I disagree. This idea that Buddhism is special among religions in aligning with science is exactly what I criticize in my book. I argue it rests on misunderstandings of Buddhism, science, and religion. I also argue that Buddhism is not a "mind science."
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Replying to @OmanReagan
I did read them all. I disagree. I think this way of taking Buddhist ideas decontextualizes them and misses all the ways Buddhism doesn't align with science
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This is something I discuss at length in the book. It's complicated, of course, but here's a brief summary statementhttp://blog.yalebooks.com/2020/01/10/beyond-buddhist-exceptionalism/ …
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Replying to @evantthompson @OmanReagan
Jumping in uninvited: Einstein is right that Buddhism is “cosmic”, a “religion”, and pretty amenable to the “future” Thompson is right that it is not necessarily more compatible with science than any other religion. Our numerals are from Hindu/Vedic - not Buddhist - India;
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Actually, Einstein never made that statement, though it's widely attributed to him. https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/493121.html …
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