Like all religions the tenets of Buddhism don't hold up very well under inspection. (Unlike most religions, the founder of Buddhism anticipated my reaction and was OK with it, so he gets that much credit, at least.)
At the moment, I am, in fact, not suffering, so it can't be true that all of life is suffering. I am sure I will suffer later, but that's a question of thermodynamics, not karma. It only means that suffering is inevitable, not ubiquitous.
As a result, the question of how to minimize suffering in the here and now is of greater interest to me than how to escape from some kind of abstract cosmic cycle of attachment.
At the moment, I am, in fact, not suffering, so it can't be true that all of life is suffering. I am sure I will suffer later, but that's a question of thermodynamics, not karma. It only means that suffering is inevitable, not ubiquitous.
As a result, the question of how to minimize suffering in the here and now is of greater interest to me than how to escape from some kind of abstract cosmic cycle of attachment.