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    The Rabid Dog and a Hypothetical Question

    If we had to power to know Hitler, why not his soldiers too, knowing about you? "Sorry, Mr Ethical, we got here first...."
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    The Rabid Dog and a Hypothetical Question

    If we could reliably know these scenarios in real life, there'd be rules about them. I am reminded of the idea that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Living without rules is like playing chess without knowing the games ins and outs. Youl'll probably lose most of the time to a...
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    There is no Truth, and if there was you don't have it.

    The mind independent universe is a posit. Otherwise, we have the strange idea of navigating a 99.9999....% non existent reality. By "posit" I don't mean so much as an axiom, that's too formal. More like an assumption, rather than intellectual, its more a disposition to think, behave and even...
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    god's plan?

    There is a hadith, but I am not sure of the conclusions you can draw without being a proper scholar. Narrated Muslim bin Yasar Al-Juhani: that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab was asked about this Ayah: And when your Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their loins, their seed and made them...
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    What is Theism Anyway?

    Belief in God. I'll ignore the concepts for a while, and add that its an attitude, and a series of behaviours like prayer, worship, a sense of awe, reverence, dependence etc. They all make up a philosophical behavioural (I am influenced by G Ryle) where mental statements of belief (eg I believe...
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    New Liberal Mosque Set Up in Berlin

    As a member of traditional mosque, and a loser by many of Weatern societies standards, one of the things I like is the inclusiveness and the spirit of brotherhood. I think with women in the mosque, especially with liberal dress codes, there'll be cliquishness and sexual tensions. I read that...
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    New Liberal Mosque Set Up in Berlin

    They forgot the bar.
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    Does God want us to figure out

    In Islam God remains elusive till judgement day. You cant take a newborn to court. Judgement day belongs to the "ghayb" or unseen aspect of reality. If there were immediate judgement - and God were to be known more directly - then it would be over and done with, but there is a sense of freedom...
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    The illogical logic...

    I think that some religious people view morality as numinous: "arousing spiritual or religious emotion; mysterious or awe-inspiring". Its revered similarly as God, its from God. Like with an artwork, a fake is less valuable than an authentic masterpiece, so the buzz of ownership is different. To...
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    Are There Any Universal Morals?

    Even if you treat personal well being as a good, there's not ever one way to achieve it. So universal ineluctable morals, for achieving common well being, for all people at all times, is a crazy idea. We have heuristics thats all. On TV a story of a man trapped in his cellar, had to saw his own...
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    Dreams

    I used to be conscious whilst going to sleep and the internal dialogue (mind chatting away to itself and thinking) became transformed into weird images, the connections difficult to imagine but somehow slightly intuitive like they were causally related to the thoughts and chatter.
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    Other Minds

    My theory on AI is there is a test for consiocusness, i.e. if a computer can learn for itself the usage of "qualia" "experience" etc as in first person present, this may indicate artificial consciousness. The idea is the meaning is found in the usage, and the usage cannot be correctly learned...
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    The Power of God.

    God does not love unconditionally. More, God ought not love unconditionally. For if he loves all equally then there would be no good reason to behave. Gods love, in this life, is experienced in peace of mind etc. So just as the causes of peace of mind are not uncondititional, neither is Gods love.
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    "The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations"

    IQ is defined by, is often exercised and functions within, and is socially selected and socially approved, and financially reinforced all within a context of secular capitalist materialist business and university culture. Prays..... ....could this relate more to EQ? "Results show an overlap...
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    Idea or Reality

    For humans, the thing receded the concept of it, for God the idea preceded the thing.
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    My theory on the universe and God

    Love is not a physical force, but a psyhological force. Its not entirely reducible to the physical, therefore comparisons with physical forces (like gravity etc) are out of order. How do we measure the strength of psychology, of moods and feelings etc. Of phenomenology? By their intensity, by...
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    Are There Any Universal Morals?

    I'm a Enlightenment coherentist, not an axiom-ist. Health is a good, at least minimally necessary for life, that's a biologocal fact. Zero health equals dead. 2h is better than 1h etc. And health (and it can come in many flavours and forms) ought to be chosen if it is available. This is...
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    The Greater Good™

    Love your neighbour as you love yourself, but your neighbour is not just anyone, but the one who saves you from trouble. If youre vitamin C deficient, buy more oranges. Is "utilitarianism" my neighbour? I think it is to some degree, I live in a society influenced by it, and it probably has an...
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    Does "Might make right"?

    Might influences culture, that's all.
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    Nude women in the media

    IMO woman are sex objects, under one aspect, because we are a sexual species. Not mere objects, but they tend to arouse attention especially if you have erotic category goals ("look at the boobs" etc). So the "objectification" argument sounds kinda gnostic to me - like the docetics (a branch of...
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