Pastek
Sunni muslim
Personally, I am aware that you often do not. But I do find the trust in and frequent reference to scripture somewhat more difficult to understand.
Can you give exemple ?
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Personally, I am aware that you often do not. But I do find the trust in and frequent reference to scripture somewhat more difficult to understand.
Can you give exemple ?
For many (most) people, chess is a game of chance.
Then they are bad players, not gambling.For many (most) people, chess is a game of chance.
I 'bet' Lewis Black will never go near the place.Chess isn't the only problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_humour
"Laughter, fun, and joking are permissible in Islam provided guidelines from Quran and Hadith are followed. For humour to be in accordance with Islam, the joke should not insult anyone, should not frighten anyone, should be within the limits of Islamic tolerance, should tell the truth, should not be offensive, should not contain unIslamic material or promote immorality and indecency."
Doesn't sound like much humor is left.
The Qur'an, of course.Can you give exemple ?
If you're the King of a country, you're not "most people". If a King can't distinguish between logic and chance, he's a bad King.
Sure the inner workings of the game have profound logic to them,
but the game itself requires that those who are best at playing it,
must dedicate a massive portion of their lives to moving pieces
around a board in what is essentially a pointless trivial game.
Interesting to note their association with drink and violence!!!
You have made some valid points..
However, if a person plays chess occasionally for enjoyment, I don't see any harm in it.
Same with draughts or Monopoly etc.
Serious gambling games such as roulette and poker are in a different category. Interesting to note their association with drink and violence!!!
We have casinos everywhere here. There is no violence at all tied to these.
And people who drink will do so here or anywhere
People can associate one pass-time with other types of behavior.
Anything can become habit-forming and obsessive to the point of danger.
It depends partly on what is in a person's psyche, and partly on external factors such as population pressure.
People in some parts of the world have a strong history of violence while watching sport, for example,
but in other parts of the world there is no such association.
Context plays such a big role, but personal responsibility varies alot from place to place
and from person to person. One size does not fit all.
That's right.
Which makes it obvious how primitive the kings view on chess actually is. IMHO
Much of this comes down to freedom and those who choose to oppress people by any means possible.
But how do you know to what extent his people are being ridiculous about chess?
I don't see how it could be a 'primitive' view since chess has been played throughout the old Muslim empire. It's no wonder these douche bags destroy history, because they must feel extremely threatened by it.Which makes it obvious how primitive the kings view on chess actually is. IMHO
Chess is never a game a chance. It doesn't matter how you view, what you think of it, chess is a game of skill and logic, it has absolutely nothing to do with chance, and the game itself is fair and equal with the odds inherently favoring neither player (in contrast to any casino game in which the odds are always in favor of the house).Most of your subjects have such a rudimentary sense of logic, that the game is mostly chance.
Very few people even spend enough time playing it to get good at the game. And what is pointless or trivial about a game that helps to develop logic and foresight?Sure the inner workings of the game have profound logic to them,
but the game itself requires that those who are best at playing it,
must dedicate a massive portion of their lives to moving pieces
around a board in what is essentially a pointless trivial game.
I don't see how it could be a 'primitive' view since chess has been played throughout the old Muslim empire
It's no wonder these douche bags destroy history, because they must feel extremely threatened by it.
I'll go with the reason for them banning it is because it encourages people to think.
No more-or-less than visiting an online discussion forum.Balderdash! I'm sure it's because it can become a time-waster