Google, Buddhism, and other religions: Maybe it all depends on what your definition of “is” is

Via Pharyngula, at ScienceBlogs:

If you go to the Google page and start typing in search phrases, it helpfully tries to offer suggests…sometimes. [...]

In the search field type “Christianity is” and you will see recommendations of “bullsh*t, not a religion, a lie, false, a cult, wrong, fake, dying, Jewish, and not a religion t-shirt.”

In the search field type “Hinduism is” and you will see recommendations of “monotheistic, false, polytheistic, the majority religion of, the oldest religion, not a religion, fake, most commonly found, characterized by, and wrong.”

In the search field type “Buddhism is” and you will see recommendations of “not a religion, wrong, not what you think, bullsh*t, polytheistic, a religion, false, based on what concepts, the best religion, and atheism.”

But what about others, like “Islam”? You’ll have to read more here.

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    They also block many other things…If you start to type in medical marijuana…nothing comes up. very interesting.

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