Hi Roger,
You said, "remember that I was speculating that schizophrenic delusion
and religion may be different degrees of the same thing? You just
dismissed the idea
by saying that religion is religion and schizophrenia is schizophrenia
without examining the idea."
I'm not clear where I said that, but if I did, I was being delusional,
or reaching for some obscure point. Since I find no reasonable proof
that supports any of the world's religions, and there are only so many
ways we can say, "It's all make believe", I try to limit my input.
Sadly, we Humans are not as clever as we like to believe. Because we
consider ourselves superior to other animal life, we project that
belief to a place where we believe that we are "special" creations.
Since we cannot even agree on such a basic concept as the fact that
Humans are Animals, there is no ground for debate.
On 7/28/18, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl, remember that I was speculating that schizophrenic delusion and
religion may be different degrees of the same thing? You just dismissed
the idea by saying that religion is religion and schizophrenia is
schizophrenia without examining the idea. But now think about this.
Suppose you had never heard of Islam and someone came up to you and
started telling you that story about the flying horse. Now, what would
you think about that person? Are you ready to reconsider the possibility
that schizophrenia and religion may be related now? Also remember that I
said that I met numerous schizophrenics and listened to them tell me
about their delusions. The delusions were all pretty absurd, but,
honestly, I really don't think any of them were as wacky as this flying
horse story. And, by the way, they all insisted that they were not being
irrational either, just like Mustafa.
Now, as for Mustafa thinking that he has the absolute truth, remember
that one of Jason's criticisms of me was that I had no path to absolute
truth? I kept meaning to explain where he went wrong with that, but he
was infuriating me so much with his deliberate misrepresentation of
everything I said right back at me that I didn't get around to it. Let
me address that now because Mustafa has the same problem. Jason framed
it as my lack of a path to absolute truth. If a truth is absolute then
the path to it has to be absolute too, so the path is only a part of the
absolute truth and so it is saying the same thing as absolute truth.
That is, he was saying that I don't have the absolute truth. As a matter
of fact, I don't and that is exactly what makes my way of thinking
better than his. When you think you have the absolute truth, first, you
are wrong. As I pointed out, there is a lot more that we do not know
than there is that we do know and every time we find out something that
we did not know before the new knowledge engenders more questions that
we did not even know enough before to ask. There is nothing known that
could limit this. As a matter of fact, there is ongoing work by
physicists to somehow reconcile quantum theory with the theory of
relativity for a theory of everything. That is abbreviated TOE. Despite
the name of this sought after theory there is every expectation that
once it is found a whole new set of questions will open up spawning new
theories and the work of reconciling those new theories will then have
to be undertaken. So, at the very least, it is way premature for anyone
to start claiming to have the absolute truth. But if there is an
absolute truth down the line somewhere then the path to it is the
scientific path because science has shown itself to be really the only
way to uncover truth at all. Second, when someone claims to have the
absolute truth that is just another way of saying, "I am completely
closed minded." After all, if you have the absolute truth there is no
point in even looking at other points of view. If they contradict the
absolute truth then they are wrong and need not even be examined. That
right there is why Mustafa is being so arrogant and hypocritical when he
accuses me of being arrogant. As I have pointed out, I am the one who
admits that I really don't ultimately know why the universe is here and
he, who claims to know exactly why it is here, has the nerve to claim
that I am arrogant.
On 7/28/2018 12:42 AM, Carl Jarvis wrote:
Mostafa and Others,
You have convinced me that you are totally set in your beliefs. In
fact, you set forth an impossible task when you ask, "Please, bring me
a
professionally written scientific entry that concludes the absolute
inexistence of the divine, based on plainly factual substantiations."
But even as you wrote those words, you knew that you would refute any
evidence that did not agree with you.
What concerns me is not that you are so set in your beliefs that you
cannot allow yourself to examine the beliefs of others, it is that in
holding to your position you deny any possibility that there are other
beliefs as valid as yours. But that is never the end of the matter.
Each group holding different beliefs will argue that they, and they
alone have the Truth Everlasting. In so believing, they always
consider all other beliefs to be in error, and even Evil. Since each
group knows beyond a doubt that they have the Truth that will be the
Salvation of Mankind, it is then upon their heads to convince those
holding wrong beliefs, of their errors. They must prevail over all
others, even if it means doing so by force.
The result will be an end to our Human Experience...and possibly of
all life on Earth.
Just one question, Mostafa. How is it that you are so Blessed as to
be among a group of people who have been given the Truth? In my world
we consider such people as these to be Fanatics. To believe that my
beliefs are the absolutely correct ones is a very conceited position
to take. those who profess to know the real truth also exhibit signs
of Superiority. And finally, for tonight, I disagree with your belief
that this is a perfect universe. This is a vast, ageless Place we
live in. We have existed for such a short time and we are stuck in a
small corner of this Place, that we are a very long way from
understanding what it is all about.
There is an old song that goes: "Fools rush in where Angels fear to
tread". And that is who many of us are. Fools.
Carl Jarvis
On 7/27/18, Mostafa <ebob824@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl, I do not speak about implausible notions. I rather meliorate
criteria of liability. We haven't been brought to this world
purposelessly. We must pause and ask ourselves, what are we here for?
Are we here to just live as cattle? As a senior of Washington, you and
many are woefully inundated in vicious philistinism. Your intense
confidence that death leads to nothing is of immense illusion. The
radically arrogant rhetoric of irreverence is disgraceful to our human
species. Roger, I urge you not to explicitly assault those who
intellectually disagree with your convictions. What is your expertise
in the fields of Biology, Aerodynamics and Astronomy? Are you
specialised in any of these scientific disciplines? What have these
scientific branches introduced so far in the context of declining the
Divine? Studying these scientific fields deeply may actually prove
what's against your argumentative assertion of denying the Creator.
Science may not be the best resort to Atheists after all and
especially, when many of them nearly knew nothing about it. I think I
defined the word hypocrite before. A hypocrite is a person who
professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold in order to
conceal his actual perceptions and motives. So, how am I doing this?
I do not speak what I don't believe. I do not give support to
something I am not sufficiently convinced of. Please, bring me a
professionally written scientific entry that concludes the absolute
inexistence of the divine, based on plainly factual substantiations.
As a believer, I do not deny science and its significance. At the same
time, I do not believe that science could possibly encompass
everything in this vast and perfectly designed universe. Science has
greatly contributed to human intellectual development. However, it
couldn't comprehend everything in the universe because the latter is
illimitable and our scientific contribution is humbly circumscribed. I
do not care whether you are convinced or not. You are not a scientist
anyway. You are a Virginian senior. Therefore, I urge you to support
your argument with some proving elements. I primarily rely on sound
scientific corroboration. I strongly urge you not to seek refuge with
what doesn't give you validation. It'll be proper if you discussed the
subject more seriously. What does science say about God, and whether
he exists or not. Even Darwin, whom many Atheists seek refuge with,
did not claim the inexistence of the divine. So please, attempt to
respect your rival's intellectual adequacy. Thank you, Mustafa
On 7/27/18, Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Mostafa, and All.
Within my head, anything is possible. I can fly simply by pushing off
the ground. I can speak mighty speeches which move the Masses. I can
create amazing inventions that save our planet from its present road
to destruction. Anything I can imagine, I can do. And even outside
my head there are signs that anything is possible. There was the TV
program, Mister Ed, the talking horse. And before him there was
Francis, the talking Mule. My Mother the Car also extends hope that
our Souls will settle down somewhere.
So why not create Allah or God? Why not imagine that they are the
Perfect Beings? Why not believe that these Divine Ones have a Plan
for us. Even though billions of us suffer daily, when we Humans
possess the talent and wealth to bring relief to all who suffer, even
so, God/Allah will care for us in the Hereafter. Why not? Since we
seem unable to deal with the many wrongs in this world, why not invent
one where we live in peace under the rule of the Perfect Dictator?
Carl Jarvis
On 7/26/18, Mostafa <ebob824@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) travelled to heaven on a
miraculous steed. This has nothing to do with irrationality. If you
take someone from ancient ages and told him about aircrafts, rocket
science or spacefaring, he probably won't believe you. If you do not
able to understand something, it doesn't mean it couldn't happen. If
you didn't see something that occurred in the past or at present in
your absence, that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. Nevertheless,
there is one problem with you. You do not recognise providential
omnipotence. You're intellectually discombobulated. If something is
not material, you won't believe in it. Apprehension lies quite beyond
mere physicality. Do you know what is really irrational? It's the
bogus presumption that this perfectly designed universe has been found
circumstantially. How long are you still going to live? Five, ten,
fifteen, twenty years or more. You'll eventually die. This decisive
fact is intemperately inarguable. Whether you believe or not believe,
you'll certainly face this infrangible destiny. Whether you believe in
Atheism, iniquity or Necromancy, you'll be send to eternal perdition.
You're offended whenever I bring the subject of death because you are
terrified of its mystical consequences for you. I do not have any prob
with your atheistic nation which is of nescience, cowardice,
satanicalness and mental instability. I am utterly emancipated because
I do not allow the immurement of materialism to manipulate my manner
of thinking. Everything you believe is of the materialistic nature of
where you live. You, Carl, Bob, Miriam and others are the production
of excessiveness of philistinism. Almost everyone in your regional
bases are possessed by philistine prevalence. I love my conception of
liberty. I am felicitous with my standards and fundementals. I am not
to be controlled by someone just because he is materialistically
superior. Carl always says he doesn't like to be influenced with
religion. Well, I quite like not being the opposite. I won't ever
submit my soul to anathemised Lucifer. I want each and everyone of
you to try looking at stats of suicide incidents in his or her region
in the States. We then could examine, has the perfectly materialistic
life of the United States precluded people from committing suicide? If
considering suicidal acts is not common in the United States, why have
they provided the national suicide prevention lifeline then? Is life
with abandoning faith really the proper choice? For me, it isn't.
Suppose I did everything in this temporal life, what's next? Arguably,
I travelled to the States, became an Atheist or whatever they call it,
made big money, slept with remarkably gorgeous missies and so on.
After all this, what am I going to feel? Is life just of material
expenditure? I wish someone answers this question fairly. Mustafa, a
competent writer in plain English. He took from the west beneficial
knowledge and wholly disposed otherwise.
On 7/26/18, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Your religion is rational? Let me ask this question again that so far
you have ignored. Do you believe that Muhammad visited heaven by
means
of riding a flying horse to get there?
On 7/25/2018 2:21 PM, Mostafa wrote:
Hello everyone, thank you so much for these interactive threads.
Bob,
why would I wholeheartedly embrace Islam if I doubt it being the
truely straight path to prosperity? Why would I unnecessarily
flatter
those who I fundamentally disagree with? If I did so, this will
basically be hypocritical, which is to profess perceptions or
virtues
you don't hold. This is a characteristic you previously criticised
and
falsely accused me of bearing. Carl, what Roger wrote has nothing to
do with proper discussion or inference. First, he said that
religion
is full of evil. When I asked him to provide a proof, he basically
diverged and resorted to call religion superstitious. What is a
superstition? It is an irrational belief arising from ignorance or
fear. I do not believe in superstitions or mythical notions.
Everything in my religious shrine is explained and has rational
basis.
What is not explained, why would this very organised vast universe
be
based on an unheralded theory? There is no experimental procedure
that
corroborates the big bang theory. Again, your experience of religion
is not equal to mine. I live in a region where religion is
significant
and has impact in everyday life. You live in a region where religion
is spiritually emptied. Churches are not enjoining their fellow
congregants to adhere any moral conduct. Thus far, ethical devotion
is
relative and may vary from place to another. This is because, as I
said yesterday, religion has been separated from state governance
and
social affairs. It therefore became useless in western arena. I now
want the question which I asked yesterday to be fairly answered. If
religion is full of evil as Roger claimed, did Hitler hold into
religious motives when he engaged in world war two? What is the
religious motive for North Korea, Iran or Israel to develop nuclear
power? Religion may be perverted by some bunch of beguilers for
political gain. But, the lack of genuine spirituality has led to the
rife phenomenon I bear witness now in this list. Faith abandonment
is
quite dominant nowadays in the west. Here in Egypt, there are some
atheists and agnostics. They do not embrace thoughts of their
independent ponder. Everything they say is precisely ingeminated
from
western Atheism. This is another practical instance of civil
defeatism. I wish everyone here to think, why did any of you become
Atheist or spiritually irreverent? If you look at your private life,
you'll notice the chronological order by which you became where you
now are. But, you do not know something about my religion, where I
come from and my language. I in return, knew about your culture,
language and history. This is why I am sitting here, responding in
plain English to your bold statements about religion and what it
signifies. I hope you recognise the difference between us. And,
please, do not twist my sentiment and tackle my queries thoroughly.
Thank you for reading, Mustafa
_________
On 7/25/18, Bob Hachey <bhachey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Mostafa,
You really do seem to believe that Islam is the only proper
religion.
IT
is
that kind of thinking that will be the death of us all. Similarly,
some
fundamentalist Christians and orthodox Jews feel the same about
their
religions. IT is that kind of zealotry that has throughout history
lead
to
war.
It is very strange how these religions that claim to offer good to
the
world
offer bigotry and disdain for those they see as non-believers.
Bob Hachey
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Bob, religion is not crucial in western societies. Subsequent to
French
revolution, European nations embraced total separation between
faith
and
state governance. As the United States is the production of
European
immigration to North America, it precisely imitated the European
disintegration of faith in action. So it rather became, faith
inaction.
Islam has rules and regulations for everything including
territorial
jurisdiction. This is the reason for which the west attempts to
relentlessly
defame its jural principles. According to Austrian foreign
minister,
Islam
is declined because of its governmental ordination. So, it has
nothing
to
do
with promoting terror and that nonsense. Mass Christendom and
Hebraism
concurred to utterly disintegrate between faith and state
governing.
We
have
the right to persistently fend for liberty of religious practice.
We
have
the right to prosecute for religious sacrilege. The United States
doesn't
have to abide by our legal authority. As for Atheism and what Mr
Roger
blankly claimed about religion, he seems to have failed to
implement
proper
intellectual inductance. As for world wars one and two, what was
the
motive
for them? Had Hitler been waving a religious banner, we would have
portrayed
religion as full of evil. Korea and its atomic dementia, what has
this
to
do
with religion? What about Israel and its relentlessly enormous
savagery
on
Palestinians, what has this to do with religion? What about this
cannibalic
war in Syria, what has this to do with religion? Religion in
itself,
doesn't
call for evil. Its follwers may misuse some of its tenets to
suppress
and
reach up to certain political ambitions. I confirm what I stated
below,
there is significant difference between faith in the west versus
here.
In
the west, everything seems to be tolerated. People may go to Church
while
engaging in illicit wedlock. Regular Churchgoers may not
necessarily
marry
their patooties if authorised marriage is costly to them. So, I
hope
list
viewers recognise the substantial difference between your
conception
of
religion versus our.
Thus, I hope Mr Roger clarifies his uncorroborated statement about
religion.
I do not agree with Atheism nevertheless, I do not say it's full of
evil
without proof. To claim that Zionism, for instance, is established
on
iniquity and injustice is pragmatic and decisively substantiated. I
hope
we
are able to proceed on a productive discussion. I hope to see Mr
Roger
finally able to engage in more serious discussion. What has world
war
two
erupted for?
On 7/22/18, Bob Hachey <bhachey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Mostafa,
Your message here is dripping with hypocrisy. You seem to claim
that
Islam is far superior to Christianity. By making the kind of
blanket
statements you made here, you are acting much like the
hypocritical
Evangelical Christians. You accuse all Christians of being greedy
hypocrites. That would be like me accusing all Muslims of being
terrorists which I know is not true.
The more I read and the more of life that I experience, the more I
wonder if we humans would be better off without all religions. The
bottom line here is that there is good and bad in all religions.
Bob Hachey
An agnostic bordering on atheism
