Dogma without Dogma--except not! (or, how Theology Today told me to drop their subscription)
Providing a bit of a break from the multi-page metaphysical discourses today. Consider this a practical application quiz. I.) "Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things as a meaningful unity" - Albert Einstein Question 1.) Identify the blatant topical contradiction in this statement. (5 pts) Question 2.) Analyze the final 'characteristic' (beginning at "and it is based") in comparison/contrast to the notion of 'meaningful unity' developed in the progressing argument of my Eth&t3rdPers series. Hint: pay special attention to the contrast between the positions/conclusions of that argument and Einstein's first 'characteristic of Buddhism'. (70 pts) (Disclaimer: this quiz does not necessarily involve affirmi...