en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1126519 Comments by acutia http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/a-difficult-pill-the-problem-with-stephen-batchelor-and-buddhism%e2%80%99s-new-rationalists/#IDComment103862827 Yes it is a useful aspect to notice. From the recent talks of his I've listened to he's not as focussed on 'attacking' traditional ideas of rebirth in themselves as exploring the question of how people in general or dharma peeps in particular use any theories/ideas about the world or practice to cling to views and solidify our 'place', our fixity of being this or that. Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:07:15 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/a-difficult-pill-the-problem-with-stephen-batchelor-and-buddhism%e2%80%99s-new-rationalists/#IDComment103862827 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/a-difficult-pill-the-problem-with-stephen-batchelor-and-buddhism%e2%80%99s-new-rationalists/#IDComment103831294 On my first quick reading, this post is detailed and reasonably comprehensive but often resorts to excessive critiques of Batchelor's speculated intentions while inadequately assessing his substantative argument with spurious tags such as "atheist", "materialist" and "rationalist", as if these intellectual associations are somehow killer blows to his position. Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/a-difficult-pill-the-problem-with-stephen-batchelor-and-buddhism%e2%80%99s-new-rationalists/#IDComment103831294 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/08/bodhisattva-superstar-excerpts/#IDComment92771844 The music that comes in around 2:40 seems awfully loud and a bit too trancey also. At least when watched on my laptop. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:56:46 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/08/bodhisattva-superstar-excerpts/#IDComment92771844 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/07/bg-180-the-invisible-forces-that-shape-western-buddhism/#IDComment87905789 This is a good start to the series, though maybe a wee bit meandering, especially as from previous pods we all know Hokai can do focussed and precise. I'm looking forward to the rest. Hopefully they'll get a little more meaty. N.B. To BuddhistGeeks: You should have a look at the comments/trackbacks above. Other than JoelG they are spam/noise. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:05:54 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/07/bg-180-the-invisible-forces-that-shape-western-buddhism/#IDComment87905789