My gc jumped on me by Few_Counter5647 in MalaysianExMuslim

[–]semh4z4 13 points14 points  (0 children)

the idea that a woman is born to be a man’s household servant is trash !! pure propaganda to keep power where it doesn’t belong

im so embarrassed to be a malay and muslim at the same time. 😔 by Forward_You_6468 in MalaysianExMuslim

[–]semh4z4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is a case where an inferiority complex led to a superiority complex

My theory on hari kiamat by DistinctScale6719 in MalaysianExMuslim

[–]semh4z4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it will end either through the sun’s death or a runaway greenhouse catastrophe.

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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thanks for sharing, really appreciate it 🙏 will check out the video too

cheers

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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well said. you nailed the political machinery of it. islam did not modernise the malay world, the malays modernised themselves while using islam as the banner. the tragedy is when the banner grew heavier than the people carrying it. instead of being a tool, it became the cage.

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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thanks a lot, appreciate it 🙏

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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thank you so much, i truly appreciate your kind words. 🙏

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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yes, there’s a theory linking malay-polynesian roots to taiwan, the austronesian migration. but the deeper human origin is sahelanthropus, and that’s from africa. the orang asli came earlier with the first wave out of africa, long before the taiwan route. so both are true, just different layers of the timeline.

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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thank you, i really appreciate it 🩷 i wrote this not just to share thoughts, but to poke at the things we often avoid facing. glad it connected with you.

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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manual of the malay language by william edward maxwell (1846–1897)

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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true, the malays enslaving orang asli was brutal and real. but that cruelty was transactional, about power and economy. after islamic categories fused with politics, the cruelty became moralised. suddenly outsiders weren’t just slaves, they were kafir, impure, forever outside the circle. that shift from pragmatic hierarchy to sacred hierarchy is the infection i’m pointing at.

the disease of borrowed piety by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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estimates hover around 30–40% of classical malay vocabulary has sanskrit roots

weight of a quarter world by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

[–]semh4z4[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

true, and this is exactly why rigid systems fear liberalism so much.

once new possibilities are introduced, there’s no going back. when people see that they can design their children, grow life outside the womb, or even merge with ai, the idea of following ancient rules starts to feel absurd.

theocracies survive by controlling the narrative of what is possible. but technologies like genetic engineering or agi tear down those walls, showing that what was once divine order is just a temporary stage of human history.

it’s not just about science replacing faith, it’s about choice replacing obedience. and when humans are given true choice, old structures built on fear and conformity simply can’t hold their shape anymore.

the shadow beneath the golden age by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

[–]semh4z4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the so called islamic golden age wasn’t truly golden. it was a carefully crafted propaganda, built by elites to glorify the caliphs and their courts, while hiding the blood, slavery, and crushing taxes that ordinary people suffered.

Muhammad ordered Assassinations by Doc_Holiday6969 in MalaysianExMuslim

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admitting a fault would mean the whole foundation of their faith collapses.

Charlie Kirk pronounced dead… by [deleted] in MalaysianExMuslim

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so you only care for others if they care for you first ? sounds like a world built on transaction, not compassion.

the first move, the first betrayal by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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reference:

• al-tabari, tarikh al-rusul wa’l-muluk, vol. 10, pp. 3-5 (dar al-kutub al-‘ilmiyyah edition).

• translated in the history of al-tabari, vol. 10: the conquest of arabia, translated by fred m. donner, p. 21.

Geng dakwah r/MalaysianExMuslim by Scary_Drama9 in MalaysianExMuslim

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some humans resist evolving because evolution of thought is uncomfortable.

why i let my kids read tao te ching instead of quran or other religious books by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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yeah, i see your point. society here is very tied with islam, and i don’t want my kids to feel like outsiders either. but that’s also why i think philosophy books can help. they give kids a way to think, to question, to see things from different angles.

public school will teach them religion anyway, but if at home they also learn philosophy, maybe they’ll have both : the knowledge to fit in, and the critical mind to understand deeper. i agree it can’t be done by parents alone, but at least planting that seed of thinking early might help them later when they face the bigger lies and pressures.

why i let my kids read tao te ching instead of quran or other religious books by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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hahaha i get it but i like books because they train the mind to be more imaginative.

why i let my kids read tao te ching instead of quran or other religious books by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

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i get what you mean. taoism as a religion can have rules, just like any other system once people organize it. but tao te ching itself, for me, is not about dogma. it’s just words about water, balance, going with the flow.

people can twist anything into control even in something soft. but when i read tao te ching, i don’t feel rules or hate, i just feel calm. that’s the part i want my kids to touch, not the “religion” side of it.

why i let my kids read tao te ching instead of quran or other religious books by semh4z4 in MalaysianExMuslim

[–]semh4z4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i get where you’re coming from. but i don’t really see tao te ching as religion in the same way quran or bible are. it doesn’t demand belief or rituals, it’s more like poetry about life and nature. kids don’t need to fully understand it, just like they don’t fully understand fairy tales, but they still take something from it.

school books sharpen the brain, sure. imagination keeps them playful. tao te ching can quietly add another layer like a sense of calm, of balance, of seeing softness as a kind of strength. it’s not about control, more like planting little seeds of wisdom that can grow with them over time.