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    Is there any reason to reject the science of evolution, other than religious beliefs?

    The qualia. I'm talking about the qualia. Ghost I'm referring to qualia whether you believes it's generated out of material means or other means, doesn't matter. As far as this arguments goes, I'm assuming qualia (The ghost) is generated by material components of the mind.
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    To me empathy and respect for others and caring for others when one does not see the next world nor the bridge and accounting is a lesser form of human goodness which can lead one to regain faith in God. If God didn't allow this sense to continue - there would be no way to ignite light and...
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    Is there any reason to reject the science of evolution, other than religious beliefs?

    I didn't handwave. I'm not talking about minds evolving to greater minds. I already explained why a ghost would not arise by a mutation out of non-ghost.
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    There is also the issue that Mariam (a), Prophets (a) and chosen ladies (a) and Imams (a) don't risk hell. They are guaranteed the path and God knows what is before them and after them in that regard. So their fear is regards to the people. Their fear is purely empathetic - they want to save...
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    I mean, you get the gist. Having a bitter nature is not a bad thing, if we do it for sake of God.
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    Fear of God can be enjoyable but only from perspective of what is gained from it in terms of light. Otherwise, no one enjoys fearing. That's another reason why it's noble. It's because it takes a humble heart and remember Mariam (a) means bitter in Hebrew. Sometimes the honorable path is not...
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    If we don't act on fear, we don't believe in the nature of the straight bridge and take lightly the issue of falling off of it and the punishment that arises if we don't find a way back to the path. There's more to it. Fear of God takes belief that goodness is not gained in a vacuum and...
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    Fear should be the reason we avoid evil. If you were walking a bridge in the air, and you can fall off without railings, you would not want to fall off. However goodness as in non-obligatory actions, it's hard to motivate that purely on fear. That requires love and hope, as the fuel. Hope for...
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    I think we can be empathetic to a limited degree without God. Even that is somewhat vain, because, we empathize for humans to have experience of worldly pleasure and happiness which is not much meaning in the first place. I'm saying our actions can't be moral in the sense that without God...
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    Is there any reason to reject the science of evolution, other than religious beliefs?

    Why is irreducible complexity undetectable? It's not, it can be detectable. In case of evolution, it proposes evolution happens by small changes over time through mutations and natural selection. However a ghost to non-ghost is too fundamentally different. A mind requires components, not just...
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    Is there any reason to reject the science of evolution, other than religious beliefs?

    IT's easy to dismiss an irreducible complex design and just say we can't or don't know. But we do know by it's design that it's irreducibly complex.
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    To me life would be too evil without God. Evil people get away with crimes and oppression while oppressed suffer with no compensation. And more people meaning is an illusion without God. There is only pleasure and worldly ranks without God. Morality has no ranks or stages and even if it did, if...
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    Is it smart to claim "my Religion is superior"?

    Saying religions claiming to be the truth and above others are lesser religions for doing so kind of makes a contradiction. You saying they are false for deeming other religions inferior but deem them inferior for that.
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    How many people wrote the Qur'an?

    If I would choose to be non-Muslim, I would believe Quran is written by supernatural committee of unseen entities (Jinn). I would not believe a normal human can write it. However, I believe even Jinn and their companions from humans, cannot write similar to Quran. It's truly above all...
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    Is The Quran Superior?

    Not everything is about being nice. Sometimes you have to be the dark knight no one likes. Quran could've been written in a way that just focuses on the truth without comparing it to falsehoods and false religions. But it took a comparative stance, because that dialogue has to occur. People...
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    Is The Quran Superior?

    If we cannot know a religion is the truth, it would be arrogant to claim it's superior I agree. However, if we can know through proofs that is superior, there is nothing arrogant to seeing the true religion and God's religion as higher above false religions.
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    I don't believe life is worth living without God. That's my honest opinion as well. What meaning replaces God as the goal and reward? Food, drugs, sex, alcohol, jokes, etc.... makes us same as animals. It's harder to have empathy for humans if we are just animals as well. It becomes dog eats...
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    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    I would say you can be empathic without afterlife, however, you cannot be moral. This is because what makes actions worthwhile is their goal, and God should be the end goal intention. Without him as a reward, there is no real morality. We can choose to act on empathy or be selfish, but there...
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    How many people wrote the Qur'an?

    Well then it depends what your Agenda is. If you want to study it superfluously and on the surface, or get into it. If you want to get into it, it does take sacrifice in that you have to devote time to learning. I once wrote a book I shared on shiachat "28 issues" with the Quran, it was just a...
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    How many people wrote the Qur'an?

    A person can research it. There's a lot of academics who criticize Islam, they aren't killed. This is a lame excuse. I'm sure if it was in their favor as far being able to disprove it, they would get into the research.
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