Buddhism is really very silly too

Reading the BBC's Time to end Sri Lanka time split today reminded me that, though in the West it is often portrayed as quite a sensible philosophy (sometimes even 'scientific'!), Buddhism is just as ridiculous as any other religion or set of superstitions.

The Venerable Gnanawimala says the change [of Sri Lanka's time zone in 1996] moved the country to a spiritual plane 500 miles east of where it should be.

"'After this change I feel that many troubles have been caused to Sri Lanka. Tsunamis and other natural disasters have been taking place,' he says."

This remains the case no matter how much Tenzin Gyatso smiles patronisingly at the rest of us.