[MD] Thoughts on Nihilism

[MarshaV]

On Jul 26, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Matt Kundert wrote:

> 
>>>> Marsha:
>>>> I know the passage, but the Vedic tradition as it was being 
>>>> taught when he was studying in India may  be very different 
>>>> than Buddhism.  I do not remember him mentioning 
>>>> nihilism in those passages.  The concern seemed to have 
>>>> more to do with irrationality of what was being presented.
>>> 
>>> Matt:
>>> A term does not have to be used by a person for another 
>>> person to usefully apply that term.
>> 
>> Marsha:
>> Useful to what effect?  
> 
> Matt:
> Whatever effect they conceive for it, which someone else 
> can then
> judge.  What doesn't seem useful is saying an 
> effect doesn't exist if a
> person isn't conscious of it.


Okay.   


 
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