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2001-06-09 Thread Doyle Saylor
Greetings Economists, Ann Li remarks and queries me, Ann Li, Doyle, Having read your prior post on the joint attention issue, I'd like to hear a bit more on how your knowledge production interests include network formation of "ideology" as well as perhaps Roemerian exploitation. I say this onl

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-08 Thread Ann Li
Doyle, Having read your prior post on the joint attention issue, I'd like to hear a bit more on how your knowledge production interests include network formation of "ideology" as well as perhaps Roemerian exploitation. I say this only since you're addressing this set of exchanges on religion, that

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-06 Thread Michael Perelman
ednesday, June 06, 2001 11:35 AM > Subject: [PEN-L:12878] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha > > > > At 09:32 AM 6/6/01 -0700, you wrote: > > >We've got > > >non-alcohol beer, non-fat milk, and non-God religion, > > >otherwise kno

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-06 Thread Ken Hanly
secular humanism... Cheers, Ken Hanly - Original Message - From: Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 11:35 AM Subject: [PEN-L:12878] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha > At 09:32 AM 6/6/01 -0700, you wrot

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2001-06-06 Thread Anthony DCosta
Yes, this is indeed a long debate. But since when did the left have a monopoly on clarity? Surely the "sheep", and their being "asleep" in eonic times are not signs of it:) As for CA, I have never been there, well almost. A couple of nights at a LA hotel during a conference, an alumni dinner i

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-06 Thread Jim Devine
At 09:32 AM 6/6/01 -0700, you wrote: >We've got >non-alcohol beer, non-fat milk, and non-God religion, >otherwise known as the Unitarians. The Unitarians >appararently can't give up the structure of the >church. as an excommunicated Unitarian and as a current goyisher participant in a secular Je

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2001-06-06 Thread Tim Bousquet
I'm not sure how things work in SoCal, but up north here "spirituality" is sorta religion-lite. We've got non-alcohol beer, non-fat milk, and non-God religion, otherwise known as the Unitarians. The Unitarians appararently can't give up the structure of the church. Further out, there's lots of p

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-06 Thread Jim Devine
At 10:04 AM 6/6/01 -0500, you wrote: > > > > May be I wasn't clear enough: there is one thing as organized religion and > > then there is spirituality. I meant the > >Spirituality, not organized religion, is the evil. The left (when we get >a left) must _of course_ include all religious leftists,

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-06 Thread Jim Devine
At 12:54 AM 6/7/01 +, you wrote: >G'day Jim, > > >I'm afraid there are some important issues -- such as the implications of >one's own death -- that can't be dealt with in a rational or empirical way.< > >You stop. And then they incinerate your carcass whilst Billy Bragg's >Internationale pla

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-05 Thread Anthony DCosta
I do not think pen-l is a great place for discussing Buddhism. While I am deeply irreligious, I have great respect for those who are. Ravi's commentary is simply at best immature and at worst inflammatory. The left does not have much too offer to those who are often poor and religious, except t