From your link: 
&gt;I’m afraid I may be accused of political incorrectness here. I hasten to say that I myself practice (at minimum) demon worship and abominable rituals.<p>I&#x27;m afraid I can&#x27;t believe this commentator at all, because it&#x27;s committing No True Scotsman fallacies left and right about non-Abrahamic religions being &quot;not a real religion&quot; and conflating decentralized, non-textual religions with &quot;demon-worship.&quot;<p>The underlying book that inspired the post [1] does look like a much more interesting connection between the Enlightenment and deist interpretations, but Buddhism with all its warts have existed in various forms for thousands of years. At best you can say that Buddhism has been dramatically impacted by interactions with Enlightenment philosophy, but its roots definitely stretch back further than the 1800&#x27;s.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;B0058C6FGS&#x2F;?tag=meaningness-20" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;B0058C6FGS&#x2F;?tag=meaningness...</a>