[Buddha-l] Prominent Neobuddhist proposes religion based blacklisting for government jobs

[Vera, Pedro L.]

Steve wrote:


>There is no scientific evidence of god, let alone that a god created
>our universe, that god is behind the mechanism of evolution, that
>part of god's special plan was "man", that this same god gifted us
>with moral precepts (sorry Cecil B. Demille!), that breaking these
>alleged moral laws upsets this god and estranges us from the god.

>What he's espousing is a modified creationism< snip

>If you want to imagine such non-scientific ideas, fine, I respect
>your right to do so; but to have the head of the premier health-
>research organization on the planet espousing non-scientific tribal
>mythology is extremely disturbing, even if strangely American.

As a scientist, I fully agree with your comments and share your concerns. I had the same concerns when the news first broke up, well in advance of the buddha-l discussion.
Regards,
Pedro