Yes, because you didn't answer my question about why Muslims would have to kill non-Muslims if they are part of God. And they have killed some, haven't they?
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Yes, because you didn't answer my question about why Muslims would have to kill non-Muslims if they are part of God. And they have killed some, haven't they?
start a new thread i will answer your question
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You seem to live in a simpleton world....and you saying this still doesn't change the fact that 'the west doesn't equally hate ISIS and Muslims'.
We all will have to wait and see how Don the Con performs. However, less than half of those who voted, actually voted for Don the Con; and only 58% of those eligible actually bothered to vote. So we only know for sure that roughly 30% of the adults picked Don the Con. And voters had many differing reasons for voting for him, including your assumed only 2 reasons....like trade deals, poor employment opportunities in the rust belt and beyond for uneducated people, he wasn't Hillary, taxes, the Supreme Court, he was a registered Repug, he licked evangelical ass et.al.
Taking everything that Don the Con literally, would make him hate woman, Muslims, Hispanics, handicapped people, bankers, Republicans, Democrats...(I dunno did I leave anyone out?). Yeah, he would then pretty much hate everyone...
Anyway, Don the Con's money suggests quite strongly that he does NOT in fact hate Muslims. See below:
Nov 2016:
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/11/trumps-middle-east-business-deals-raise-ethical-concerns
Dec 2015:
https://mic.com/articles/130070/her...mp-s-middle-east-business-ventures#.H33uAc537
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Nothing happens except by the will of Allah. The fact that we are doing it means that it is obviously Allah's will. Apparently, those Muslims that are at ground zero for those bombs did something that really pissed off Allah.
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That's not what you said, again: ''arabic speaking hindu can call him allah'' - Syed.
You said that arabic speaking hindus can refer to 'brahma' as 'allah''
These are your own words.
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''The names for God—Yahweh, Elohim, Shaddai, Sebbaoth, Adonai, Kurios, and Theos—are all masculine gender. Furthermore, male metaphors frequently are applied to God. The psalmist cried, “The Lord is king for ever and ever” (10:16) and wrote that “like as a father pitieth his children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him” (Psalm 103:13). Nehemiah represented God as a warrior when he wrote: “Our God will fight for us” (4: 20). Jeremiah portrayed God as a spurned husband (3:1-2). Jesus likened God to a loving Father (Luke 15:11-32). The names for Christ—Iesus and Christos—are masculine. And Jesus is presented in the male roles of a shepherd (Matthew 25:32; John 10:11-18), a prophet (Luke 13:33), a priest (Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 7:24-28), a bridegroom (Matthew 22:1-4), and a son (Mark 1:11; John 3:16 [John mentions the father-son relationship more than 60 times in his Gospel]; Hebrews 1:2-3).''
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All biblical references to God are male terms: Lord instead of Lady, Father in Heaven rather than Mother in Heaven, etc, etc. The God of the bible is a construct of a Patriarchal society.
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What defines a male without genetalia? A beard? A deep voice? What?
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I doubt that they would know. God, being imaginary, can be endowed with any sort of features.
You can believe that god is a hermaphrodite, if you like.
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Exodus 33
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21 And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
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No mention of a tail.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21 And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
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No mention of a tail.
The benefit of being an atheist is that you don't have to worry about being tortured forever in the eternal lake of fire. There are many religious books that threaten this kind of eternal punishment if you don't follow the rules. Not believing in any of them is the sweetest kind of freedom that can not be described until you feel it for yourself.
It is probably impossible to understand the mental state of Fearlessness as long as you believe in the old prophets and their stale teachings. I tried to read through the Quran when I was looking for another path to follow, but that book is so full of threats and promises of punishment that it disgusted me to read it. That god described in the Quran is obviously a tyrant, the same as the god of the Bible.
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Great point, Smoker. I might add that the increased productivity one can enjoy by not stopping what he (or she) is doing 5 times a day to pretend he's in some sort of telepathic communication with this god-thingee can add up over time.
With the number of stories of people who give their last farthing to some mega church ("seed faith" theology) in an effort to curry the favor of a god who doesn't exist it is not hard to imagine how much real benefit using those resources constructively to their own benefit would be better.
The estranged family members who no longer speak because of religious differences also comes to mind. Because their imaginary friends are very different (or because a son or daughter lacks belief in a parent's imaginary friend) rifts develop in relationships that could otherwise be whole.
There is almost always benefit to truth. And the truth is that Santa, the Tooth Fairy and everyone else's invisible friends do not exist. Growing up and realizing that is a powerful step towards self-actualization.
With the number of stories of people who give their last farthing to some mega church ("seed faith" theology) in an effort to curry the favor of a god who doesn't exist it is not hard to imagine how much real benefit using those resources constructively to their own benefit would be better.
The estranged family members who no longer speak because of religious differences also comes to mind. Because their imaginary friends are very different (or because a son or daughter lacks belief in a parent's imaginary friend) rifts develop in relationships that could otherwise be whole.
There is almost always benefit to truth. And the truth is that Santa, the Tooth Fairy and everyone else's invisible friends do not exist. Growing up and realizing that is a powerful step towards self-actualization.
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Jesus does exist though, much in the same way Santa does, through the "body" of churches, instead of the body of parents.
Unfortunately, this means those who hide in the shadows, playing Jesus through technological and biological (drug based methods), are able to control and abuse the disenfranchised to their heart's delight.
It would be ideal if the controllers of the Jesus/Abrahamic system were not corrupt, greedy, pieces of shit who exploited the Jesus system to gain the liar's share of the proceeds... but they played the Trump card which means they aren't playing for the greater good. They are playing for the liar's share, because they know that it is greater, and that only fools fight against it.
They are the ones who have given up on trying to do good in the world. They are the losers who won. They are the fat, bloated, useless beings who clog up the medical system. They are the useless liars who clog up the world's political systems. They are the bloated sacks of protoplasm who clog up the world's financial systems.
Unfortunately, this means those who hide in the shadows, playing Jesus through technological and biological (drug based methods), are able to control and abuse the disenfranchised to their heart's delight.
It would be ideal if the controllers of the Jesus/Abrahamic system were not corrupt, greedy, pieces of shit who exploited the Jesus system to gain the liar's share of the proceeds... but they played the Trump card which means they aren't playing for the greater good. They are playing for the liar's share, because they know that it is greater, and that only fools fight against it.
They are the ones who have given up on trying to do good in the world. They are the losers who won. They are the fat, bloated, useless beings who clog up the medical system. They are the useless liars who clog up the world's political systems. They are the bloated sacks of protoplasm who clog up the world's financial systems.
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Human's god perfect creation vs human evolution
Human's god perfect creation vs human evolution
what does evolutionary scientist say about that human evolution perfected no more to evolve?
why do living creature evolve? god said he created every thing perfect
Human's god perfect creation vs human evolution
what does evolutionary scientist say about that human evolution perfected no more to evolve?
why do living creature evolve? god said he created every thing perfect
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What do you mean when you say 'perfect?'
What do you mean when you say 'god?'
Who do you know what understands evolution AND says we're perfect with no more evolution to happen?
Because we're much better at it than dead creatures are
Define 'perfect,' please?
I have diabetes. Is that perfection?
Fuck--that is some retarded shit.
Humans are not perfect. No living creature is perfect. Humans, like everything else, are still evolving.