Category Archives: buddhism

Don’t need God for morality

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Scott MacPherson, M.S., J.D.

Recently at my public library I happened upon Dennis Prager’s book “The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism.” The first question in that book is, “Can one doubt God’s existence and still be a good Jew?” Prager’s answer is “no.” … Continue reading →

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The Big Picture: he maybe looks exactly like you

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Scott MacPherson, M.S., J.D.

I’m not saying that I know everything and have all the answers, but yet, I do get very annoyed when people can’t see outside their own little back yards. I tried to get that point across in the following piece. … Continue reading →

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If you’re not The Good Samaritan, maybe you shouldn’t criticize

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Scott MacPherson, M.S., J.D.

Excerpt from my book Jesus for a Buddhist, chapter 5, “The Five Precepts of Morality” The absence of any reference to God in Buddhist moral precepts, and the absence of any reference to Jesus in a Buddhist’s life, is offensive to … Continue reading →

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The Second Seal of Buddhism, restated: Everlasting Grandmas and Three Musketeers

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Scott MacPherson, M.S., J.D.

[This is an excerpt of a very long writing about the interplay between Buddhism and Christianity, that I’m still working on.] The second Seal in Buddhism is often phrased or interpreted as denying an individual “soul” or “self,” which of … Continue reading →

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