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originally posted by: stumason
a reply to: milomilo
2 million dead in Iraq? Righto, I can see you have an objective viewpoint. Even the most wildly dire of body counts, which is disputed, puts the figure at 1 million, with most agreeing on the 100-150,000 mark as a result of all violence, not just US/Allied forces.
Which then puts anything else you have to say in to perspective, really... You clearly have an axe to grind and will make up any old BS to suit.
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
I am saying anyone would have hard time to destroy it completely and if it's damaged it can always (and would be) rebuilt.
even if it was completely destroyed it would still be rebuilt.
to destroy it completely would be a monumental task because it is NOT "just a building" for BILLIONS of people.
V said - "you can kill a building, but you cannot kill an idea..."
It can only be rebuilt if those that destroy it happen to just up and leave afterwards. If they don't allow it to be rebuilt then it won't be. It isn't really a monumental task....it is a building and plenty of buildings are destroyed. Their last few buildings they hit are basically rubble and they are keeping a presence in those towns....I don't think anyone will be rebuilding them for a while it at all.
And actually your quote from V is incorrect. What was said was : "A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world."
originally posted by: demus
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
I am saying anyone would have hard time to destroy it completely and if it's damaged it can always (and would be) rebuilt.
even if it was completely destroyed it would still be rebuilt.
to destroy it completely would be a monumental task because it is NOT "just a building" for BILLIONS of people.
V said - "you can kill a building, but you cannot kill an idea..."
It can only be rebuilt if those that destroy it happen to just up and leave afterwards. If they don't allow it to be rebuilt then it won't be. It isn't really a monumental task....it is a building and plenty of buildings are destroyed. Their last few buildings they hit are basically rubble and they are keeping a presence in those towns....I don't think anyone will be rebuilding them for a while it at all.
And actually your quote from V is incorrect. What was said was : "A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world."
it is actually monumental task as you need to have force to keep presence as you said.
so your theory about a group of infiltrators with some explosives is invalid in your own words as that would not allow them to stay there - damage would be caused but nothing more.
and OK, I understand that Kaaba in Mecca or whatever religious Holy Place doesn't necessarily mean a lot to you but I hope you understand that it is certainly more important (huge difference) to any Muslim (and members of other religions) than "some old"...mosque, church or other...(and I say that with great respect as some of the destroyed buildings are treasure of mankind)
you say it is a building and I agree, but it is not only a building - it is more.
and regrading "V"; I was paraphrasing, I will try again - "You can destroy a building, but you cannot destroy an idea..." and I don't care about what he said in the movie; Kaaba is not a Parliament building.
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
yes I get that but that is my whole point; not every building is the same and it doesn't represent the same, it doesn't hold the same significance.
what I'm trying to say is: How many buildings you know that hundreds of MILLIONS people believe were first built by Abraham - Ibrahim and his sons as a House of Worship of One God?
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
yes I get that but that is my whole point; not every building is the same and it doesn't represent the same, it doesn't hold the same significance.
what I'm trying to say is: How many buildings you know that hundreds of MILLIONS people believe were first built by Abraham - Ibrahim and his sons as a House of Worship of One God?
Yeah....trouble with that statement is the word "first"....Abraham didn't rebuild it every time after. So they are holding a false significance to the building...maybe that is why ISIS wants to reduce it to rubble again....the Muslim world is paying homage to a false relic.
Muslims believe that the Ka'bah was the first place of worship built by the first human, and the first prophet, Adam. It was later rebuilt on the same foundations by Abraham and his son, Ishmail, and declared as a shrine dedicated to the belief and worship of one God (2:125-127)
Before the days of Islam, the Hebrew Bible confirmed the existence of this pilgrimage to Mecca: "O Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You. Blessed are those whose strength is in You, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Beca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools" (Psalms 84:4-6).
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
another thing to consider is that Saudi Arabia actually has an army unlike Iraq and is not in civil war unlike Syria; Saudi Arabia is (still) American ally and USA has "some" bases in neighboring Qatar.
and knowing location of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and geography of Saudi Arabia - good luck to anyone with that.
originally posted by: demus
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
yes I get that but that is my whole point; not every building is the same and it doesn't represent the same, it doesn't hold the same significance.
what I'm trying to say is: How many buildings you know that hundreds of MILLIONS people believe were first built by Abraham - Ibrahim and his sons as a House of Worship of One God?
Yeah....trouble with that statement is the word "first"....Abraham didn't rebuild it every time after. So they are holding a false significance to the building...maybe that is why ISIS wants to reduce it to rubble again....the Muslim world is paying homage to a false relic.
brother - it is not a relic.
Muslims believe that the Ka'bah was the first place of worship built by the first human, and the first prophet, Adam. It was later rebuilt on the same foundations by Abraham and his son, Ishmail, and declared as a shrine dedicated to the belief and worship of one God (2:125-127)
Before the days of Islam, the Hebrew Bible confirmed the existence of this pilgrimage to Mecca: "O Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You. Blessed are those whose strength is in You, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Beca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools" (Psalms 84:4-6).
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
yes I get that but that is my whole point; not every building is the same and it doesn't represent the same, it doesn't hold the same significance.
what I'm trying to say is: How many buildings you know that hundreds of MILLIONS people believe were first built by Abraham - Ibrahim and his sons as a House of Worship of One God?
Yeah....trouble with that statement is the word "first"....Abraham didn't rebuild it every time after. So they are holding a false significance to the building...maybe that is why ISIS wants to reduce it to rubble again....the Muslim world is paying homage to a false relic.
brother - it is not a relic.
Muslims believe that the Ka'bah was the first place of worship built by the first human, and the first prophet, Adam. It was later rebuilt on the same foundations by Abraham and his son, Ishmail, and declared as a shrine dedicated to the belief and worship of one God (2:125-127)
Before the days of Islam, the Hebrew Bible confirmed the existence of this pilgrimage to Mecca: "O Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You. Blessed are those whose strength is in You, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Beca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools" (Psalms 84:4-6).
I was using the term VERY loosely in relation to your "built by Abraham" comment. Shrine would obviously have been a better term but does not embody the "built by Abraham" part as a relic would.
Either way, the one they are walking around right now was not built by Abraham.....
The Black Stone was revered well before the preaching of Islam by Muhammad. By the time of Muhammad, it was already associated with the Kaaba, a pre-Islamic shrine that was revered as a sacred sanctuary and a site of pilgrimage.
originally posted by: demus
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: Vasa Croe
yes I get that but that is my whole point; not every building is the same and it doesn't represent the same, it doesn't hold the same significance.
what I'm trying to say is: How many buildings you know that hundreds of MILLIONS people believe were first built by Abraham - Ibrahim and his sons as a House of Worship of One God?
Yeah....trouble with that statement is the word "first"....Abraham didn't rebuild it every time after. So they are holding a false significance to the building...maybe that is why ISIS wants to reduce it to rubble again....the Muslim world is paying homage to a false relic.
brother - it is not a relic.
Muslims believe that the Ka'bah was the first place of worship built by the first human, and the first prophet, Adam. It was later rebuilt on the same foundations by Abraham and his son, Ishmail, and declared as a shrine dedicated to the belief and worship of one God (2:125-127)
Before the days of Islam, the Hebrew Bible confirmed the existence of this pilgrimage to Mecca: "O Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You. Blessed are those whose strength is in You, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Beca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools" (Psalms 84:4-6).
I was using the term VERY loosely in relation to your "built by Abraham" comment. Shrine would obviously have been a better term but does not embody the "built by Abraham" part as a relic would.
Either way, the one they are walking around right now was not built by Abraham.....
no problem and once again legitimate question, so we come to the:
Black Stone:
The Black Stone was revered well before the preaching of Islam by Muhammad. By the time of Muhammad, it was already associated with the Kaaba, a pre-Islamic shrine that was revered as a sacred sanctuary and a site of pilgrimage.
now there is only a fragment in one corner of Kaaba...
and I repeat again - the building itself is not important and your words prove the point.
originally posted by: demus
what I'm trying to say is: How many buildings you know that hundreds of MILLIONS people believe were first built by Abraham - Ibrahim and his sons as a House of Worship of One God?
originally posted by: demus
a reply to: peter vlar
1. Their goal was not to destroy Kaaba
2. They did it from inside Saudi Arabia
3. We were discussing complete destruction that would require some ground force for occupation afterwards - tell me how is big enough ISIS force going to arrive at the spot?
originally posted by: stumason
a reply to: milomilo
There was plenty of suffering and death in Iraq prior to the invasion, except none of you lot seem to care much about that, instead you act like Iraq under Saddam was Heaven on Earth and we just had to roll on in there and ruin the party....