Nāgārjuna saw the Buddhism he inherited (early Buddhism to us) as *hugely* problematic both philosophically and pragmatically.
@Jayarava I mostly am just incredulous that otherwise intelligent Buddhists (Stephen Batchelor eg) are still doing this. Obvious nonsense.
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@Meaningness I've also pointed out that it's implicit in NeoDarwian models of evolution - the unity of the past is a universal trope. -
@Meaningness The tree as central metaphor is central to this wrong view - unidirection, binary branches, no recombination, simple past. - 3 more replies
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@Meaningness Partly it's confirmation bias - they don't seek out or pay attention to arguments. And scholars don't provide them either.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@Jayarava We mention this in podcast episode prior to Jayararava. I find it all so obvious. Respect Batchelor but not this -
@Sciamanoinglese@Jayarava Yup! Willful delusion; but I like him anyway. - 1 more reply
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