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   From: kimmerian@fastmail.fm   
      
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   > Does the Buddha want you to believe in something   
   > or practice what he says is a safe-bet?   
      
        False dichotomy.  In the Apannaka Sutta the Buddha teaches   
   what he calls "true dhamma," namely "There is actually the   
   next world," and _also_ gives a safe-bet argument for acting on   
   the assumption that's true.   
      
   -- Catawumpus   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)