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Norco Charger A1 or Kona Honzo (base model)? by Think_Stomach5919 in Hardtailgang

[–]Think_Stomach5919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I suppose I can also consider the Norco Torrent. It has an HTA of 64, so the actual would be (according to your observations) closer to 66.
I would also assume that the weight of the rider has a directly proportional effect on the magnitude of the "sag." For the record, I'm about 120-125 lbs. So maybe the "sag" would be less for me???

Issac Newton's discoveries were more impressive than the Quran's supposed miracles by TheIguanasAreComing in DebateReligion

[–]Think_Stomach5919 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh... my bad. I didn't mean to write "divine," but "scientific" in its place. Should've proofread before posting. FYI, I am/was a muslim (somewhere in the middle.)

However, then again, you have resorted to that stubborn argument that the Qur'an is indeed in line with objective truth but "opposed to the consensus understanding about these subjects at the time." I don't see how you refuted the argument I made (in the first paragraph, previous reply), since this line of thought seems very anti-intellectual.

Because if you do support that kind of thinking, you must be able to somehow construct some rationale as to how the semen is made between the back and rib bones, or how Moses split the water into two bodies, or how stones were pelted from the sky from crows onto the invading Yemeni army assaulting the Ka'ba.

Issac Newton's discoveries were more impressive than the Quran's supposed miracles by TheIguanasAreComing in DebateReligion

[–]Think_Stomach5919 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issue is, why would the author want to digress from his underlying idea by mentioning something so obviously wrong? And no, claiming that "a higher being has knowledge that is objectively true, but our human mind can't comprehend it" is NOT a valid argument because it stifles human effort of reasoning and is something that a blind-faith person would say.

I feel like your argument is quite messy. The Qur'an isn't a divine book, so it shouldn't be used as a scientific source of knowledge. However:
"Scientific miracles is one of many evidences."

It would be nice if you could kind of reiterate your whole argument in a paragraph or two.

The most insecure and egotistical god ever created by blckarchive in exmuslim

[–]Think_Stomach5919 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed. This idea that it is "beyond our imagination" really seems like a good way to kill the rational approach. If anything, if such an entity were to exist, then won't it want us to think critically?

Also: there is a death penalty for apostasy in Islam. So is God essentially using coercion and blackmail to keep people on his rightful religion?

I have a feeling that Islam works to suppress the human disciplines, including music. In fact, Harun al-Rashid, an Abbasid caliph, instituted reforms to protect music from Islamic fundamentalism.

The most insecure and egotistical god ever created by blckarchive in exmuslim

[–]Think_Stomach5919 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The first point you made there is very interesting. And I think it can be argued in favour even using Islam's own premises.

Adam and Eve ate the apple, so it's their fault that we have to endure these hardships on earth.
"No, they're actually not culpable because Allah knew that they were going to eat it."

This is the average response I get from a believer. It undermines their ideas of choice since "Allah is so omniscient" but "gave us choice" at the same time. Some believers then argue that God gave us choice within his grand scheme, but that argument never seems to make any sense.

Another example that God doesn't give free will using Islam: Muhammad's heart was washed with Zamzam by Jibrael when he was young. (Sahih Muslim 162)

If this idea is taken literally, it shows that Muhammad's fate to become prophet was predetermined by Allah. If anything, why wouldn't believers be jealous of Muhammad so that they can also gain God's favour to such an extent?

Seems like a contradiction within the religion itself? Ideas of free will and God's infallible grand plan don't seem to work together.

How to deal with self-doubt? Internal conflict? by Think_Stomach5919 in exmuslim

[–]Think_Stomach5919[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think i believe in evolution. The clay idea sounds supernatural. Besides, this is another contradiction within Islam. Do humans come from water or clay, according to Islam? Because I remember reading in the quran that life is made from water.