[Buddha-l] Dawkins: The God Delusion

[jkirk]

Many folks in India who are not Buddhists believe the same.
It's an ancient notion, and it won't go away until people manage to have
a rational education. If then.
Who is Julia Sweeney?
Joanna
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From: "Wong Weng Fai" <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg>
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Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 2:41 PM
Subject: [Buddha-l] Dawkins: The God Delusion


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> On page 394, note 95:
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> "Julia Sweeney is also right on target when she briefly mentions Buddhism. 
> Just as Christianity is sometimes thought to be a nicer, gentler religion 
> than Islam, Buddhism is oftern cracked up to be the nicest of all. But the 
> doctrine of demotion on the reincarnation ladder because of sins in a past 
> life is pretty unpleasant. Julia Sweeney: 'I went to Thailand and happened 
> to visit a woman who was taking care of a terribly deformed boy. I said to 
> his caretaker, "It's so good of you to be taking care of this poor boy." 
> She said, "Don't say 'poor boy,' he must have done something terrible in a 
> past life to be born this way."'
>
> Comments?
>
> W.F. Wong.
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