[Buddha-l] Vajrayana on buddha in the Buddha (Mitchell Ginsberg)

[Jim Peavler]

On Jan 13, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Katherine Masis wrote:

>>>> . I wonder how many other buddha-hellions would think that description accurate of them.
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> ===I see it as generally true of the "politically correct" way to post as buddha-l.  But I’ll be very glad to be wrong about this, especially since there are other things I enjoy about buddha-l.

 I thought you were talking about me. I am more of a Russellian skeptic. I do resent (deeply) being called 'politically correct', a term more properly referring to the niggling nabobs of negativism (I have waited about 35 years for the opportunity to use that in a sentence!!!
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> Good heavens, you don't expect us to appeal for respect for every kind of irrational sloppy thinking in the world, do you?
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> ===No, of course not.  I didn’t even have that in mind.  Beliefs and practices different from ours should be respected—such as the examples I provided in my post.

Who is politically correct? Why should "beliefs and practices different from ours" arbitrarily demand our respect? I have no intention of respecting the Christian tenets of the Ku Klux Klan, the scientific opinions of creationists or climate deniers, the political philosophy of Nazis and Al Queda, the moral character of fox News commentators, and on and on.

>>>> There would probably be more tolerance and respect on buddha-l if we didn't have so many Republicans on the list.
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> ===I’ll wager there aren’t that many—probably from zero to three on the entire list.  In fact, let’s take a poll!
I hope you are right. I am certainly not one. Of course it only takes one bad potato to spoil the whole bag (and stink up the whole house).
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As one of your friendly (volunteer) moderators I hope this help moderate this whole issue.

Dr. James M. Peavler
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http://www.vivanewmexico.com/blog

"When the experts are agreed, the opposite opinion cannot be held to be certain; 
"When [they] are not agreed, no opinion can be regarded  as certain by a non-expert;   
"When they all hold that no sufficient grounds for a positive opinion exist, the ordinary man would do well to suspend his judgement."  Bertrand Russell. Let the People Think, The Thinker's Library, No. 84, Watts & Co., page 2.