On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:02:38 -0400, the following appeared
in sci.skeptic, posted by HVAC :

On 6/8/2011 6:29 PM, Bob Casanova wrote:
On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:39:44 -0400, the following appeared
in sci.skeptic, posted by :

On 6/7/2011 1:37 PM, Bob Casanova wrote:


I suspect that she's confused. No superpowers (AFAIK) are
ascribed to Guatama by Buddhism; he was an enlightened
teacher, not a deity.


Another thing about Buddha....Didn't he run out on his
wife and infant son to hang out with his buddies ?

Damfino, but what has that to do with the question?



Just busting some Buddha balls is all.

Personally, I don't think Buddhism is a religion at all.

Quite a few apparently feel that way, since it doesn't
involve deities.

Personally, I feel that "religion" encompasses any belief
involving spiritualism in any form (i.e., anything for which
belief rather than evidence is basic), and at least one
dictionary definition seems to agree:

"A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the
teachings of a spiritual leader."

Seems specifically appropriate for Buddhism...
--

Bob C.

"Evidence confirming an observation is
evidence that the observation is wrong."
- McNameless