[Buddha-l] Buddhists taking a stand against Islamaphobia

[James A Stroble]

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:22:00 +0200
Erik Hoogcarspel <jehms at xs4all.nl> wrote:


> First of all, Andy, the correlation theory of truth is under heavy 
> criticism and possibly even completely outdated. Secondly the word 
> 'verisimilitude' you use is quite interesting because it is a 
> combination of two Latin words: veritas, which means truth ans 
> similitudo, which means likeness, and cannot be thought without the 
> concept of truth, because an untrue likeness is no likeness at all.
> So your definition is begging the question and therefore completely 
> mistaken. In fact it is an attack at truth itself.
> Any slight attempt at meditation will teach you BTW that our reality
> is anything but real. Oh, and before I forget: Santaclaus does not
> live at the North Pole.

Ah, the perils of epistemological humor! Guilty as charged.  (And
usually this is called the "correspondence theory of truth".)
> >
> > (By the way,  I am interested in what it is that Defenders of the
> > Faith, or dharma-protectors and dharmapalas, actually are alleged
> > to do.) _______________________________________________
> In addition to what Richard already wrote: Dharmapalas have also a
> huge task in attracting tourists and providing a suitable background
> for photographs with children.
> 
> Erik
> 

This must be the correct function, because it certainly worked on me. 

Andy