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  1. eatingcannibal

    Should we fear Islam?

    Much appreciated :)
  2. eatingcannibal

    Should we fear Islam?

    It is the job of the media to present the goings on of the world to us objectively, in order that political standpoints, problematic ideologies, etc, etc can be recognized and reacted to appropriately. The media is responsible for peace as much as any other person or group, sure. It's the...
  3. eatingcannibal

    Should we fear Islam?

    Negative acts and destructive behavior by definition result in news broadcasts with negative connotations to them, do they not? Further, painfully again, it is not the job of the media to fix problems. Sincerely, should topical issues be avoided, or should random and irrelevant acts of charity...
  4. eatingcannibal

    Should we fear Islam?

    Equally Islam has earned earned a position that generates scrutiny, skepticism, and unfortunately -- both for peaceful Muslims and society at large -- fear. You said before, "There can be no solution to stop it, if islam is portrayed in a negative manner by the media." It isn't the position or...
  5. eatingcannibal

    Should we fear Islam?

    Islam earns its own reputation. The atrocities its doctrines result in absolutely should be broadcast; it shows what such beliefs are capable of manifesting as, even when seemingly benign (as you yourself even hinted at: "Such propaganda can convince the muslims who are peaceful to perhaps...
  6. eatingcannibal

    God and morality

    Even if it's true that God created humankind and more specifically the brains/minds with which they pass judgement on behavior, that is not relevant here. What I'm asking is, on what basis is a belief in God/adherence to a religion necessary to know how to act towards the people and creatures...
  7. eatingcannibal

    God and morality

    EXACTLY along the lines of what I encounter. As a nonbeliever, very often I'm asked, "If you do not believe in God, from where comes your ability to distinguish from moral and immoral, right and wrong?"
  8. eatingcannibal

    God and morality

    Any observing party is a candidate for the designating: a person that witnesses a murder, a mom that learns her child stole something; whomever. And I do maintain that 'moral' and 'immoral' here are interchangeable with 'good' and 'bad' or whatever words you prefer. I could make a lengthy...
  9. eatingcannibal

    God and morality

    I agree with you exactly. What I need help with is assuming the theistic point of view, from which it's argued that humans wouldn't know how to conduct themselves if not for a supervising Checklister in the sky. Not only do I not agree with the theistic account for the the source of morality...
  10. eatingcannibal

    Thanks! Already I'm enjoying this place quite a bit :)

    Thanks! Already I'm enjoying this place quite a bit :)
  11. eatingcannibal

    God and morality

    Are actions designated ‘moral’ or ‘immoral’ simply because they’re what God wants or doesn’t want? If so, then morality is objectively meaningless. If morality branches directly from God’s arbitrary whims, then questions of morality do not apply to God, and to be a “moral person” is only to...
  12. eatingcannibal

    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    Haha. And I should've seen that coming ;)
  13. eatingcannibal

    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    I understand. I think that my comments are of a narrower focus than the point you're making. When I said that a believer assumes that they've "got it right," I was talking on the topic of salvation: making it to Heaven, avoiding Hell, etc. I'm discussing salvation and consequences...
  14. eatingcannibal

    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    For sure. A significant difference being that in all other domains (or at least every one I can come up with...) coherence and accuracy are testable and demonstrable. For instance, it is available for everybody to see that Einstein's interpretation of relativity fits with the way the world...
  15. eatingcannibal

    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    Are you building on what I've said, or attempting to argue with it? It may be the case that Hinduism grants equal credence to all religions (and I'll trust you on this point, that it does), but this doesn't at all deter from what I'm getting at. "Exponents of all faiths mirror each other's...
  16. eatingcannibal

    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    I find your insight and corresponding stance on this to be the only objective one (even though it may deviate from the "true" path to salvation, and you may indeed be posthumously tortured with fire for all of eternity). Because, there is no objectively sound basis on which it can be concluded...
  17. eatingcannibal

    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    This answer is by no means all-encompassing, but I think that in quite a lot of cases reluctancy to point out errors in another's faith, or to suggest that they switch faiths altogether stems from the taboo to criticize religion at all. Much akin to the atheist/skeptic that never asks a...
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