'I wholly disagree with what you are saying but will defend to the death your right to say it'-voltaire

"Hinduism and buddism are the same except for differences in cosmogyny and the caste sysem"

casually dismissive.
errosive with error?
kay so astrology and yoga come in cosmogyny...
as far as I recall no one could/can convet to hinduism , i suppose it is because of the cast system.

midwest weather 9 ppl dead.
I'm bored
'feel like i should be studying econometrics.
or finishing up 'salt and saffron'
politics: nawaz sharif
supporting venal judges, corrupt feudals...
Cleptocrat BB
ditto and musharraf bashing.

both aggressive speakers looking to charging the city with imbalanced violent rage.
Imran Khan : too unpopular
supporting annd speaking against everything.
constructive criticism?
People like change just as long as they're not told to.

my brother think's I'm a selfrighteous bigot just because I thought the statement:'buddhism and hinduism are more or less the same religion'was/is a bit off.
of course it's intended to be. Controversy spurns thought, discussion, even argument, that's the whole point of making seemingly absurd statements like that.
but are they really 'seemingly' absurd , the devil's in the details , 'obviously' no two religions are the same, no two sects of the same religion are the same. Then can one argue that Two religions are the same religion but different sects... I think their believers will shout a resounding 'No' not for any reason really , just because it's personal.
Afte a little pushing about how chinese astrology differs from indian astrology,
and how yoga is hindu and not buddhistor buddhist not Hindu ... I haven't looked that up, 'cosmogyny' right.
and the difference in the 'caste' system is settled crookedly agaiin with how buddhism lays down/out different rights for men and women(what religion doesn't?)that's a very broad definition of caste/class. Probably a feminist argument.
I'd rather read up on hinduism and buddhism before entering a discussion or argument on it, but I was just taking the bait for good conversation.
It was bait.

It feels beeter to be questioning than merely accepting.
That thing I do, challenging the other's facts , more hinges on something irritating for my brother. but there's no fun in just nodding your head. how can the other have any fun either if s/he is merely dictating notes. discussion is the spice of life, winning ovr an unbeliever is far more gratifying than preaching to those who follow you blindly. "Active participation' , 'active learning' 'active listening' :all involve challenging discourse.
And are irrtating only when the object is 'not to learn' , 'not to change' 'Only to impress' 'being heard and not listened too'
making this 'blog thing' thoroughly unenjoyable :P
it's nice to toot one's horn once in a while.:D
hmm