[Buddha-l] Re: Jesus is Buddha?

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Richard P. Hayes schreef:

>I am having a hard time being boggled by this. In fact, I see a certain
>phenomenological consistency in the kind of thinking Nagarjuna does and
>the kind of thinking a Fundamentalist, or a Nazi, does. 
>
This is bull, what is a 'phenomenological consistency'? A consistency 
backed up by Husserl, or one only appearant after a phenomenological 
reduction? Do you suffer from an accute attack of Rumsfeldism?

>What they both
>have in common is a sort of obsessive reliance on oversimplification,
>literalism and the application of one kind of argument to solve all
>problems. 
>
If you think N just came up with a solution for all problems, you're as 
dumb as his sarvaastivaadin opponent in the kaarika's

>They are both hyper-rational and devoid of subtlety. If one
>talks to a Fundamentalist (or a Nazi or a bigot or a Madhyamaika) one
>often encounters a steel wall of impeccable logic. Every avenue of
>potential criticism has been shut out by a recursive application of a
>simplistic method of thinking. In fact, I almost find it surprising that
>we don't find more fanatics among the ranks of Nagarjuna scholars.
>  
>
Thank you for this excellent and subtle analysis of fanaticism, 
professor Hayes! :-(


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Erik


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