutics?
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>   Yes,  I  have heard of hermeneutics. And no, I don't
>think  Buddism is a substance. I like hermeneutics when
>it  is  used  to clarify the doubtful passages. I don't
>like it when it is used to falsify the teachings.
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>   You  asked,  "Do  we want a reasonable Buddhism or a
>beliefsystem?"  And I replied that it is not a question
>of what we want, but of what the teachings are.
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>   Do we like eat meat? Well, let's change Buddhism and
>have the Buddhism we want. Do we like to get drunk with
>buddies?  Well,  let's  change  Buddhism  and  have the
>Buddhism we want.
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And you think you can choose the hermeneutics you want?

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>>Now I think that we cannot deny that science makes it
>>impossible [...]
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>   As  far  as  my  knowledge  of philosophy of science
>reachs, science can't prove anything. Maybe I'm wrong.
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You certainly are. The typical requirement of a scientific theory is, 
that it has been proved (or not yet been falsified).

Erik


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