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There is no contradiction. Some flavors of Buddhism are theistic; some aren't. The core is nontheistic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Buddhism

Your concern about treating spirituality like a buffet is not without merit; Huston Smith, making that analogy, pointed out that some people faced with a buffet eat only fried food and deserts. Others, understanding nutrition, eat wisely.

Your leaping to assumptions about my approach based on a few short sentences makes you look like a loon with an axe to grind. Your refusal to sign your name doesn't help. Suffice it to say that whatever the flaws in my approach to navigating the world, taking spiritual advice from anonymous ranters is not one of them.



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