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Question 34: Is Oneness the Goal of Practice?

Quick answer: No, but we must distinguish different meanings of "oneness".

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Question 17: Does faith in the future imply faith in this world?

Quick answer: Have faith in faith.

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Question 16: Does metaphysics have a place in Critical Buddhism?

Quick answer: Yes. You cannot do without metaphysics and attempts to do so are blind to their own metaphysical assumptions.

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Question 15: Are some people evil?

Quick answer: Yes, we all are. We do, however, have the ability to sometimes see how acting upon our perverse nature brings undesirable results.

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Question 12: How should we regard natural disasters?

Quick answer: As spurs to faith and practice.

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Question 5: Should Buddhists study Krishnamurti?

Quick answer: Krishnamurti's philosophy is distantly related to Buddhism. Whether you like it is a matter of taste.

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