Buddhism keeps creeping up on me

[liveonearth]

"If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false," he says, "then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims." - Dalai Lama

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I have never been sure how to classify myself, but I'm getting closer to claiming this path. I'm not surprised that you already claim it. Far as I can tell, it is more of a philosophy---or really, a practice, a method for attaining clarity and compassion---than it is a religion. There is no GOD to worship, no requirement that you accept any particular belief whatsoever....that's what I like about it. I heard on the radio yesterday that Australia has a lot of new Buddhists....