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MineralMan

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7. Buddhism is somewhat complicated, really.

Reply to vlyons (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 02:17 PM

Dec 2018

It does deal with the non-physical, but mostly without a concept of deities. However, it does recognize a non-physical reality and does talk about that. I like the philosophy and ethics of Buddhism and its approach to real life. I'm not a Buddhist, though, because I don't recognize anything beyond physical, observable reality.

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