[Buddha-l] Confession

[Jackhat1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/12/2010 9:48:45 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
brburl at charter.net writes:
 
At 04:06 PM 3/12/2010, you wrote:
>Its the Theravadins who are  Atheists - The Buddha was far too 
>sensible to go to that extreme.  Atheism leads to Nihilism and before 
>you know it you're waging war on  the Tamils.

That is the silliest thing I have heard all day, in a day  fairly silly 
things.
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I agree.
 
Batchelor, to me, is trying to present the original teachings of the  Buddha
 without the addition of superstitious and magical accreditations that  
have been added through the centuries. 
 
Jack