Comments by "Ungoogleable o_O" (@oO_ox_O) on "Big Think" channel.

  1. mjinzarli > But Islam is Islam and no one can change it. People can change the interpretations they are following, i.e. go with Salafism or more liberal ones.
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  2. liam shope But you think society owes it you to protect you and your belongings?
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  3. liam shope What if I gave the officers more money to do my bidding? Maybe in order to eject you from your property.
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  4. All radiation causes cancer? Including visible light? :->
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  5. Mike Broughton  Is the creator just good or also evil?
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  6. Are you saying all religious leaders are good?
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  7. Mikkel Youreallydontwanttoknow  Well, they specifically mentioned his title.
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  8. ***** Is "Registered Dietician" a real thing?
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  9. Sun bro So it's like the industry certifying itself. Does not say much about how scientific it is though.
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  10. Ozgur Cetiner > A prophet delivers only, and cannot declare what is sin or not. By "delivering" stuff he is declaring that this or that (e.g. pictures of living things) is a sin or not.
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  11. Ozgur Cetiner > By "delivering" what is revealed to him from God, he is actually prohibited doing nonsense declarations from his own Obviously that's what followers of a prophet believe. And since there are texts claiming that he said that images of living things are bad and are going to haunt at the time of the last judgement, people who believe these accounts to be true also believe that images are absolutely haram.
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  12. Hashim Eltigani > if you're caught driving under the influence of alcohol Driving but not for consuming it alone. Odd analogy because you are also not allowed to drive in a sleepy state, does Islam regulate that as well?
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  13. Yes& No > even if the whole universe came together they cannot create a single verse like those in Quran. What do you mean with "like"? No Muslim was ever able to tell me, I doubt you will either, because it's something to be used to move the goalpost.
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  14. Yes& No > Scientifically inaccurate how? The Persian/Galen stuff it plagiarized.
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  15. >  Taxes in the form of Zakat were paid by Muslims where as Jizya is taxes for non-muslims, if you don't pay taxes you will be prosecuted, how is it different from today? That both pay the same taxes instead of being discriminated? > except Quran since the protection of Quran is been undertaken by ALLAH But it took some time after it was completed? A time where parts might have gone missing (eaten by a goat?). And even longer until an order got fixed? > I consider Mahatma Gandhi to be a greater personality I don't think many "islamophobes" or as you call them will disagree with Ghandi there, Muhammad's life story is amazing to read and he is a very influential person. Still does not mean that his religion is good.
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  16. +Darth Vader Who says that? Saying there is no absolute, supernatural "purpose" is not saying that one can't choose a purpose for his/her life.
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  17. +Ghostdini Stark Do you consider a god good or do you feel like you have to assume that this deity is "good" by definition?
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  18. Distortion0 > If Mohammad was so toxic to innovation, why the Golden Age, Maybe because those after him didn't care that much about that part of him? I mean they also ignored the prophet's disdain for images (read it up if you want, very interesting).
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  19. Daniel Satalino You wouldn't let someone die in the streets, would you? So you will always feel obliged to pay for someone else's health at some point. > Why not get rid of the third party payer system Getting rid of insurances, altogether?
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  20. I don't get it? So because they were raised in this belief that it shouldn't be disrespected? Or should they just be called out on their actions or inactions? Well, wearing special underwear would be such an action.
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  21. never heard of, just about many claims to have found where he was buried, not every person who calls himself is in fact one,
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  22. AC/DC? Edison lost that one.
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  23. and warm stuff
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  24. > Those who teach creation do believe in creation - it's not child abuse, it's just ignorance. Those who physically abuse their children are just ignorant of the potential side effects and therefore it's not child abuse?!
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  25. is gravity a fact?
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  26. In the US there is another religion with texts from a person who "married" also quite young women.
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  27. California - Alabama
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  28. So you would be OK with an ever-existing universe?
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  29. > it's an abstract thought, not a concrete thought. Ye, just like maths, that's why it has no applications, right? :->
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  30. it was much less popular in the US, probably because of the strong protestant/catholic divide
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  31. The definition of Atheism says nothing about supernatural beliefs, unless you count everything "supernatural" as "godly".
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  32. which one?
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  33. I bet you haven't even tried to research the subject, have you?
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  34. Jesus didn't come up with the golden rule, couldn't he have left us with something new? ;)
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  35. persecute?
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  36. actively or passively?
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  37. nobody is calling for their "extermination", still it should be possible to point out "oddities" in their beliefs
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  38. You are "ignorant" in the eyes of the followers of other religions and also an unbeliever just like an atheist, you aren't that different.
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  39. Do Christians show respect towards Muslims, Mormons and Scientologists, and more importantily should they? After all, e.g. a Muslim might be already offended by a Christian not talking about their prophet in good ways.
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  40. lighting bolt hit him, apparently Zeus was not pleased with him
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  41. @iAzurisa Well, if you are claiming that your definition of Satanism is the more "correct" one, then please correct Wikipedia where it says that Satanism is a group of beliefs that share "admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and liberating figures."
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  42. there is research and then there's _research_, a believer might study his script more or less by pick and choose and call it "research"
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  43. Think about your definition of "random". And then thing about why this is a non-sequitur: > Everything has a purpose to be the way it is or else it would not exist.
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  44. a slight insulin resistance does not necessarily need to be treated with medication
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  45. like the post-mortem conversions? ;-)
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  46. Neither is part of the definition of atheism or theism.
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  47. there are rules for how to make the underwear not sacred anymore so it can be torn apart so much for just being symbolic ;)
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  48. Solve the debt problem by creating an inflationary one instead in time of bad economy? Ingenious!
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  49. Just like advanced mathematics, right? :->
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  50. connection to what he said?
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