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Old 02-13-2003, 02:30 PM   #1
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Default Very good article on scepticism

I just read this article and found it to be very good and thought that I would share it with folks here:

Buddhist Retreat

I particularly like this line:

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All religions, including Buddhism, stem from our narcissistic wish to believe that the universe was created for our benefit, as a stage for our spiritual quests. In contrast, science tells us that we are incidental, accidental. Far from being the raison d'être of the universe, we appeared through sheer happenstance, and we could vanish in the same way. This is not a comforting viewpoint, but science, unlike religion, seeks truth regardless of how it makes us feel.
That pretty much sums up the way I feel about the subject
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