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Writer, UBC Philosophy, Assoc Member Asian Studies & Psych Depts. Married to @beckettodd

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    Evan Thompson‏ @evantthompson Jan 10
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    A little taste of some of the ideas in my new book, Why I Am Not a Buddhist: Beyond Buddhist Exceptionalism http://blog.yalebooks.com/2020/01/10/beyond-buddhist-exceptionalism/ … via @Yale University Press Blog

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      2. Crabby Smales‏ @crabby_smales Jan 10
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        I like this a lot but: "Since I’m a modern Westerner who does not wish to renounce the world and become a monastic religionist, there is no way I can be a Buddhist without being a Buddhist modernist" - suggests mandatory monastic life for Buddhists!

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      3. Evan Thompson‏ @evantthompson Jan 10
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        Replying to @crabby_smales @Yale

        Here's a more precise statement, from the Introduction to my book.pic.twitter.com/5AtHiDZKdP

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      2. Bernat Font‏ @bernatfontpiano Jan 11
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        I assume you do in the book. But could you summarise how Buddhist modernism is philosophically unsound?

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      3. Evan Thompson‏ @evantthompson Jan 11
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        1/2 I argue these Buddhist modernist ideas are false: Buddhism is a science, science validates or shows Buddhism is true, there is no self, meditation reveals the true nature of the mind, enlightenment (E) is independent of concepts, E is a measurable psychological or brain state

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      2. Boaz Shmueli #TaiwanCanHelp‏ @shmueli Jan 11
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        Replying to @evantthompson @Yale

        Thank you, enjoyed the read. Would you say that there's a correspondence between modern/classical Buddhism (or Juadism, Christianity etc.) and dis/belief in the supernatural, or is that too simplistic?

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      3. Evan Thompson‏ @evantthompson Jan 12
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        I wouldn't put it that way, because as Durkheim pointed out, the natural/supernatural distinction is itself a modern one that makes sense only within a scientific context

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      2. Daan‏ @DaanWorks Jan 11
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        @robertwrighter Your take?

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      3. Robert Wright‏ @robertwrighter Jan 11
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        Replying to @DaanWorks @evantthompson @Yale

        Based on a quick skim, I don't see much if anything to disagree with. (In my book I said I don't call myself a Buddhist, and this post captures some of the reasons.) Would be fun to discuss these ideas with Evan on my podcast. Evan, dm or email me if you're interested in that.

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      1. Jeff Sussna‏Verified account @jeffsussna Jan 10
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        I have been provoked to think :-).

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        Replying to @YakSaHealth @evantthompson and

        ☸️

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