Which religion has the lead?

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  1. Michael 歌舞伎 Valued Senior Member

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    Interview with Arab Atheist

    Q: Which goes to show how culture and society aren’t entirely representative of religion.
    A: The problem with us is that censorship created a different culture. Even if the government gives you rights to practice any religion freely you will still find trouble fitting in especially if you’re an insider. Like I said with me being an Arab, I feel like I lost 99% of my identity because I’m not Muslim. I know the situation is different in Lebanon and Jordan where non-Muslim Arabs are accepted but with me in the Gulf it’s really different.

    Q: Yes Bahrain is the same way. There are many atheists and agnostics here, in Saudi Arabia, in Kuwait, and the Iranians I meet are almost never attached to religion. Many do describe themselves as atheists too as they are strongly against all forms of religion especially if it’s enforced upon them. This is what drives people away from Islam – nobody likes to be forced to believe anything.

    A: You will be surprised as to how many people are like me here and feel the way I do but don’t feel comfortable enough sharing these ideas.
     
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  3. Michael 歌舞伎 Valued Senior Member

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    OP: Which religion has the lead?

    Watch China
     
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  5. Captain Kremmen All aboard, me Hearties! Valued Senior Member

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    Watch China. mmmh...............

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    @Geoff
    Stop arguing with Shadow. He's desperate for attention.
    I think it's because he's a Muslim

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  7. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    And then?

    No reversals, thanks.

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    The point has been demonstrated, and it's late for that crap now.

    I'm amused at your pretensions to ecumenicalism.
     
  8. Shadow1 Valued Senior Member

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    who said he was arguing me?
    and i'm trying deseperate to get an attention? that's a joke right? like i have no life, and i'm on a small stupid american site, trying to get attention? :bugeye:
    and because i'm a muslim???

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    :bugeye:
     
  9. Giambattista sssssssssssssssssssssssss sssss Valued Senior Member

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    I know what you mean. And they have no problem exporting it, either.
     
  10. Giambattista sssssssssssssssssssssssss sssss Valued Senior Member

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    Sciforums is most definitely European based.
     
  11. Shadow1 Valued Senior Member

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    i didnt thoght so

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    anyway
     
  12. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Tunisian thing. Don't tell him.

    And then?
     
  13. Captain Kremmen All aboard, me Hearties! Valued Senior Member

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    Yep.
     
  14. Michael 歌舞伎 Valued Senior Member

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    According to WIKI Christianity is in the lead, 2.3 billion followed by Islam at 1.4 billion. about a billion Hindu and a half billion Buddhists.

    Interestingly there are almost as many atheists as there are Muslims and more so than Hindu and Buddhists (1 billion atheists/agnostics). Now, why is THAT interesting (other than because I fall in that camp

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    . I think it's interesting because regardless of culture atheists tend to think similarly - unlike theisms, it's not something we're taught to think, but a natural disposition. When given proper education, decent freedom of expression and good security almost any people from anywhere will come to the conclusion Gods and Goddesses don't exist. People don't "naturally" come to the same theistic conclusions (which is why one people think there's Aliens, others Goddesses while still others think there's a God). As such atheism naturally arises inside ANY society that is safe, somewhat free and prosperous - the goal of most modern religions.

    Theism's ultimate triumph is Atheism - a nice little feed back loop.
     
  15. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    I don't know if atheism itself is a goal of religion, Michael, but I do think it's a goal that all societies protect the rights of atheists to the same extent as any other moral belief or non-belief system.
     
  16. Ja'far at-Tahir Grand Ayatollah of SciForums Registered Senior Member

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    Fuck you and fuck this pretentious ass attempt at an "argument," congrats, way to be a clueless dick and I'm not amused, this absurd.
     
  17. Michael 歌舞伎 Valued Senior Member

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    Lover's quarrel?

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  18. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    That sounded very calm. Whassamatta? Something about my line of discussion is bothering you. What's clueless about it? Come on, you can tell me.

    Strangely, I don't think he likes me very much. :shrug:
     
  19. Ja'far at-Tahir Grand Ayatollah of SciForums Registered Senior Member

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    What's clueless about it? I wasn't trying to argue, I wasn't trying to comment on your post in any other way whatsoever aside from what I said. I was being friendly mate and joking around and shared a simliar story and then you went on saying all this bullshit. That's what bothers/ed me.

    Also me cursing doesn't mean I'm not calm, I don't know how many times I have to explain this to everyone here, really.
     
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  20. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    What? That a couple Muslim women I know converted from Islam to something else? That perspective makes it bullshit, eh? Well, that's incredibly stupid. Because there's lots more, you know.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytJonM1uCsw
    http://www.faithfreedom.org/testimonials.htm

    Yes, I can tell.

    Just until it becomes true.
     
  21. Ja'far at-Tahir Grand Ayatollah of SciForums Registered Senior Member

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    To put it shortly, no, you're "arguments," are moronic and hilarious. I don't know how big that stick is that is up your ass but come on. I don't know how clearer I have to be here.

    You are free to believe whatever you wish mate.
     
  22. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Then discuss why.

    Great. And I do.
     
  23. Billy T Use Sugar Cane Alcohol car Fuel Valued Senior Member

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    Perhaps not, but why not have some useful comments instead?
     
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