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  1. sandandfoam

    A Chrisitan accpets Islam

    I come from a culture that decimated the indigenous population of North and South America, that in the last century produced 2 world wars that resulted in millions of deaths and murdered on an industrial scale. In this century we've dropped bombs and ignited sectarian conflict in the Iraq and...
  2. sandandfoam

    What would an Islamic Germany look like?

    People moving from place to place in search of a better life is the way and it has always been so. Ever since our distant ancestors left Africa. Letting religion entirely aside - in my opinion anyone who would begrudge a better life to people fleeing war and misery is lacking in the most...
  3. sandandfoam

    Can you Claim Enlightenement Whilst Still Being a Follower?

    The Pureland literature in Buddhism outlines ab Buddhist perspective on the utility of belief. I think there's a lot to be said for their view.
  4. sandandfoam

    Monotheism: If there is only one God..

    I believe we see ourselves reflected in the world. It's depressingly easy to be down on Islam and I think there can be comfort in hating.
  5. sandandfoam

    Syrian Refugees: Who qualifies for asylum?

    First, it's not helpful to believe in bogeymen. Before you know it the 'Islamization of Europe' will turn out to be a fiendishly clever Zionist plot. Second, the proper attitude to people fleeing war, death and hardship is generosity and compassion.
  6. sandandfoam

    Why shouldn't people be allowed to live wherever they choose?

    Why don't those limits apply to wealthy people? It is so simple. One believes in freedom or one doesn't.
  7. sandandfoam

    Is fear the biggest obstacle to decent behaviour?

    Indeed, but it is the attitude of those who turned away the SS St Louis all those years ago. Not an attitude that I would be proud to profess.
  8. sandandfoam

    Why shouldn't people be allowed to live wherever they choose?

    Because I believe utterly in the freedom and equality of human beings.
  9. sandandfoam

    Is fear the biggest obstacle to decent behaviour?

    Ha! Yes indeed. Nice to see you too.
  10. sandandfoam

    Is fear the biggest obstacle to decent behaviour?

    I think that holding reservations about offering shelter to people fleeing desperate situations is objectionable. To put it very mildly.
  11. sandandfoam

    Why shouldn't people be allowed to live wherever they choose?

    If I want to live in Dublin, Durban, Dallas or Duabai in the morning why should I not be allowed to do so?
  12. sandandfoam

    Is fear the biggest obstacle to decent behaviour?

    I heard on the radio yesterday that many people in my corner of the world are afraid that the refugees seeking asylum in Europe included some who would do 'us' harm. ISIS sleepers and so on. It seems to me that being in a state of fear hands power to those who would manipulate. Is fear the...
  13. sandandfoam

    Greek Exit form the Euro

    Since the write off of corporate debt is commonplace, even by EU governments, it seems odd to me that the write off of unsustainable national debt is an issue. The Greeks have sucked up more austerity than any other country for the last 5 years. It hasn't worked. It will not work. Even the...
  14. sandandfoam

    Does Your Religion Require You to View Skeptics of It as Evil?

    At the core of my religion is a philosophy of live and let live. I can find it hard not to categorize people who criticize, condemn, or reject this philosophy of live and let live as bad, immoral, or evil.
  15. sandandfoam

    Do Concepts Exist Apart from Physical Processes in the Brain?

    I believe in the material basis of mind but I also believe that our thought begins in the cultures that we are born into rather than within our brains.
  16. sandandfoam

    Do Our Egos Make Us Stupid?

    Even when I shift perspective I cannot separate my 'self' from that perspective. Furthermore, what constitutes 'logic' or 'evidence' depends upon my (shifting?) perspectives. Heck, even the idea of 'stupid' depends on perspective. Signed: Bewildered :D
  17. sandandfoam

    Multiculturalism is ruining equality before the law.

    Meh, I couldn't be bothered.
  18. sandandfoam

    Multiculturalism is ruining equality before the law.

    If Farage says it it is likely to be wrong.. On the specific point. I do not agree that people have an automatic right to offend. Moreover, other than inciting conflict, I don't think that causing offence is useful. I think that in a similar way to how support for Palestine is often a thin...
  19. sandandfoam

    What I LOVE about the USA - from non-Americans

    When I meet an American I expect to like them. I love that it is such a melting pot of everything.
  20. sandandfoam

    What Have You Learned From Religion?

    I've learnt that religion can be the most delicate instrument imaginable, that through it we have the potential to fine tune our being to resonate with the universe. Sadly, the vulgar and the unimaginative amongst us would pick up this thing of beauty and beat us about the head with it. I...
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