Re: virus: Faith, Logic and Purpose

Marie Foster (mfos@ieway.com)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 08:03:39 -0800


Sodom wrote:
>
But I do not believe that Buddhism is
> any better than any other religion at describing the Universe on a
> physical level. The Universe is not constant, by every indication, it is
> expanding. This obvious factual flaw makes me question everything
> Buddhism has to offer regarding "physical reality". I do agree that
> Buddhism is a "better" meme than most though when it comes to things of
> a "spiritual" nature.
>
> Sodom

You might be surprised if you took a closer look at Buddhist/Taoist
ideas about the universe. I have mused over how much of this was
incorporated into the initial thinking surrounding super string theory.

Marie