This was from 2003.

I think at the time the author(John Horgan) was a kind of a 'religion debunker', and maybe he had latched onto a few sects of Buddhism that sound kind of 'Christian' and 'debunkable'.

He has some follow up writings that indicate his views on Buddhism may have shifted.

From 2023

https://johnhorgan.org/cross-check/a-buddhism-critic-goes-on...

"But I’m glad I went on the retreat. The Lama, during our private chat, said Buddhism isn’t true, but it works. Something worked during the retreat, but what was it? "