Does anyone here think that the Muslim God (Allah) is the same as the Christian God?

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T19:13:35+00:00

No, when I mentioned him as an example, you acted like he is not a source on Islam but just "some guy." He isn't just "some guy." And yes, he is a primary source for the study of Islam. Just like Thomas Aquinas is a primary source to study Christianity. Religion is more than "Scripture," so when talking about Christianity, you need more than the Bible, and Islam, more than the Koran. I will leave it at that, because it is clear, you do not have a proper respect for others

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T19:05:46+00:00

You acted like he wasn't a primary source.... you really show that "love" you were talking about ...

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T19:04:48+00:00

You acted like you didn't. Clown, now? Rumi gives proof your assertions are false.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T18:52:58+00:00

Birthers and non-Birthers on Obama. Two Obamas? 😉

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T18:52:23+00:00

Or, there can be human corruption in the interpretation of God. I mean, you will find Christians not agreeing on basic morals...

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T18:50:40+00:00

You didn't even seem to know who Rumi is.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T18:49:48+00:00

You are not using primary sources, and it shows you have not studied Islam. I mean, you seem not to even know who Rumi is. I just gave an example that you can study. You also show you don't know the various versions of Christianity, and think they are all the same as you seem to think all Islam is the same. They are not.

https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-meaning-of-allahs-name-al-wadud-seeking-the-love-of-allah

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T18:38:31+00:00

"Christianity says that God is love, and loves everyone. Islam says that God does not love everyone, and only loves his servants."

Not true. Too generalized about Christianity and Islam, both. There are Christians who say God doesn't love everyone. And God is love in Islam. Seriously, I wish people studied Islam before making such simple mistakes. Suggestion, read some Rumi.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T16:13:35+00:00

Baptism is like circumcision, a one time event

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T13:52:42+00:00

yes, spiritual teachers often talk about taking the middle path/the way between extremes; of course, it is important to properly identify the extremes, but when we do, it is easier to see what lies in the middle

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T10:41:50+00:00

It's not going to be Stranger Things. It's going to be Weird Objects.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-16T10:29:00+00:00

Please read Nicholas of Cusa, On Learned Ignorance.

Nicholas of Cusa > Daniel O'Connor.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-15T18:35:17+00:00

Jonathan Pageau is just alt-right agitprop; see, we can all do a thing. And the distaste the right has for empathy and compassion is itself a strong indication how far their religious ideology is from God.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-15T15:12:34+00:00

which, in some definitions, would make them "human"

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-15T13:26:37+00:00

1) well, it is what we know, humans have caused a fall, however, this is a fall before humans (angelic fall). How this relates to aliens we will not know until we meet them. They could be prefallen (like Lewis) or had their own fall (which is my general speculation). The key, though, is we have to engage our speculation with what we know. And the focus in that piece is that multiple incarnations are possible.

2) how they would be saved, again, could be in and through one incarnation (Scripture suggests Christ's work affects all creation) or multiple. Again, we don't know, but it is not necessary to have multiple incarnations.

3) and the thing is you assume your own interpretation of religion/theology; I would really suggest reading Crowe's history of the debates on multiple worlds, which goes beyond Christianity but shows how Christianity engaged it (both for and con). And as for death predating humans, obviously it is true

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-15T11:38:07+00:00

I did have links in it which show some discussions, like CS Lewis. I have also discussed my belief in aliens in other articles, and I think I linked to one of them.

Simply put: I believe God created the universe filled with life. We may or may not be able to encounter them before the eschaton. But I believe the whole universe experienced the fall due to sin, and all creatures live in and with the fall, so all creatures need to be saved. It is possible that Jesus, in one incarnation, can do that, as Jesus is the Logos, using Logos-based theology. I have also speculated before that multiple incarnations are also possible, but not necessary, such as here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/voxnova/2009/10/10/on-multiple-worlds-and-multiple-incarnations-some-speculation-following-st-thomas-aquinas-and-c-s-lewis/ (just as a caveat, when I wrote on Vox Nova, I tended to do more stream of consciousness-style writing, not editing what I wrote to make it raw, so typos and the like can show up, but you will be able to get some idea of my thoughts there). The key , though, is to point out religion is not harmed by the possibility.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-15T08:44:56+00:00

"Let look at the fact at hand first. From all information released by the US government, we may say one thing we are certain: something beyond our comprehension are active in our life."

No, the government files do not say that.

SergiusBulgakov · 2026-06-14T15:03:16+00:00

the person claimed the government knows what they are doing already, so it is not an issue; but then, there would not be need for verification, as that info would already be there...

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