I am 1/2 way through Buddha by Karen Armstrong.

I am realizing that my skeptical nature lead me to choose this book among the several I have collected. I wanted to understand the history and origins of Buddhism before learning more of the philosophy. I am not the sort of person who can decide to believe something without understanding it or experiencing it, and as I read Buddha I find that this skepisism was felt by Gotama as well.

In all, this is fascinating and I don’t want to do anything all weekend besides continue reading.