his age has been described as an age of agnosticism, and it might be argued that Buddhism, or the outlook of Buddhists on man and the universe, is becoming more and more widely accepted as the ideal worldview. Many of these ideas are indeed accepted even among people who have no formal knowledge of Buddhism. For instance, some see the ecological movement as sharing the Buddhist idea that all life is interdependent. Bioethics also arises from Buddhist philosophy. The Christian and Jewish worldview tends to be anthropocentric, with man seen as at the top of the natural order, dominating and imposing his will on nature. Buddhists see human life as interdependent with nature. Buddhist believes in medicine agree with the modern view that mind and body are one, and more and more physicians accept the idea that a healing mind can be a powerful force in over
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