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Originally Posted by Morthoron
Simplicity, particularly in a forum discussion, is divine
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Morth, you don't suppose that Occam's razor is doing any sacrificial blood-letting, do you? Dare one suggest that the razor might be of meteorite origin?
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Originally Posted by alatar
My point is that when you are moving back into prehistory, please do not forget to consider anthropology and biology.
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Yes, and please do not make claims about religion and mythology that are Euro-centric.
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Originally Posted by Nerwen
I would suggest you provide reasonable proof that J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of the text in question, intended these associations
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That's probably an erroneous presupposition getting in the way of first principles,
Nerwen. This Cryptic Aura has been warned about hers and so she's going off to meditate upon them.
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Originally Posted by Dakęsîntrah
But tell me, what do you have in Buddhism that are the near equivalent of "churches?" (Without going back to the Anglo-Saxon etymology of "God" and "church").
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I don't have anything in Buddhism as I've never contributed to any of its texts or oral traditions.
You know folks, I hesitate to say this, but this thread looks like it is turning into another canonical discussion.
