Richard,

I agree. It is an appeal to reach an unbelieving audience by offering them meaning to their life without sacrificing their atheism. In other words, they want to give them cake and let them eat it too. Of course, the problem is that anyone who wants to side with the atheists get treated as atheists, which means they lose all the benefits of religion when faced down with the contradictions in their statements.

I see in Glenn someone trying very hard to show an atheist front, but also trying to be loyal to the Buddhist view as well. You can see the struggle in his text where he waivers between consciousness at a 9th level (Buddhism) and life merging into the universe and consciousness permanently ceasing for that individual (atheism).

The key question as I mentioned to Aurino, is how will Glenn side. Will he side with his atheist tenedencies (hoping to win a few converts maybe?), or will he side with Buddhism (and saying goodbye to all those who want to remain atheists). It will be interesting if he answers these questions in a straightforward manner, or doublespeak as how I think most would try to answer it.

• Lack of structure in these suppositions reveals hypocrisy - whomi - June 13, 2003 - 20:12 UTC
  • What do you mean Mike? - harvey1 - June 13, 2003 - 20:45 UTC
    • Why? - lysithea - June 13, 2003 - 21:02 UTC
      • Why?? - harvey1 - June 13, 2003 - 22:00 UTC
        • That's: more addiction related illnesses (nt) - harvey1 - June 13, 2003 - 22:01 UTC
          • "You'll never walk alone" - whomi - June 13, 2003 - 22:23 UTC
            • The soft, sentimental longing - harvey1 - June 13, 2003 - 23:16 UTC
              • Who's "you"? - lysithea - June 13, 2003 - 23:32 UTC
                • I'm 'me' - harvey1 - June 14, 2003 - 02:43 UTC
                  • Harv is anonymous; Mike Pearson is not - whomi - June 14, 2003 - 03:04 UTC
                    • Yes, Leesa might be. - lysithea - June 15, 2003 - 00:41 UTC
                      • Thank you Nice to have a note from you - whomi - June 15, 2003 - 04:30 UTC
        • Good point. - lysithea - June 13, 2003 - 23:24 UTC