religion I mean that it has a concept of the profane, the sacred, and

approaches to the sacred. It has been established in India, China, Japan and

Other eastern cultures for almost 2000 years and has gained a strong foothold in

North America and Europe in the past few centuries. However, one might ask;

What fate would Buddhism face had Siddartha Guatama been born in modern times;

or more specifically in modern day North America? Would his new found

enlightenment be accepted now, as it was thousands of years ago? Would it be

shunned by society as another “cult” movement? What conflicts or similarities

would it find with modern science; physics in particular? The answers to these

questions are the aim of this paper, as well as a deeper understanding of modern

Although I will stick with traditional ideas raised by Buddhism, one

detail in the story of Siddartha Guatama must be addressed in order for it to be

relevant to the main question being asked: What obstacles would Siddartha

Guatama face had he been born in modern day North America. Primarily, it must

be recognized that rather than being born into the Hindu religion (whic

trouble with the law (one is reminded of Waco Texas) these new Fringe religious

particles, time, and space, are just different representations of this energy.

work by Albert Einstein, but also Ernest Rutherford and others, the scientific

view of the world which is very similar to the views held in Eastern Mysticism.

family/society; a society not used to such abstract ideas of reality, the close-

rooted religion in North America due to the likely support it would gain from

As with science, changes in religious thought are often met with strong

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