Truth Wanted 03.13 with ObjectivelyDan, Nicole Seeley & David Amsel

Summary: Welcome back to Truth Wanted! Today’s guest hosts are David Amsel and Nicole Seeley! David and Nicole are Soka Gakkai Buddhists and are here to discuss those beliefs!<br><br>Our first caller, David, draws on his memories of learning comparative religions, and asks if Buddhism is just a belief in reincarnation. This leads to a broader discussion that gives you an even better idea of David and Nicole’s flavor of Buddhism than the intro!<br><br>Dolly Llama calls to return to a throwback...Tooth Wanted! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwk4P5P9PFo" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwk4P5P9PFo</a> See, we recently had a caller explaining what his dad did to him when he was younger to cause him to believe in the tooth fairy. Well, Dolly did a few experiments and has some ideas for us!<br><br>After some further discussion of Buddhism and light technical issues, Josh in Reno, home of the world’s best police force, asks our guest hosts why their religion’s chanting is any different from simple repeated mantras into a mirror, and they respond with some thoughts about religion as an individual experience. Do you agree with them?<br><br>“Apatheism” is the attitude of not caring if a god exists or not. It isn’t necessarily attached to whether you believe in a god...but a theist apatheist would certainly be interesting. Joseph in Maryland wants to discuss apatheism, and Buddhism’s relation to god claims.<br><br>The show continues to be about definitions of Buddhism! Adam in Canada asks if Buddhism counts as a religion, or if the idea of it being a religion attaches too much baggage.<br><br>That’s our show today! If you want to support the show you can check out <a href="https://www.patreon.com/truthwanted" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/truthwanted</a> for a monthly subscription to podcasts with NO ADS and other fun goodies, or <a href="https://tiny.cc/aenmerch" rel="noopener">https://tiny.cc/aenmerch</a> for merch from all of the ACA’s shows! Hosts and guests can be found on Twitter @ObjectivelyDan and @OfficialSGIUSA. Thanks for watching/listening!