Buddha avoided the tragi-comic debate about God’s existence

“The tussle over God is marginally more entertaining than getting shot [with the Buddha's poisoned arrow], but the protracted diversion created by its war of words could nevertheless be more of a hindrance than a help. Not only has the stream of agitated comment brought us no closer to finding an answer, it hasn’t even enabled us to formulate agreed terms for the question. Part of what makes the argument so comical is how the concept of “God” onto which atheists project is rarely the same as the one defended by believers. Part of what makes it tragic is how, at the extremes, each party insists that their denial of what they think the opposition believes is enough to make them correct, to the point of misrepresenting the traditions they seek to uphold. …”
Ed Halliwell: Buddha avoided the tragi-comic debate about God’s existence | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk