Entropy is a bitch, I said. Now, now, said Aenea from where she was leaning on the terrace wall. Entropy can be our friend. When? I said. She turned … - Dan Simmons

We know for a fact that the Buddha refused to speculate with his disciples on whether there was such a thing such as life after death. 'Such questions,' he said, 'are not relevant to the practice of the Path and cannot be answered while bound by the restraints of human existence.' Most of Buddhism, you see, gentlemen, can be explored, appreciated, and utilized as a tool toward enlightenment without descending into the supernatural.

Listen! There will be no more offerings, neither child nor parent. There will be no more sacrifices for anyone other than our fellow human. The time of obedience and atonement is past.

Why am I seeking logic or sanity here? I'd asked myself at the moment. There hasn’t been any so far.