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Atheism/Other Religions
Discuss atheism, non-Abrahamic faiths (Buddhism, Hinduism, etc), and other religious/spiritual philosophies.
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Dawkins has faith in science and says that we will eventually figure out the Hard Problem of Consciousness by science. Chopra says that it is not within the domain of science to figure out consciousness as one uses consciousness to do science.
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No belief in duas 1 2
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Hello. I am a muslim in my eraly 20s and recently I have been bombarded with problems with my personal life more than ever before. I have made dua for a spesific thing for many years. If I get it, I will be able to help others through it as well. However, today, again, I didn't get it and it got me thinking really deep - does God really listen to our duas? I don't know what to do or should I even do anything. I can't understand why doesn't He accept my duas if I want to help others. I have tried many duas and tasbeeh and I also recite Ziarat Ashura daily but still nothing works. I have lost faith in duas a long time ago but thought for i little while why not try them agai…
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Salam anyone know if any good atheist or non Muslim forums to join. Somewhere where open discourse or debate is encouraged.
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In recent years we’ve seen the western political attacks on Iran morph into attacks on Shiaism. Most vivid of these attacks has been the sanctioning of the Imam Ali Reza Shrine and the banning of Al Mustafa International University graduates and even unaffiliated Shia speakers. In addition American Shias have been convicted of crimes for collecting Khums donations for those suffering from famine in Yemen. This unprecedented attack have grown from targeting Iran to targeting the institution of Shi'ism. The western media has adopted tactics which have historically been utilized by takfiri to rile up simple villagers against Shias. The propaganda is akin to the unbelievable …
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What made you lose faith? Do you ever feel guilt or regret? And is there anything that could bring your faith back?
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Do you believe that God waited to existentiate creation / the universe or do you believe that God was always creating / existentialist creation? If we held the former view then we may have to say God waited “∞-13.77 billion years” to create the universe. I am more inclined to believe the latter but doesn’t Shiite theology entail the beginning of a creation called the Nur (Light) of Muhammad as the first creation. So I’m not sure how this view of eternal existentiation would hold unless I say the Light of Muhammad is being created this very moment. Some Sufis and philosophers (like Ibn Sina) held the view there was no beginning to creation. According to a website…
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@Haji 2003and Mods: This video pushes on the envelope of S.C.'s guidelines as follows: --several seconds of under-dressed people (almost all women -with most of their "brains" showing), and one second of the Unicult gurl nearly topless. Because these groups 'sell sex'. There is nothing obscene, foul-mouthed or otherwise socially objectionable in the photographic aspects of this video report from DeutscheWelle. Prefacing Comment: While this is sad at one level, we really cannot do anything but laugh. As l have posted before, as my father used to cursively say, "You will never cease to be amazed at how ____ damn stupid people can be." When the "new age" …
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Did / do all hominid species worship a deity? It is said that Neanderthals worshipped animals: It is said chimpanzees may have religious rites as well: Did religion always exist or was it created after humans evolved better brains 5220 years ago?
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Arguments for God's existence.
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Having fallen in love with a person that I care so much about that they are only the person I worry about when reading about hell fire, I've been able to simplify arguments that I presented in a very complicated way to Atheists over the years. Perhaps, my love for her, will cause me able to communicate the proofs for God, his Messengers and in particular the family of Taha and Yaseen and the majestic reminder linked to their holy souls, in a way, that people can understand, because I really want her to understand and believe. Anyways, here is a recent version I've presented to her of an argument I use to write walls of text to emphasize on but have been able to simpl…
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I encountered this meme on facebook and decided to give it a full response See full response here: http://themuslimtheist.com/how-to-respond-to-the-muslims-are-obsessed-with-sex-argument/
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Salaam An atheist was arguing that if you believe in free will, then God cannot have been the first cause because then all of your actions are determined by previous actions in an unbroken chain from God's first action. He went on to say that it must be possible for some effects/events to happen without a cause otherwise you would just be following a pre-determined path set in motion by God without any free will or chance/randomness. The second part of his argument obviously violates the principle of casaulty (i.e. that every event exists through virtue of a cause and an effect is not separate from its cause) but I have no answer to the first part. Any help on thi…
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This series of articles will highlight and elaborate the sundry points of concurrence shared by Dharmic wisdom and Islamic wisdom. In Qur’an we read: “For every nation/community there has been a guide” {Qur’an 13:7} “And verily, We have sent among every community a messenger” {Qur’an 16:36} The two verses substantiate that the Primordial Divine Guidance has been present in each and every epoch. When metaphysical elements found in the corpus of Hinduism are objectively analyzed then it is not abstruse for any objective reader to decipher that Dharmic wisdom is the derivative of the very same Primordial Divine Guidance that has been manifested in every …
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Hey guys, so I was wondering if there are any Muslims here that can honestly and sincerely say that they would still worship God if they were granted immortal lives on this earth, and if they were were not inflicted with sickness, old age, weakness, suffering, poverty and hunger. By worship, I mean, would you still follow God’s commandments and prohibitions etc etc. Because I, as a proud Atheist, cannot honestly imagine why anyone would worship a God if there was no Hell consequence and if everything already is like a virtual paradise. Just be honest with yourself before replying. Be a bit introspective and then reply please. Thank you!!!!
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I was reading about our diverse languages and came across an interesting comment, though I'd share. "Most humans have developed an ability to communicate through oral language. By age four to six or seven, most humans can comprehend, as well as express, written thoughts. These unique abilities of communicating through a native language clearly separate humans from all animals. The obvious question then arises, where did we obtain this distinctive trait? Organic evolution has proven unable to elucidate the origin of language and communication. Knowing how beneficial this ability is to humans, one would wonder why this skill has not evolved in other species. Mat…
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Atheism is the disbelief in any theistic deity or deities, primarily Allah (what you would call God). The definition in itself is quite contradictory, as it proves the existence of Allah. If Allah was not present, there would be no reason to disbelieve and certainty about there being no creator is not even a discussion (just as every human being in their right mind knows for certain Naruto does not exist in the real world). Moreover, to believe that every thing* is created and ultimately will reach it's demise (the universe included) and to state that the universe came to be out of nothing is... well, to take a word out of an atheist's book to someone who believes in…
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BY THE WAY EVERYONE..... i was wondering what faith was. what is the essence of faith? do many people usually mistake faith for emotions and psychological feelings? for instance, sometimes people say they feel higher in faith after attending a majlis. for instance when ppl start crying in a majlis or when when a good nashhed is on that affects one to start crying or to feel emotional. this is no doubt psychological and not faith. but ppl do confuse this to be faith no? so if this is not faith. what is faith? how does one know they have actually faith? what is the sign that a person is faithful and not just emotional. and how many people have attained such a …
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why do you find atheism unconvincing? why is the possibly of no God , but rather natural forces creating everything impossible?
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Why do you think the school of thought you follow is real? Why are the rules you follow, real and not others?
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what do we mean by "I"? is "I" even meaningful and how?
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Do you believe in signs
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People write in what signs do you believe? And which ones did come true?
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Hi there. I know I haven't been posting in a while, but I finally thought of a good topic. So, Atheists why are you in your religion??? PS: I'm not trying to trigger anyone so please don't attack me for making this topic
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After reading some of the works of Mullah Sadra and his likes, I have come to conclude that Wahdatul Wujood is the reality. The separation of God and non-God (a duality) is not real but metaphorical. There is no God outside this existence. If there is then prove it. You can't because such an external existant who watches and judges humanity is not real but metaphorical. If there really was an external God outside this existence (non-God) surely He would make Himself known to us with objective verifiable evidence. The only leg that tradition dualistic world-views like tradition Islam offer is faith. Just believe, have faith, based on fear and threats. Wahdatul Wujood wor…
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I am on the edge of leaving Islam from serious morality doubts 1 2
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, After trying to view Islam and its Jusrisprudence from an objective stance I have had serious problems with these rulings and punishments: 1) The idea of apostates should be killed. This is a well held view by Sunni and Shia Marjas. I don’t understand how we can praise one who comes to the religion but threaten them with death if they find something else more convincing. Why would I want to be an apostate? Please see the rest of my points 2) The entire 'slavery' concept. I can bite the bullet and appreciate the 'rights' given to slaves and there may be some logic to that, although I don’t see why it is necessary to 'own' people li…
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If we ignore the idea of an Afterlife for now, do those who don't believe in it or in following any Divine laws (whatever religion) live more fulfilling lives because they have to find out their own rules for themselves by exploring? In other words, were Camus and Sartre correct when they said the life unexamined was not worth living?
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Hello. I'm an atheist from Florida, and a question that I have is why being LGBT+ is sinful in Islam. Specifically, I am curious as to why being homosexual is sinful. Like, what is so intrinsically wrong about it? As a homosexual myself, I don't think I'm doing anything wrong by being a homosexual. Like, I don't feel like there is an intrinsic moral obligation to not be homosexual. Is the commandment just arbitrary? Like, there is no reason for it? And please don't answer my question with an argentum ad verecundiam fallacy, I've got enough of those.
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Salam alekum, hope this is the right place to post this question as it involves hinduism. :S So basically I've been doing some research on Jinns and how they were creating, what they do etc. I came across a post here on Shiachat that made me question a few points. I saw a post where if I read it correctly that apparently Hindus worship Jinns rather than God. If you look at some of the images that they worship couldn't they be Jinns? As we are unable to see Jinns in there natural form, however there are Jinns that 'shapeshift' into human forms or animals. So could this interlink with Hinduism as many pictures in Hinduism are involved with animal forms and human forms such …
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Dear brother/sister the Hadith was meant to set a general precedence, but your case is a particularity. We see that even obligatory acts mandated by the Qur'an can be lifted from an individual who has a certain condition or plight that does not allow them to fulfill such a task, or obligation. For example, we are all ordered to fast and go to hajj, however, those without the means to go on the pilgrimage and those who don't have the necessary health to fast are exempted. Allah does not want to burden your soul, rather these general rules and obligations are brought forth to make our lives easier and more bountiful there is nothing to fear and worry about. We will keep you in our prayers Insha'Allah, may the most merciful reward you. -
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I hope so man. We're all desperate for the Imam to come back and fix everything for us -
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I doubt it. Otherwise you'd be complaining about them instead of just tearing down the western world because it's fashionable for you and brethern to do. Not according to all you IR supporters. In fact this thread is just made in response to my topic and sister @Caroling's mentioning of all the horrible things in the Middle East. Then the OP tagged all the people like ChristianLady who go around praising her country as more ethical and humane than Iran/ME. This entire topic is about comparing and having a Mine is better than yours competition. So let's compare. Let me draw more lines. You as a human rights activist can continue to be only offended by things which have nothing to do with Iran but ofcourse you can give Iran the benefit of the doubt, call it fake news/conspiracy. Whatever Anyway let's continue: https://iranhumanrights.org/2021/02/dying-of-hopelessness-suicides-on-the-rise-in-iran/ https://iranhumanrights.org/2021/02/non-persian-mother-languages-treated-as-national-security-threat-in-iran/ https://iranhumanrights.org/2019/10/reign-of-evin-prisons-new-director-begins-with-denial-of-political-prisoners-rights/ https://iranhumanrights.org/2020/11/two-students-sentenced-to-prison-for-peaceful-protest-during-november-2019/
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