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..so the Qur'an must be a conspiracy then, if Jesus is not real.. ..and all the Scriptures in the NT must be based on lies. Feel free to believe what you like, but I find it more credible, that these Scriptures are based on truth, even if they contain errors/exagerrations etc.

You seem to be suggesting that Abrahamic religion could be one big giant conspiracy.. What evidence do you have that this is likely? :)

When you "point the finger", there are 3 fingers pointing at yourself. We all belong to the human race, and are all sinners. The main difference between people is that some recognize that, and some don't. 😑

Disrespect of religion in society .. which blasphemy fuels. I don't think that is the correct question.. A better question would be "Is usury blessed by G-d?" ..and "Why is the global financial system based on usury?" ..such studies would be discarded by Western economists .. the whole shebang...

That is what you see.. I see, that moral values affect our behaviour and hence life-style .. which in turn affects policy priorities of politicians in securing more wealth for their nation etc. Exactly .. and the disrespect of G-d in society leads to immoral values .. usury and monetary...

Is it? That's not what I understand .. nothing to do with molecules .. ..nor is it about brain transplants. :)

I think most people would accept that science based on observation/experimentation is "real" .. just as our experience of existing in this universe is "real". ..so the issue is more one of, "Does an alternative universe exist, that cannot be verified by empirical observation of this one" ? 😑

..if you are referring to my posts, I suppose I really mean "wiser"..

That reminds me of when I went into a pie shop, and ordered a meat&potatoe pie. Upon biting into the pie, I found that it contained hardly any meat. I suggested to the pie-maker that it should be called potatoe&meat. ;)

It is only relatively recent, that blasphemy laws in the West have been discarded. In the United States, blasphemy was recognized as proscribed speech well into the 20th-century. The Constitution entailed a right to articulate views on religion, but not to commit blasphemy, with the Harvard Law...

That's fine .. and some people do .. so what happens, then? ..that is not what I refer to as blasphemy. It is when people consider nakedness and fornication in public as "trivial", when our civilizations collapse, imo. ..and blasphemy is the catalyst for such degeneration. It is not whether...

Where does that teaching come from? I doubt that our resident Catholic @Thomas would agree with you. :)

Well, it is very common that people consider themselves "smarter" than their ancestors. I remember when I was a young man, poo-pooing the prudes amongst the older generation. ..but I now believe that they were not wrong .. we don't know what we've got, until it's gone. There is nothing absurd...

I am not a professor of classical Arabic, but I have always thought of that verse as referring to our spiritual growth, yes.

I didn't know that. I have met people who've had a frontal lobotomy. I don't think that "they" do that any more.

How did your brain get "chopped in half" ?

Will you still be claiming that, if you find yourself aware after physical death? 😑

Yes .. the line between the two is often blurred. They do .. and the Qur'an also states that we "journey from plane to plane".

I don't think so .. it reflects a person's social status, and educational background. It's vulgar, and reminds me of immature youths trying to impress one another.

I managed to avoid the vaccinations .. I have had a compromised immune system since my late 30's. ..except on one occasion, where I was routinely pressurised, and I gave in .. I think it was in 2021. I constantly feel 'burned out' as well .. I put it down to a number of factors .. including...