It’s a known truth that you can’t prove a negative. Well, I found a site today that refutes a whole load of criticism of the Buddhist philosphy/religion. This started me thinking about all the interfaith flamewars that go on, I started to get the feeling that people sometimes base their religious faith on how they defend against criticism.
Well, to coin a phrase “You can’t build spirituality on a negative position”, at least, that’s my take. In Buddhism you’re expected to inquire and question, which is a positive as you gradually get nearer to reality. We need to build a positive stance on religions, a negative approach, the feeling that we’re under contant attack and basing the way we define our sprituality or faith on that perception, can only breed intolerance and fundamentalism.
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