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This week you have two options. Choose one only. If you have an interest in writing about the second issue as well, why not take that over to the regular discussion forum?
Option #1
The Point of the Legends
The details of Gautama's life are entirely enshrouded in legend, and legend characteristically heavy with tendentious interpretation. Thus, for instance, the Four Passing Sights are rather spectacular, if somewhat obvious interpolations of doctrine. Similarly one might wonder the significance of the Gautama's activities between the Great Going Forth and the Awakening. What's the point, would you say?
Option #2
Harris and Eastern Religions
Apparently Sam Harris' critique of religion is meant to be more harshly directed toward Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, than against Hinduism and Buddhism, true? How do you account for the fact that he seems so much more sympathetic to those "Eastern" religions, than to the great 'Western" monotheisms?
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Running head: HARRIS AND EASTERN RELIGIONS
Harris and Eastern Religions
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HARRIS AND EASTERN RELIGIONS
Introduction
Sam Harris became drawn to religion after one of his friends was killed in a bicycle
accident and he could not understand why, so he took upon himself to study about life after
death. He studied neuroscience, religion, and philosophy. He does not believe in the idea of
Omnipresent being who had to be worshiped and obeyed by the followers so that they could
achieve the promise of life after death.
Harris Criticisms to the Western Monotheisms
Harris believes that religions which are faith-based are normally focused on terrible ideas
and that they are intended for bad reasons which usually leads to terrible behavior. Harris does
not seem to buy the whole idea of having an omnipresent being that is found in ...
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