> Bassos wrote:
>> "Tom"
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>> news:LOydnX80VsV05VPVnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d@comcast.com...>>> "Searles O'Dubhain"
wrote in message
>>> news:xKadnW-PQs-Qz1PVnZ2dnUVZ_hydnZ2d@comcast.com...>>>> "Tom"
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>>>> news:WoydnT7HLrGumlPVnZ2dnUVZ_rzinZ2d@comcast.com...>>>> Religions that do not constantly seek truth are the problem and not
>>>> religion itself. Otherwise there would be no Buddha to kill nor would
>>>> there be a philosphy to mark the way. It is when a person goes beyond
>>>> emotion and irrational fear that a chance for truth and understanding
>>>> can occur. That is why Magick can be a religion.
>>> Well, you see that's the problem. Religions *don't* constantly seek
>>> truth. Religions constantly try to convince the world that they *already
>>> have* the truth, no matter what evidence arises that demonstrates
>>> otherwise. It is the very nature of religion to claim ownership of the
>>> truth, to assert matters of faith as if they were matters of fact.
>>
>> From your presented page :
>> "
>> To talk about "Buddhism," therefore, inevitably imparts a false sense of
>> the Buddha's teaching to others. So insofar as we maintain a discourse as
>> "Buddhists," we ensure that the wisdom of the Buddha will do little to
>> inform the development of civilization in the twenty-first century.
>> "
>> Oh wait, you are supposed to live thruth, not just talk about it.
>>
>> Beginner stuff this.
>> I told you months before this.
>> Take a brake.
Not forgotten.
You apparantly have no clue what die daily means.
You also fail to see how even something trivial as posting in alt.magick can
help with it.
So rejoice, loads of stuff to discover.
> I think your changeable opinion of Tom is characteristic of a beginner in
> magick, as is your inability to stick to your intention to leave.
Heh.
You really have not been paying attention to my opinion about Tom.
Hell, i even publicly professed my undying love for Tom.
This does not mean i should agree with him.
> Stop acting like a coward and have the courage to admit to yourself that
> you're the beginner.
Heh.
