Re: Jihad Against Danish Newspaper
mr EaZy said:
then please explain your position on the thread on the christian carols - the one where you had to vote based on your faith.
Ah, maybe you could name (and link) the thread? However, I cannot see any reason to carry this particular point any further - I have already responded to this.
If you happen to be referring to
this thread, I suggest that you take note of the second post.
Edit: Post #14, too.
i have only been at odds with those on this forum who public announce their opposition to religion and to the existence of God and thereafter criticize muslims based on the actions of other muslims.
lets face it- some atheists on this forum are intolerant of people with a belief in God for the only reason that they dont believe in God themselves.
Some are intolerant of other points of view, yes, but I think that if you bothered to read what was on the screen at such times you would realise that a number of these members only disregard poor and illogical justifications - they don't necessarily disregard notions of faith.
Also, though I am sure that you will not agree, the way in which a religion is represented is entirely dependent upon both the teachings and the way in which self-identifying adherents of the faith interpret these teachings. Of course, it's a shame that far too many seem to take the acts of an extreme minority as being representative of the whole, but that's a sad part of life that those in the mainstream must deal with.
islam does hold out against the arguments of atheists, agnostics and people of other beliefs - and muslims have been challenging such people for over a thousand years.
my problem is with the people who identify themselves as diests and atheists who target non practicing or uneducated members of religions and try to get them to jump ship for no apparent reason other than the fact that they cant tolerate such people in the first place!
Ive been to their websites- they try and get diests and athiests to fund their projects of undermining religious establishments in the USA - mainly the church. so they call u up- do a survey and ask questions like: how strong are you in your beliefs that christ is the son of god? stuff like that. its not about attacking the logic of such people- its about the idea that if your not religious- your better off being an atheist...
It's one big conspiracy, I take it? No doubt you think that the Jews are operating behind the scenes, too?
If a person isn't entirely sure as to what their faith actually means, then they are the ones best targeted by those who would prefer that people know about what it is they believe to be true. What's to be gained by leaving such people alone? Do we really need yet another ignorant person trying in vain to justify and publicise their beliefs? Surely they could possibly benefit from a firey exchange of ideas as much as anyone else?
I do realise that not everyone has the time (or the ability or the inclination) to explore such issues to a great extent, but if someone wishes to jump into the pool without knowing how to swim, it's only fair (well, maybe not fair, but it's to be expected) that others churn the water to see whether they sink or swim. Of course, at the same time it's to be expected that others will do all that they can to help the one floundering, be it by offering a hand or by trying to divert those who would churn the water.
Basically, there's nothing to be gained by decrying those who actively seek to have one examine their own point of view, because as i said before, what use is a particular religion that one doesn't consider to be as correct as many would expect? Surely they would be better to discount the religion (the structures of the religion, not necessarily their faith in a god - there is a difference) if they come to realisation that it isn't right for them.
Most of the above may have been pointless given that you agreed with this particular point, but I can see no reason to speak out against those who would actively criticise a religion.
What is atheism? Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods. That should be the end of this particular part of the discussion
no i was talking about how he responds when i attack atheist personality
What are you talking about?
To answer that question- the Quran doesnt just say it was God. I dont even agree with intelligent design because it puts a limit to science. The Quran might ask us to ponder about natual phenomena so that we can come up with the answers or it might state facts.
But one of the things i think people forget is that science is not all about facts. its more about perceptions and conjectures of facts. We use models that explain phenomena of science but it doesnt capture every single property of the phenomena. Take the periodic table for example... its useful in explaining the known properties of atoms but when your delve inside the nuclei and the way in which atoms spins, anti spin, etc, which was all documented last century- we are going into things that scientists are not 100% sure of- but the text books that you study in HS or uni might present them as facts- which is technically untrue. A scottish scientist has successfully challenged the notion of absolute knowledge- just keep that in mind. (im talking about metaphysical science)
This part was generic, but I should state that I am well aware of the fact that science is and will always be a work in progress - that's it's nature, after all.