I am complete rationalist, donot believe in the supernatural claims of any text..But sometime do embrace the worldview of the Buddha in order to have a better understanding of how his mind operated and what sort of supernatural stuffs he had conviction in..but if you want to ask me personally, No the Laws of Physics cannot be broken by any Holy man...Boom! Called It! Confirmed!
Yet you believe the claim of a "big bang theory" which is just as fantastic, and ironically based on Hindu scriptures.
"Laws of physics" is just a caricature of the real universe. A feeble attempt to explain things we cannot see or hear or smell or feel. Its our best GUESSTIMATE.
Unless and until Hindu Historians believing in the Supernatural are taking over the History departments of Each and every university around the world, the words of jaded British Historians and Western accredited Indian Historians will remain canon in academia...I operate from that canon..Change the canon with the takeover and I will believe you..till that happens , this debate will remain postponed..you are free to post your version of the History of Buddhism in India here next week and me mine...Other posters will judge the veracity of each of the accounts..and yes I will only post references from academia and not pseudo-historical , non-accredited sites
I am not interested in academic view of Indian history, since this is not an academic high school debate.
The western centrist "Indology" study has been thoroughly discredited by serious students of history, though such "radical" ideas can never find acceptance in any western accredited Indian history.
Let me use your own sword on you. Prove to me that your claims of "Shakya" clan for Buddha has NOT come from Religious books ........ Let us see how your "pseudo histocial claims" stand up to your own standards.
Let me put it this way, The Buddhist worldview in my opinion is a faulty magical worldview and yes the Buddha was mistaken if seen from modern rational perspective...But I have to embrace his worldview while reading the Suttas, if I want to better understand where he is coming from....Understand NOT accept---there is the difference
So you pick and choose your Magical view of the world based on your Prejudiced and convenience.
It really does not matter what you claim to accept or not accept. As long as you continue to support it, its deemed accepted by you.