Recently heard about Rajneeshpuram and it got me wondering

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And we need things that spirituality can offer, and materialism (capitalism) has nearly robbed us of it.

No, we don't. Capitalism and materialism are issues. Do not pretend the spiritualism is unproblematic by itself, encouraging pseudoscience. Faith and spiritualistic thinking can and frequently are problematic.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    People will always seek to understand the world and find meaning. it’s not something you can dismiss as irrelevant. If the concern is pseudoscience, the answer isn’t rejection but discernment. Buddhist philosophy and cognitive science, for instance, offer frameworks that are both rigorous and open to examination. Worth considering before reducing the conversation to absolutes.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I didn't dismiss it as irrelevant and I didn't use absolutes. You are glazing the hell out of Buddhists though

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