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Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy,

Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy, and let the rest go hang? Borrow what we need but rely principally upon our own senses, common sense and daily living experience.

Edward Abbey
Philosophy, Buddhism, Common Sense
Edward Abbey (2006). “Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast”

One can imagine a sane, healthy, cheerful human society based on no more than the principles of common sense, as validated each day by work, play, and living experience. But this remains the most utopian and fantastic of ideals.

Edward Abbey
Play, Common Sense, Healthy
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.21, RosettaBooks

When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect what is plainly false to common sense.

Edward Abbey
Fear, Common Sense, Atheism
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.12, RosettaBooks

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