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rthomas6 · 2648 days ago · link · · parent · post: This is a click bait title but it's true in a way I've understood for a while. Why Buddhism is true
The thing is, Buddhism itself and its underlying insights are disappointingly different. Buddhism has hells, gods, ghosts, Buddhas who lived for thousands of years and were hundreds of feet tall, "Celestial Buddhas" that live in other realms, and other such things. I agree with the things you mentioned. In that sense, I see Buddhism as fact too. I love the mindfulness-related parts of it. It has changed and is changing my life. But when you say you see Buddhism as fact, it's unclear what you include and what you don't.