Quote (Stu @ Jan. 17 2010,10:22)BDQuote If you were agnostic then your conversation would be not geared towards even critisizing the “God-idea” because you have admitted the agnostic position of NOT KNOWING  So having no knowledge about something then critisizing it is acting out of Ignorance, Correct?Neither of us can show he knows anything…[Read more]

Sura #77 1 By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit); 2 Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts, 3 And scatter (things) far and wide; 4 Then separate them, one from another, 5 Then spread abroad a Message, 6 Whether of Justification or of Warning;- 7 Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 17 2010,08:17)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 17 2010,07:05)If you were agnostic then your conversation would be not geared towards even critisizing the “God-idea” because you have admitted the agnostic position of NOT KNOWINGSo having no knowledge about something then critisizing it is acting out of Ignorance, Correct?Ignorance is…[Read more]

Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 17 2010,06:54)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 16 2010,06:29)Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 16 2010,07:42)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 15 2010,10:14)Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 15 2010,14:41)bodhitharta wrote:Quote The problem with your response is that it didn't answer my question. When slavery was perfectly acceptable in America it was…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 16 2010,22:58)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 15 2010,13:31)When a person contemplates a crime they first have to digest the fact that it is wrong and it is only wrong to them because they know God exists so at that point they are offending God before the crime is commited. But if they turn back because of their conscience they have…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,20:13)Quote I am saying that if someone wants to drink and can control themselves, yes.ALLAH, does not wish to oppress His servants but at the same time not many can control themselves with alcohol which leads to a lot of misery and lapses of judgement so it is not the alcohol itself it is the effect that it can have on…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,20:10)Bad formatting…attempt two:Quote So you think these overwhelmingly bad mutations are responsible for building up the entire spectrum of species?Obviously not.  The bad ones are not selected.Quote Have you ever seen a trigger fish?As a protection against predators, triggerfish can erect the first two dorsal…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,20:02)BDQuote What I call hypocrisy in Atheism at least concerning you and kejonn is that you claim that there are no “gods” and then you critisize and complain against what you say you don't believe in. If you practiced what you preached or believed in what you say you would be incapable of having such conversations.That…[Read more]

Sura #45 1 Ha-Mim. 2 The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. 3 Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe. 4 And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith. 5 And in the alternation of…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 16 2010,15:51)Quote (karmarie @ Jan. 16 2010,08:23)Ed, Bodhitharta has spent his time back here witnessing to Stu and Kejohnn, WOW, do you not think that is great? Its obvious you do care Ed,  I also care about you,Hi Kermarie,Do you not believe that Stuart and Kejonn also witnessing to BD is great as well?I suppose maybe to…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,15:24)Quote So you assume that mutations are generally good and not harmful? No, overwhelmingly most mutations are harmful.  Many are neutral too, affecting DNA that does not code for proteins.Quote What do you mean by “select”Individuals with that allele survive to reproduce more frequently than those who do not have…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,13:55)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 16 2010,11:35)Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,08:34)Muslims and alcohol on YouTube:Logic…damage outweighs the benefits…obedience…it’s a test…how about just a LITTLE BIT?..the hadith says it is forbidden, it will make you drunk (!)……MEDICINAL PURPOSES!  That’s what my flatmates were taking it f…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,15:33)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 16 2010,11:27)Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,09:05)Well said Karmarie.Bodhitharta and Ed are not very 'great' at 'witnessing', it has to be said.  I've endured much better prostyletising than theirs (but all such preaching is nonsense though!).  Mindless screeds of koran and Dan Brown codes f…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,08:51)Mutations do not 'assist' natural selection.  They are the source of the variation in a population, particular groups of which will be better at survival and reproduction, and whose alleles will come to be more frequent in that population over time.  With no mutation there would be no alternatives from which s…[Read more]

Sura #37 1 By those who range themselves in ranks, 2 And so are strong in repelling (evil), 3 And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah.! 4 Verily, verily, your Allah is one!- 5 Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun! 6 We have indeed decked the lower heaven with…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,08:34)Muslims and alcohol on YouTube:Logic…damage outweighs the benefits…obedience…it’s a test…how about just a LITTLE BIT?..the hadith says it is forbidden, it will make you drunk (!)……MEDICINAL PURPOSES!  That’s what my flatmates were taking it for.  They only took a little bit and I never saw any of them drunk.Even a…[Read more]

Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 16 2010,07:42)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 15 2010,10:14)Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 15 2010,14:41)bodhitharta wrote:Quote The problem with your response is that it didn't answer my question. When slavery was perfectly acceptable in America it was because of Social Capital which is really just another word for Politics. What…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 16 2010,09:05)Well said Karmarie.Bodhitharta and Ed are not very 'great' at 'witnessing', it has to be said.  I've endured much better prostyletising than theirs (but all such preaching is nonsense though!).  Mindless screeds of koran and Dan Brown codes from the bible?  Convincing?  Hardly!Anyway, welcome to the 'outcasts' clu…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 16 2010,00:05)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 14 2010,23:47)The Christian scriptures are wrong in their understanding Jesus is the literal Son of MaryGood. Sorry it took so many pages for you to admit that you do not accept the same Jesus that Christians do. Why beat around the bush?This is the same Jesus the son of Mary who was a…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 16 2010,00:11)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 14 2010,22:14)Those who are willing to offend God are more than willing to offend their neighbor.Gee, I wonder how many people contemplating some crime are thinking “I think I will go offend God today”?When a person contemplates a crime they first have to digest the fact that it is wrong…[Read more]