[Buddha-l] Doxastic minimalism (was: flat earth?)

[Jim Peavler]

Jim Peavler

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

     -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania
     Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755

On May 17, 2007, at 12:36 PM, Richard Hayes wrote:

> and I'll bet even Doc Peavler as a
> fifth)

I thought someone mentioned my name in connection with a fifth. Oh, I  
see it has to do with non-religious buddhism.

Yes, count me in. I know from personal experience the value of  
attempting to live one's life following the four noble truths as best  
one can. I would add, for myself, the importance of meditation. I  
don't have to believe anything to appreciate that much. I also like  
it that I am apparently free to try to think scientifically or  
pragmatically to the best of my ability without the danger of pissing  
off some supernatural being.

That, in a nutshell, pretty much describes my "religion".  I like to  
read Buddhist texts and have found many of the things I have read to  
be very helpful to my practice. I didn't know they were supposed to  
be "true".   I get my truth from Fox News (fair and balanced).