Thank you. That was some interesting info, I should read up on Galileo. I find it really interesting so I'll be sure to check out the link.
Dude it takes like 5mins. Unless you really extend it. Besides very few muslims observe their prayers. Half of them are lying.austere wrote:I'm sure as you'd also agree, some of the poorest as well. Once you have wealth, its difficult to lose it unless you lack wit. But if someone is burdened with 5 prayers a day compared to another person who isn't, who is more likely to become more wealthy? All things being equal, expending large amounts of time and energy on an activity unlikely (unless they become a rich preacher) to convey economic benefits will tend towards poverty, all things being equal.
That's the thing though, it's seen as cheating by the women because it technically is. It almost always ends in divorce. It can be seen as simple unfaithfulness justified by religion. And no, it is not "very common".austere wrote:People are unlikely to come forward with it, but its very common in Gulf countries. In the Levant it's a convenient way of cheating and always leads to a divorce anyway. I was exaggerating a little bit but you will find a lot of the "Jihadis" operate this way and the females that hang around them eventually develop some sort of slavedom-fetish. No idea how that works yet.
Yeah extremists are extremists no doubt. Just because two extremists agree on something, doesn't define other people within the sects. And no the quran does not mention stoning, neither does it mention punishment for apostasy. Most progressives would cite the quranic quote "Let there be no compulsion in religion" as the deciding factor for most mainstream Islam.austere wrote:Not just wahhabis, also Iran. The fact that extremists on both sides of the spectrum do the same thing should have you wonder, no? Most Islam scholars in the west will say "that is a sura that is only meant for war". Well, the Qu'ran itself is divided in two sections, the Mecca suras and the Medina suras. The latter override the prior ones, as most Wahabbis will correctly tell you. That means their head chopping antics are actually pretty much justified according to Islam proper. The scholars are wrong. Ask one why the Quran doesn't list the Ayehs chronologically. They won't have an answer for you, but I can tell you why.
Cannablism is one of the greatest sins in the islamic religion, and the quran never mentions chopping off heads as a form of punishment in anyway. It seems to me you are speaking out of assumption rather than actual knowledge of the book. I worry that you have mistaken Hadith for Quran, which are two entirely different things. Hadith is a can of worms I don't wish to open. As it's mostly chinese whispers. And different sects treat them differently, some of them downright say that they should be ignored.austere wrote:That's the thing about Islam, if you interpret it (i.e. ignore anything that contradicts basic human decency) the right way, all is good, the moment you change its interpretations you'll be eating hearts in Homs, Syria and blowing up ancient monuments while cutting heads of the people guarding them. Is that true of Judaism/Christianity? Not so clear.
Ok now you're just pulling my legaustere wrote:I can tell you that most of the funding of Al Qaeda et al. ("Free" "Syrian" "Army", Jabhet Al Nusrah etc.) has been coming from "moderate" mosques around the world
You do realize how big of an accusation this is right? Alex Jones needs to hear of this!Regalsin? is that you?austere wrote:most Muslims do not take part in terrorism, but recent events have truly opened my eyes towards the percentage of them that actually approve of terrorism. It is not insignificant.
Really decent, warmhearted guy, otherwise (not kidding). 
