On 5/20/05, Catalin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And why do you think that dependent origination conflicts with the > evolution theory? > The evolution theory says that things evolve so they can satisfy their > cravings and attachments to existence more efficiently. > So where is the contradiction?
The contradiciton is in the fact that science is based on the tacit assumption that the observable universe is a fluke. In other words, all is random chance, with some events having certain above zero level of probability of occurring. Dependent origination, the way the Buddha taught it, is diametrically opposed to the scientific teaching. The Buddha taught that there is no such thing as a fluke. Everything happens for a good reason. Any event that ever occurs must produce a result, and that result in turn must produce its own result, and so on, ad infinitum. There is no way that something could occur and not bring forth a result. So the probability in the Buddhist world is always 100%, while in the scientific world it's always hovering dangerously close to 0%. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
