On 12 June 2015 at 15:17, Samiya Illias <samiyaill...@gmail.com
<mailto:samiyaill...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 12:44 AM, John Mikes <jami...@gmail.com
<mailto:jami...@gmail.com>> wrote:
If this "John" is me:
to keep my reply short (concentrate on Islam) Why should I study
scripts the
followers of which behead, flog, stone, dismember live humans and claim
full
credit for such cruelty in the afterlife?
briefly (concentrate on science) The same reason why people should study the
sciences the followers (scientists / engineers / technicians / governments /
military / businesses) of which experiment with, damage, kill live humans
and
animals, destroy ecosystems, etc. and claim full credit for being leaders
of human
civilisation!
A reasonable person should run away from such inhumanity, especially
after our
centuries of enlightenment.
'our centuries of enlightenment'? really? creating deadly weapons of mass
destruction and using them, poisoning the planet and creating imbalance in
the
ecosystem, rendering entire species extinct, toying with the weather, ...
enlightenment??? and where can we run away from it all? except in trying to
find
meaning in this suffering and trial?
We can't. We must solve the problems where they are. But remember that those deadly
weapons of mass destruction have only been used once, and with reasonable justification to
end "mass destruction" without the aid of such weapons. And the imbalances in the
ecosystem and species extinction are consequences of having more people with more material
security, more freedom and better healthcare. Your co-religionists do not propose to
solve or even address these problems. Their attention is on theological and territorial
squabbles, and superstitious eschatologies.
A person's concern for their own future should be reason enough to urgently
explore
the scriptures!
No, it's a reason to get rid of scriptures and pay attention to people and the
world.
Brent
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