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Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
Originally posted by optimus primal
reply to post by THE_PROFESSIONAL
you have had over twelve hours to reply to me with the names and credentials, along with links to articles where they agree with your position, of these so called "scholars" . you have failed to do so.
you are therefore, a liar.
also i would like to call for a closure of this thread as the OP has provided none of the requested or demanded sources.edit on 6-4-2011 by optimus primal because: (no reason given)
The list is posted previously:
en.wikipedia.org...
Look up this guy for example: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Nishapuri
en.wikipedia.org...
I can write a novel describing the birth, life, accomplishments and failures of a spaghetti monster; and have IVY league professors accept it as fact. Would that be actual evidence that the spaghetti monster exists?
Originally posted by DrChuck
This is why Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Satanism, are all considered RELIGION they are based purely on FAITH. Doctrines from each religion is based upon speculation and interpretation, not concrete evidence or observable and reproducible phenomenon.
Originally posted by Logical one
Originally posted by DrChuck
This is why Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Satanism, are all considered RELIGION they are based purely on FAITH. Doctrines from each religion is based upon speculation and interpretation, not concrete evidence or observable and reproducible phenomenon.
You could also add UFOlogy and belief in Earth visiting ETs as a type of faith too.
Originally posted by 23432
Rich almost always exploits the poor . There are exceptions to the rule of course . So we agree that the arrival of Islam actually benefited real flesh and blood human beings who were oppressed due to their poorness or weakness .
In other words , Islam come to protect the weak and vulnerable .
Merchants of Mecca were strong and ruthless indeed .
They have paid a price for their indifference to the suffering of the weak & vulnerable .
If it wasn't for Islam , there would of been another way to attack the power of merchants .
You could say that they were imitating Jesus .
The point is this ; those merchants were at the forefront of exploitation and oppression of the weak .
When we say merchants we really are talking about moneychangers , you do realise this , right ?
Well , there is no place on earth that this religion has not reached .
I would think it had a rather large success , globally since it's arrival .
If you think about it for a while . An illiterate Arab to dictate a book which would travel all around the world and gets accepted by 1.4 billion human beings !!!
It is almost as funny as an Arab sitting in cave in Afghanistan and attacking western freedoms .
Well , in all fairness , apples for apples and oranges for oranges .
Western culture doesn't have a claim on the creation of the universe and everything else in sight .
For this reason , it is not reasonable to compare the claims of God and affairs of man made entities / ideologies / beliefs .
If west was to become an interest free society i.e no usury ; who do you think would benefit most ?
Make no mistake , the fight between west and islam is about this very issue .
Just like those merchants back in time .
Can you imagine a mortgage with no interest charges ?
I grew up near a synagoge , church and a mosque . To me they are all for human beings and I am to love the createe because of the creator's sake .
I still live in a city with all sorts of people and things seems ok between everyone , on the whole .
Yes, That's what I believe. It may not turn out so well for that individual in the end, or it may, but his ultimate fate is his own choice. It may all depend on whether or not he is ABLE to master himself. Lots of people can't. Nothing will control him that he doesn't allow to control him. In that sense, he has ultimate control over himself, whether for good or for bad.
OK I can agree with this definiton . But I say no human is actually a master of the vessel they inhabit in a macro sense . We still do not know a lot about out bodies let alone our souls .
I think it would be difficult to master the self without sufficient knowledge .
An illusion of mastery at it's best .
Even the Qur'an says that there is no compulsion in matters of religion. Would that everyone could live by that, and discuss things like grownups.
But humans by and large do live like that and will live like that in future as well . I think you believe the hype too much .
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Me thinks you misunderstood the Djinns .
Originally posted by 23432
Originally posted by DragonriderGal
Them on top and all the rest of us as peons and slaves. Just the way they like it and think it should be.
Unfortune as it is , you are not incorrect . The real question is this imho ; do humans like to be slaves once captured ?
Evidence suggest , yes , humans like slavery because it is easier .
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
reply to post by optimus primal
Sir Issac newton and einstein are not living now. Are you saying that their works are false? There may be modern day scholars that I am not aware of, heck go to your local mosque firsthand. Even though they are not scholars you can get your questions answered first hand.
Originally posted by sapien82
reply to post by THE_PROFESSIONAL
the difference with issace newton and einstein , is that other scientists can replicate their work and prove it works by using maths or experimental evidence as proof that it exists.
You cant get a scholar of islam to prove that djinn exist on their word alone !
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
Originally posted by sapien82
reply to post by THE_PROFESSIONAL
the difference with issace newton and einstein , is that other scientists can replicate their work and prove it works by using maths or experimental evidence as proof that it exists.
You cant get a scholar of islam to prove that djinn exist on their word alone !
What if an event happened once and did not chose to repeat itself on purpose such as God revealing himself only once as a test. You can't possibly replicate that. There are things that cannot be replicated such as the Big Bang.