{"id":1422,"date":"2008-08-21T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/08\/quick-words-on-belief\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:12:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:12:53","slug":"quick-words-on-belief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/08\/quick-words-on-belief.html","title":{"rendered":"Quick words on Belief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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My old friend the Dharma<\/a> bum who blogs (sadly, only as the whim strikes, and that appears to happen rarely) as Weasel Tracks<\/a> puts it all on the line & reveals for us the great way:\n
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Question: Do you believe in God?<\/span><\/div>\n

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Answer: No.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Question: So, you are an atheist!<\/span><\/div>\n

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Answer: No.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Question: Then what do you believe in?<\/span><\/div>\n

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Answer: As little as possible.<\/span><\/div>\n
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If you want to understand Zen, my friends, Uncle Weasel has opened his mouth and revealed not only his innards, but the whole glorious mess\u2026<\/div>\n
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Good luck on your way\u2026<\/div>\n
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My old friend the Dharma bum who blogs (sadly, only as the whim strikes, and that appears to happen rarely) as Weasel Tracks puts it all on the line & reveals for us the great way: Question: Do you believe in God? Answer: No. Question: So, you are an atheist! 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