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    What is Proof of Gods existence to you?

    I think God is sometimes treated more like an axiom than a derivative, and sometimes like a derived belief rather than an axiom. The first relates to the more abstract aesthetic of the spirit (theory of mind in its "fuzzy feeling" soul aspect), and the second to a more concrete agent behind the...
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    Why do religious wear special hats?

    Projecting a religious image, and thus influencing the program codes of the cosmic manifestation. I was told Muhammed (saws) liked to oil his hair, and wore a turban for cleansliness in prostration.
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    Does Anyone Practice Determinism?

    ^^Agreed. It seems possible that free will exists from a subjective pov, in terms of what I call "suspended causation". We dis-link form the automated flow of action, and pause internally as if hovering above the natural order of motivation and action, to scan the possibilities and then act..
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    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    ' Not sure, I know little very about it. Maybe some of these disorders are time and culture specific? Like alien abduction too its a real phenomenon, but culture bound. Apparently it has a long history. Transgender history - Wikipedia If its a relatively free personal choice I would think...
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    Why do most people need religion?

    For me its provided a more "psychic" approach to life, whereas I used to be neglectful of the spiritual dimension (thoughts feelings intuitions alongside "God-centred" spirituality etc) my conversion made me more sensitive. I believe that "God-centred-feelings" feedback into psychology, by...
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    Mathematics

    Does a falling tree make a sound when there no one to listen to it? Well there is a sound when we are there, for sure. Did we invent or discover this sound?
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    Sex and Violence in the Movies

    Breeding out violent traits is better than breeding out sexual traits.
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    Is this a good way of facing death?

    Imagine he said the same about scientific thinking. Really it should read: human life is highly improbable, and as such it is valuable, therefore we ought to fend off death because death as such destroys what is valuable.
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    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    I'm a Mulsim I don't know the answer I'm not qualified to issue judgements. Traditionally I expect its a "no" but there are so called liberal mosques in the West. I have no personal issue with such people, but what I fear is that every latest liberal value and trend is going to be imposed by...
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    Mathematics

    I think we do something like "invent maths" at a subconscious level, in that our experience lets say of apple facts like "there are 4 apples in the pie" becomes "math apt" due to our subconscious brain wiring. ( I am using the term "math apt" as an analogy with "truth apt" where statements are...
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    Does Anyone Practice Determinism?

    Th the OP. If determinism then I ought to be apathetic and passive. Non sequitur.
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    Faith, Belief, Trust

    Stub your toe enough times and you'll be loyal to being more careful. Is that force? Yes I think the psyche exerts force on us. ^^ Piety is active belief and makes us trusting, in that we have a sense of security because we avoid dumb *** foolery.
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    Eternal Punishment

    And why do we seem to talk about heaven and hell, is it they are inbuilt concepts of our depth psychology, along with God - like Jungian archetypes? There is certainly an amount of curiosity and focus!
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    Eternal Punishment

    Well, lets say there is no hell and there are 10 heavens, ought everyone go unto the highest heaven, or ought the bad people go to the lowest one?
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    the golden rule for this life

    The problem with one YOLOers is it makes people more liable to defect in game theoretic politics. Within groups defectors can win, but groups of co-operators beat groups of defectors. Its difficult to act with a sense of justice from "behind a veil of ignorance" and choose impartially, when you...
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    Materialism has officially become dangerous in my eyes.

    "Were living in a material world and I am a material girl" - Madonna (pop star)
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    Idolatry ("Shirk") vs excessive emphasis on Monotheism: the eye of the beholder

    Apparenlty monotheism is innate in ones "fitra", which is ok if we have an innate God "sense" then its probably not too complex, even if its just down to a department of the brain. Yet I think that the finer points of Islamic monotheism like authentic form of worship is viewed a corollary of...
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    Lack of belief (yet again)

    Threy're fair comments ice horse. Lets say Buddhism, which you probably sympathise with, loses the right for parents to teach their kids. What's the alternative? Schools are AFAIK self banned from teaching ethics, and the media is often capitalistic and exploitative of child and adolescent...
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    Lack of belief (yet again)

    Ok, lack of belief? It is supposedly an attribute of cattle too. They lack belief in God. But atheists regard themselves as more rational than cattle, so there must be more to it than that. If I were to quote: "They are only like cattle - nay, they are even further astray from the Path - even...
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    The Sacred Mountain

    Mountains are a symblol for the pyramid of spirituality, the hierarchy with a 'priestly elite' of seers at the top, and the masses below. Note Moses met God on the top of the mountain, not in subterrania. Social organisation is probably archetypal,, in that patterns are coded in the depths of...
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