@openbuddha Thanks! Not asking, though; exclaiming! Honestly didn’t know “like” was involved, b4 hearing @davidwebster on @SecularBuddhist
I had no idea! Apparently some people actually *like* the Pali texts. I assumed no one read them except out of duty. No accounting for taste
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@Meaningness@openbuddha@SecularBuddhist wtf? Who doesn't like Pali texts? As long as you're selective. Very selective... ;-) - 4 more replies
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@openbuddha@hokaisobol Well I read@Jayarava and enjoy his postings greatly, and usually agree strongly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@openbuddha I’m just kind of slow and stupid...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@openbuddha@davidwebster@SecularBuddhist Extraordinarily unclear, extraordinarily repetitious, and still makes the Top 5 Hits chart. WTFThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@openbuddha@davidwebster@SecularBuddhist Yeah, but we are talking about LIKING, not venerating!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@openbuddha@davidwebster@SecularBuddhist It’s easy to admire scriptures on the shelf, which is all anyone did before the mid-1800s.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@openbuddha@davidwebster@SecularBuddhist No evidence for that, as far as I know. Certainly essentially no one knew Pali in 1850.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@openbuddha@davidwebster@SecularBuddhist The idea that you are supposed to READ scriptures comes from Protestant Christianity.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@openbuddha@davidwebster@SecularBuddhist Only that we have no evidence that more than a very, very few people did.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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