Two Great Tastes
May 6, 2015 9:54 AM Subscribe
Dark Buddhism purports to integrate Zen Buddhism and the objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand.
This post was deleted for the following reason: A single link to a promotional site for a self-published book doesn't seem like a great post -- taz
I put shit in your mochi!
I put mochi in your shit!
Yeah, not really two great tastes.
posted by poe at 9:57 AM on May 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
I put mochi in your shit!
Yeah, not really two great tastes.
posted by poe at 9:57 AM on May 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
It's well written in that it makes something that makes zero sense almost seem to make sense.
posted by GuyZero at 10:10 AM on May 6, 2015
posted by GuyZero at 10:10 AM on May 6, 2015
I really didn't have my shit together when I was 16 years old, but one thing I got right was completely trashing Objectivism when I had to write a paper on Atlas Shrugged.
Given that this person eventually managed to figure out (some of) what was wrong with it, maybe they'll also come to understand why compassion and selflessness are major features of Buddhism.
posted by Foosnark at 10:10 AM on May 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Given that this person eventually managed to figure out (some of) what was wrong with it, maybe they'll also come to understand why compassion and selflessness are major features of Buddhism.
posted by Foosnark at 10:10 AM on May 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Yes, but do I get Force Lightning?
More seriously, Zen Buddhism was appropriated by Japanese Nationalists in pre-WWII Japan and throughout history by various other unpleasant people so nothing new here. Buddhism is IMO inherently about methodology rather than doctrine and whenever you see someone try to inject its "doctrine" into another philosophy you should be extremely suspicious.
(and no I didn't actually click on the link, you have got to be kidding me).
posted by selfnoise at 10:10 AM on May 6, 2015
More seriously, Zen Buddhism was appropriated by Japanese Nationalists in pre-WWII Japan and throughout history by various other unpleasant people so nothing new here. Buddhism is IMO inherently about methodology rather than doctrine and whenever you see someone try to inject its "doctrine" into another philosophy you should be extremely suspicious.
(and no I didn't actually click on the link, you have got to be kidding me).
posted by selfnoise at 10:10 AM on May 6, 2015
Just reading the first five or so paragraphs of his introduction made me sad for him.
Plenty of people were called freaks and geeks and whatnot without giving in to the temptation of being an asocial Objectivist.
posted by Seamus at 10:11 AM on May 6, 2015
Plenty of people were called freaks and geeks and whatnot without giving in to the temptation of being an asocial Objectivist.
posted by Seamus at 10:11 AM on May 6, 2015
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