You say that Buddhism "views humans as innately flawed," when it in fact says just the opposite, all humans have Buddha nature. In fact all things have Buddha nature. According to Buddhism, we are not "doomed to suffering and misery, and in need of salvation." We already are Buddha---the various practices are about realizing that. I think you're making a real mistake in choosing Buddhism as an adversary when Buddhism is such a natural friend, not anywhere as tied up with the agricultural revolution as the other major religions. • Ishmael.org, the work & philosophy of Daniel Quinn