Comments on: The Buddhist bomb http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/08/16/the-buddhist-bomb/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr. Slammy http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/08/16/the-buddhist-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-70256 Dr. Slammy Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:42:41 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=10870#comment-70256 You know, Russ, the idea of nukes in the hands of nation-states is bad enough. But in the hands of religions? That's just as scary as it gets. Of course, it's certainly true. Israel - the state exists as a religious apparatus. The concept of the separation of church and state seems not to enjoy widespread acceptance throughout most of the Muslim world. And here in the US? Way too many dominionists in seats of power to suit me. I guess there's no reason I shouldn't be terrified of Buddhists, too.... You know, Russ, the idea of nukes in the hands of nation-states is bad enough. But in the hands of religions? That’s just as scary as it gets.

Of course, it’s certainly true. Israel – the state exists as a religious apparatus. The concept of the separation of church and state seems not to enjoy widespread acceptance throughout most of the Muslim world. And here in the US? Way too many dominionists in seats of power to suit me.

I guess there’s no reason I shouldn’t be terrified of Buddhists, too….

]]> By: Lex http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/08/16/the-buddhist-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-70156 Lex Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=10870#comment-70156 The important part about it being a Buddhist bomb being that Burma's military rulers are scarcely Buddhist...just as American leadership is scarcely Christian and Pakistan's leadership is hardly Islamic. I'm splitting hairs, but they are important hairs to split. There is a huge difference between adopting the mythology/doctrine as a way of life and adopting the mythology <i>to</i> earthly ends. Recent reading pointed out to me that it happened first in Egypt where, originally, pharaohs were actually sacrificed on a regular basis until they figured out how to replace the actuality with ceremony. At which point they were free to pursue politics...substantiated by the myth. It will be interesting to watch China's reaction here. Their general hands-off approach to foreign policy appears to run counter to their economic interest in this case. I can see them allowing the development as an oblique strategic push against the US. There will be no UN sanctions so long as China doesn't want them (and with Russia involved in the civilian program thee won't be support from her either). One question i have is where the funds come from. Obviously the oil/gas contracts, but secret programs are best funded by black money. The important part about it being a Buddhist bomb being that Burma’s military rulers are scarcely Buddhist…just as American leadership is scarcely Christian and Pakistan’s leadership is hardly Islamic. I’m splitting hairs, but they are important hairs to split. There is a huge difference between adopting the mythology/doctrine as a way of life and adopting the mythology to earthly ends.

Recent reading pointed out to me that it happened first in Egypt where, originally, pharaohs were actually sacrificed on a regular basis until they figured out how to replace the actuality with ceremony. At which point they were free to pursue politics…substantiated by the myth.

It will be interesting to watch China’s reaction here. Their general hands-off approach to foreign policy appears to run counter to their economic interest in this case. I can see them allowing the development as an oblique strategic push against the US. There will be no UN sanctions so long as China doesn’t want them (and with Russia involved in the civilian program thee won’t be support from her either).

One question i have is where the funds come from. Obviously the oil/gas contracts, but secret programs are best funded by black money.

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