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Old 09-28-2007, 08:08 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Solon View Post
I don't get it.

Western culture including the invention of history (inquiry) did originate in the Mediterranean.

If we were discussing the various traditions of Buddha, we'd be talking about Indian and Chinese traditions.
That's the point ... the 'invention' as you call it did not exclusively originate in the Mediterranean -that's woefully miopic!

And we don't discuss various other traditions -which is intellectual bigotry!

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