Brett Robson wrote:
> necoandjeff wrote:
>> Atheism isn't much more common in Japan than it is in the U.S. They
>> call themselves Buddhist and Shinto because they draw their
>> traditions from both. Most people are "spiritual" in the sense that
>> they believe in something more.
>
> Total crap. Japanese have some vague idea about people being
> spirits after they die, and that's it.

Sorry, what's the total crap part? Are people who believe that they are
spirits after they die atheists? Damn. I'm going to have to find a new crowd
to hang out with then. Tell you what Brett, once you complete your survey
about how many Japanese know the meaning of the "na" in "Nara," why don't
you conduct one to see how many of them would consider themselves an
adherent of "mushinron." Dude, you really need to get out and interact with
the natives a bit more.

Jeff