[MD] MOQ and some interesting a-theology quotes about non-gods

[Peter Corteen]

No problemo, Arlo, thanks.

It is very difficult to draw the line in our efforts to help others. The
Buddha's charge to buy your friend a house I have not heard before; it
sounds completely impractical as most ardent Buddhists are very poor cos
they tend to shun materialism. How do you interpret that? and if he didn't
mean that why didn't he say what he meant?

-Peter

2008/9/26 Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu>

> Peter,
>
> My misunderstanding then, as I did take it the parallel to your Nigerian
> friend to refer to me. Actually, what made me (wrongly) make that assumption
> was thinking that your story was referring to the Buddha's charge that we
> should alleviate suffering in the world as having been your responsibility
> to buy your friend a house. I'd argue that is not what the Buddha had in
> mind (FYI, I make no claims of expertise on Buddhism). But since I rushed to
> a faulty assumption, let me apologize and hope we can write this off as
> no-harm, no-foul.
>
> Arlo
>
> At 11:20 AM 9/26/2008, you wrote:
>
>> Arlo, you seem to take offence where none was intended or maybe you just
>> find what I write offensive?
>>
>> Probably I have not been clear enough or read your post thoroughly enough.
>> But you talked about that new brand of religion in America and that
>> reminded
>> me of my Nigerian friend (not you personally).
>>
>> I did not wish to make any insinuations. I did not have you in mind when I
>> wrote about my religious friend.
>>
>> Peter
>>
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