Martha Landerman <mlm@smtpgwy.roadnet.ups.com> says:
> Please pardon the bluntness of my questions, but I really want to
> know: Is it hard for Christians to grant others of different beliefs
> enough consideration in these philosophical discussions when
> fundamentally they believe their own ideas are the only "right" ones?
> Are such discussions skewed from the start? Or is there hope for a
> meaningful dialog in such situations (I hope so)? How do Christians
> reconcile their belief in Christianity being the THE way with all the
> other ways?
In my experience, this is the opinion of many Christians, by not the
opinion of Christ. For some excellent Christian thoughts on Christian
Buddhism, read Thomas Merton. There are many ways to be a Christian, as
many as there are to be a Buddhist.
Additional thoughts on the 'universality' of symbols and their meanings in
religions may be found in Carl Jung.
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