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Originally Posted by Bêthberry
Note, I do not "own" any Buddhists, as they are people, not material objects.  And I did not speak of any Buddhists who worship Buddha. (I said Buddhism raises interesting questions about divinity. ) In fact, I don't know of any Buddhists who worship Buddha as a god, so I have no idea where you got this point about "practicing coercive dogma." As a statement, it's unproven opinion.
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Also, why are these hypothetical Buddha-worshippers
assumed to be using force to spread their doctrine?

I mean, they might, of course, but I don't see why such a belief, however mistaken, must be
automatically "coercive", any more than any other.