I don&#x27;t really care if anyone&#x27;s feelings get hurt by me pointing out that something is very obviously false.  Only religion gets that kind of treatment.<p>Moreover, I think that the fact that grownups can talk about supernatural religious claims as if they are reasonable and true things about the world is one of the root causes of what happened in Paris.<p>As for Buddhism, yes, I agree it has less supernatural nonsense than some of the other major belief systems.  And the supernatural aspects are sort of optional.<p>But you&#x27;ve admitted (and I know full well) that there is a great deal of supernatural nonsense tied up with it, for most real-world practitioners.  So, I dismiss it out of hand.  Just like Mormonism, Scientology, Santa Claus, and the virgin birth.<p>If there are useful aspects to it, let&#x27;s tag them with secular labels and move on with our modern lives.  Shrouding it in important-sounding, mystical East Asian language and symbols is just silly.  Like people who have &quot;katanas&quot; hanging over their mantles.