tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.comments2009-01-18T20:24:17.553-08:00The ArgumentThe Argumenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01548123080370513890noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-32236263187571232332009-01-18T20:24:00.000-08:002009-01-18T20:24:00.000-08:00Hilarious. The guy is essentially using the Bible ...Hilarious. The guy is essentially using the Bible to prove the truth of the Bible... uh, Argumentation 101: Don't use use the same source to prove that said source is credible. <BR/><BR/>I definitely appreciate your last line.Sciroccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580453074755922228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-16666522919362931102009-01-16T17:14:00.000-08:002009-01-16T17:14:00.000-08:00Br. Tamir: Hahaha, I'm glad you got the belly laug...Br. Tamir: Hahaha, I'm glad you got the belly laugh from it as I do sometimes when corresponding with these types of people. I find it so humorous that the guy told me he couldn't respond to my question because he's too busy writing more articles. It's ironic that I'm telling him he's not good enough to write articles, because he's incapable of following logic (though he claims he can), and yet he continues. What horror!<BR/><BR/>The Faith of Reason: He hasn't responded at ALL. He's still writing his horrible articles though.The Argumenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548123080370513890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-34561249925756175562009-01-16T03:46:00.000-08:002009-01-16T03:46:00.000-08:00Has it gone anywhere from there? If this guy is so...Has it gone anywhere from there? If this guy is so intelligible and wishes to feel worthy of such a compliment i hope he took up your challenge and at least respected you with the use of proper logic. I'm curious as to where this went after the last post.The Faith of Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231809141524816981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-27903578758916986782009-01-16T01:39:00.000-08:002009-01-16T01:39:00.000-08:00lol, br. Mohamed! That last line you wrote is hila...lol, br. Mohamed! That last line you wrote is hilarious! Thank you for the belly laugh! :-) JAK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-6368923833354045412009-01-15T22:24:00.000-08:002009-01-15T22:24:00.000-08:00It's lame to comment on someone's comment on their...It's lame to comment on someone's comment on their post.The Argumenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548123080370513890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-10899341978481753072009-01-15T17:27:00.000-08:002009-01-15T17:27:00.000-08:00Its lame to comment on your own post.Its lame to comment on your own post.Aishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213128019599992472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-30821309362662594542009-01-15T17:06:00.000-08:002009-01-15T17:06:00.000-08:00Talk about double-standard with this guy. I love h...Talk about double-standard with this guy. I love how he thinks it's alright to go about twisting the words of the Qur'an for "analytic" sake, but when I scrutinize the words of John 16, he says I'm "twisting and perverting" Jesus' words. What a bunch of crock!The Argumenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548123080370513890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-22095267009117718392009-01-05T22:01:00.000-08:002009-01-05T22:01:00.000-08:00I agree that is what the Muslim community needs. A...I agree that is what the Muslim community needs. A place to brainstorm and progress our minds toward success. It will help us understand Islam and how to solve the problems we face to day. That is why our SAMY program can be the stepping stone of the revival of the school of knowledge in the Muslim community. Just imagine young following elders taking notes. old learning new things from the young. Expanding our knowledge of Islam and becoming leaders in this country.mayerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789593470477308684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-24724845705243762052008-12-31T01:38:00.000-08:002008-12-31T01:38:00.000-08:00Well thank you. I went through feeling offended, i...Well thank you. I went through feeling offended, insulted, and complimented all in one comment. But I guess its the experience that makes time worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>Do you know people who claim to be chosen, superior, or powerful. I personally don't. I've also never taken a course on it so as to be able to distinguish them. Personally, I don't claim to be chosen, superior, or powerful. I never took Cultural Anthro in High School as well, though I did take physical anthropology later on. And I personally think it's a weak statement to make about humanity to state that there is no one thing that unifies us or makes us proud to be human. Do your friends who do not feel themselves superior to other animals look down at the ground every step they take in order that they may not kill an ant or worm. Do they spend their time leaving doors open so that flies can leave the apartment or house, rather than swatting at them (which in essence is a statement that the fly's life doesn't matter). I could give you many other examples, but its impossible for one to state that they don't feel superior to other animals, for if they truly didn't they'd care for the life of all creatures that feed on organic matter (ants included).<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, in general all societies pride themselves on intellect; whether it is the intellect of being able to outsmart your prey, or the intellect of invention. I'll give you this one if you can name one society that does not pride themselves on some form of intellect.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you don't blame God, but a lot of humans do. Even some of those who don't believe in God state that the reason why they don't believe in God is because "what kind of supreme being would allow suffering to happen?"<BR/><BR/>I was making a statement about crises in the world. Yes, you and I know about the recent 200+ dead in Gaza, about the 80+ in Mumbai, and about the ongoing civil conflict in the DRC. It's all on our minds right now. However, in a year, our minds will have wondered on to new conflicts. The old ones never die, they just lose the limelight (sorry for the negative connotation). Who talks about what happened in Myanmar/Burma anymore? It wasn't resolved. Who talks about the growing AIDS epidemic in India, which threatens the rest of the world with India's growing economy and population (meaning people who could not travel before, will now be able to). Who talks about the record-high (of all-time, everywhere) in Zimbabwe that has left prison guards stealing food from prisoners.<BR/><BR/>I intentionally used those so as to make that point. I wasn't being lazy in not coming up with actual events. It's not the individual events that matter in my argument, so much as that these conflicts occur. <BR/><BR/>I have self-defined the frivolities of life based on my own opinion: drinking, partying, smoking, and wasting my days away watching T.V. or playing video games. There are other things I've added to the list, but that's the general meaning. For that, I didn't apply it to the whole of humanity, just to myself. It's my own personal belief that I don't know how long I'm going to be alive, and so should do whatever I can to make my life worthwhile. So that when I die, I won't die in shame for having wasted a life. <BR/><BR/>Anyways, thank you for taking the time to read, and I sincerely appreciate you having read it, as well as your insightful and thought-out critique. It has been a while since we talked, I hope you're having a wonderful time wherever you are.The Argumenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548123080370513890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238639292090546664.post-21667446738087574652008-12-31T00:07:00.000-08:002008-12-31T00:07:00.000-08:00Mohamed - I find your post insightful, well-writte...Mohamed - I find your post insightful, well-written and very thoughtful. However, I think you fall victim so some of the attitudes (including long-windedness) and assumptions that those who feel they are chosen, superior or powerful succumb to. <BR/><BR/>For example, you say that you do not care for the "frivolities of life." What are those? What in life can be deemed frivolous? What is unimportant to you, can you dismiss that as frivolous when it is important to someone else? What gives you the right to do so?<BR/><BR/>In another example, you talk about what we as a species take pride in. I do not think that anyone can know what our species takes pride in - as a former anthro student, you should well know that our world contains such diversity within our species that nothing can be said to be true of all humans. I know many, many people who do not feel themselves as superior to animals, but rather an animal that has (to say it bluntly) callously and stupidly fucked over every single other animal on this planet - and ourselves as well!<BR/><BR/>Another is to say that we blame God. As a devoutly secular individual, I have never blamed anyone but myself and other humans for the mess we've made of our planet. <BR/><BR/>And lastly, you name heart-renching but unspecific and vague examples of things we should be stopping and caring about. We can talk about specific things - like what's happening in Gaza, in Illinois, at Obama's inauguration, in the Congo and what just happened in Mumbai.<BR/><BR/>With all that being said, though, I think you should consider making a difference through writing columns - your style, passion and clear, purposeful-writing lends it self perfectly to such a field, where you could inspire and instruct many people regardless of your nationality.<BR/><BR/><BR/>...whew! that was alot from someone you haven't talked to in some years, but...clearly, you provoked some thought! good job, mohamed!Here Is My Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332980139539156887noreply@blogger.com