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Do you want a rational discussion? If so, then I'll oblige. If not, then you'll have to go solo. Gary, setting yourself up as the arbiter of rationality is amusing. Gary, whether formed as question or statement, your go-to input for philosophical discussion consists of: Asking questions of others t...

I wonder what Peter Singer would say about the "objectivity" (or otherwise) of morality? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVl5kMXz1vA 1. Are we all evil so long as one person in this world dies from something the rest of us could have easily prevented without significant negative consequenc...

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I don't really care if you change your mind or not. I suspect you're not going to go on a murder spree any time soon, (not that you'd last 10 minutes in a fight with a real psychopath probably). :D Well, this is a philosophy site, Gary, as you know. And the idea is that people will give logic and e...

Christ seems to have made it pretty clear that war and strife are not options we have in order to follow him. 34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mo...

Again, I don't know. If there is a God, then maybe I don't have a choice which God is the 'true' one. If there isn't a God, then I would just hope that there can be peace in some way shape or form. I mean, maybe there isn't a God or maybe God is one that isn't worth worshiping. I couldn't tell you....

Well, if the Christians were overrun by the Muslims, then Jesus' message would have been lost and people would be further away from God than if they had fought back successfully. The non-religious question is ... are you/we better off living in a society which comes from a Christian tradition than ...

Were you not looking for a philosophical discussion on the picture as you stated? Sure, initiated by Flannel's explanation of the picture. Pictures require commentary, as suggested by the forum, or least it once was, I haven't bothered to look since I first saw it, since it's a totally rational sug...

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Atla wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 12:34 pm

I'm agnostic, just to be clear

Thirteen Muslim countries officially punish atheism or apostasy by death

Seems pretty ridiculous to me. Not sure what to do about it. Suggestions are welcome.

I don't know. If there is a God, and it was Jesus and Jesus commanded us to turn the other cheek, then I assume it wasn't a good thing. If there isn't a God and Jesus commanded us to turn the other cheek, then it could be either, I suppose. I'm agnostic, just to be clear, so it's difficult for me t...

It looks like an instruction to kill us, yes. Should we kill them back or should we give the other cheek and seek peace? The only reason you are not a Muslim now, is because Christians have fought back. In hindsight, was that a good thing or a bad thing? I don't know. If there is a God, and it was ...

Sculptor wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 12:11 pm Walker's Mum, (might be his aunt too), has a message for you.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ExmditA-rCA

Hopefully, she'll sit Walker down and have a rational discussion with him. Doesn't look like anyone else can.

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Really..Belinda is insisting this can be interpretted in some other "light" -what is your interpretation? “Kill them [unbelievers] wherever you find them… And fight them until there is no more unbelief and worship is for Allah alone” My interpretation is that Muslims are pretty stirred up...