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To: Grantcw who wrote (23588)	7/13/1998
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 108807

Grant and Craig, it was nice tonight to read a civil discourse regarding religion. It's been sorely lacking on this thread for quite some time. I hope you both plan on stopping by more often. Michael

To: Grantcw who wrote (23588)	7/13/1998 8:59:00 AM
From: Craig Richards	Respond to of 108807

Grant, If God can only be conceptualized to an extant, then different people will conceptualize God to different extents. Also, different people tend to conceptualize different aspects of God. Some may conceptualize God as male, some as female, some as both male and female, and some may conceptualize God as beyond male and female. And this is just one very specific area of variety. IMO, this variety of conceptualizations, represented by the single word God, causes massive misunderstandings, miscommunications, and confusion. Do you see the possibility of this? I can see that one of the tenets of Buddhism is that you can't conceptualize Him/It at all. I wouldn't call this a tenet of Buddhism. There are different schools of Buddhism, and each one emphasizes different aspects of the Buddha's teaching. One of the teachings of Zen is to let go of all your ideas. This is a tricky teaching (which happens with a lot of Zen), because it means that you need to let go of this teaching, too. Craig