Posts Tagged ‘Triangulations’
March 7, 2014
Please view paarsurrey comments on blog “triangulation” for your valuable opinion:
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/defining-religion-ninian-smart/
“Defining Religion: Ninian Smart”
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/defining-religion-ninian-smart/#comment-125352
paarsurrey
03/06/2014 at 5:59 pm
@Sabio Lantz : 03/06/2014 at 3:58 pm
I think you won’t mind if I point out that the illustration you made titled “Ninian Smart’s model” has the dropper/marker second from left as “myths”; making total six components of religion; please see in the beginning of your post. Since you supported him in your post so you have to tell as to what you understand from a myth.
The Truthful Religion has six Article of Faith, no doubt it:
• Unity of God
• His Angels
• His Books
• His Prophets
• The Last Day
• Divine Decree
And five Pillars of Islam:
• Kalima
• Prayer
• Fasting
• Zakaat
• Hajj
http://www.alislam.org/
“myths” are definitely not one of them.
I like your blog but I don’t have necessarily/always to agree with whatever you write.
Please be tolerant for a differing voice
Thanks and regards
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March 6, 2014
Paarsurrey on “Triangulations” blog
“Defining Religion: Ninian Smart”
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/defining-religion-ninian-smart/
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/defining-religion-ninian-smart/#comment-125306
1. paarsurrey
03/06/2014 at 10:48 am
You are in any angry mood; and you know in an angry mood no meaningful discussion is possible. I don’t discuss to win; but religion is part of my “self”; for that I have suffered a lot; but I don’t mind that.
When you are out of this mood; and you want to have a friendly discussion; we may do that and others are also welcome to participate. Then you may choose any of the above items; but there will be no debate; there will be only discussion open to everybody.
I like your blog.
I only made my comments on the thoughts expressed in the post of your blog, please.
2. paarsurrey
03/06/2014 at 11:01 am
@Takis Konstantopoulos : 03/06/2014 at 8:58 am
“Muslims (and Christians and Zoroastrians and Jews) refer to their god as if that god were male.” Unquote
I can only speak for Islam/Quran/Muhammad.
Quran mentions clearly that genders are not applicable on His personage:
[112:1] In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
[112:2] Say, ‘He is Allah, the One;
[112:3] ‘Allah, the Independent and Besought of all.
[112:4] ‘He begets not, nor is He begotten;
[112:5] ‘And there is none like unto Him.’
http://www.alislam.org/quran/search2/showChapter.php?ch=112
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February 22, 2014
I posted following comments: blog “triangulations” topic “The Sanctification Cloak”: link:
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/the-sanctification-ploy/
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/the-sanctification-ploy/#comment-124513
paarsurrey
02/22/2014 at 4:41 pm
@ Sabio Lantz
““God said it.”
“When you declare that a god told you something, you are attempting to shut down the discussion. We are not suppose to question the gods. By declaring that a god declared some ‘truth’, you are using the sanctification cloak to stop all questioning.” Unquote
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 1835-1908 has introduced a different notion of “God said it”; he ( and most of his followers) presents the reason content in the quote not the quote as an authority. If one understands the reason content in the quote, that is sufficient , otherwise one could ignore it.
We don’t stop anybody from questioning; one could still question.
We can still quote from the “God said it”, for the reason content in the quote.
So on and so forth.
Please
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February 13, 2014
My comments on triangulations blog:
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/ghosts-an-atheist-touchstone/
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/ghosts-an-atheist-touchstone/#comment-124153
paarsurrey
02/13/2014 at 2:56 pm
@ trueandreasonable :02/13/2014 at 12:45 pm
“An atheist can believe in ghosts spirits esp and other supernatural things and still be an atheist.”
I don’t get you exactly. How an Atheist can believe in ghosts spirits esp while he is not ready to accept the existence of One-True-God?
Similarly: How can a naturalist accept ghosts etc as a natural phenomenon while he is not ready to accept the One-True-God who exists and the nature has come into existence at His command?
This would be a dire contradiction, I think.
Please elaborate your viewpoint.
Any Atheist or Naturalist could also respond, please.
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February 13, 2014
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/ghosts-an-atheist-touchstone/
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/ghosts-an-atheist-touchstone/#comment-124144
paarsurrey
02/13/2014 at 11:26 am
@Howie : 02/13/2014 at 10:30 am
I think instead of labeling others as “stupid” or “deluded” that you rightly said just makes the person mad and less likely to hear one’s point of view; I think the right approach is that one should give one’s good reasons and arguments and tell the other person that his point of view is unreasonable.
Thanks
I also wrote the following comments:
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/ghosts-an-atheist-touchstone/#comment-124142
paarsurrey
02/13/2014 at 10:59 am
There is no mention of Ghosts in the Revealed Book of the truthful religion from the One-True-God. Those who believe in ghosts believe out of superstition; and have weak psyche.
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February 4, 2014
I have written a comment on the “Triangulations” blog at the topic
“Language & Religion as Decorations”:
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/language-religion-as-decorations/
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/language-religion-as-decorations/#comment-123773
My comments are given below;
paarsurrey
02/04/2014 at 10:46 am
@ Sabio Lantz
I don’t get you exactly. Please elaborate.
Arabic is not my mother tongue; yet when Quran is recited in Arabic by a good Qari (a correct reciter); it spell bounds one.
Yet this is one quality of Quran; its real miracle is in its meanings, its message and its appeal to reason where reason could lead one to, reasonably.
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/language-religion-as-decorations/#comment-123773
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February 3, 2014
I have commented on the “triangulations” blog on the topic
“The Present Moment: a Buddhist fetish”
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/the-present-moment-a-buddhist-fetish/
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/the-present-moment-a-buddhist-fetish/#comment-123738
paarsurrey
02/03/2014 at 7:44 am
@ john zande 02/02/2014 at 9:25 am
I agree with you. We cannot catch present; by the time we realize it; it has already passed and become past. In absolute sense; past, present and future are the same; part of the unseen.
It is an attribute of the One-True-God that he knows the seen or present and the unseen:
[23:93] Knower of the unseen and of the seen! Exalted therefore is He above all that which they associate with Him!
http://www.alislam.org/quran/search2/showChapter.php?ch=23&verse=92
I think there is nothing from Buddha to live in the present and to ignore past and future.
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/the-present-moment-a-buddhist-fetish/#comment-123738
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January 27, 2014
Sabio Lantz an atheist blogger introduced “John Barron” in his blog with these words.
“John Barron is conservative Christian with a popular blog. He is intelligent and a fine writer.”
I therefore visited blog of John Barron “Sifting Reality” @http://siftingreality.com/. I wrote following comment on the post titled “Baptism: Necessary?” byTerranceH.
paarsurrey says:
January 27, 2014 at 10:10 AM
“people of all religions should feel free to participate. What does your religion believe?”
Thanks for inviting followers of other religions for participation in the discussion; it means you are an open mind.
I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim.
In Islam/Quran there is no baptism; please define as to what is “baptism”.?
Islam/Quran/Muhammad do not hold that man is sinful by birth; there is no “original sin”; every human is born innocent.
Thanks and regards
http://siftingreality.com/2014/01/25/baptism-necessary/#comment-80605
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January 16, 2014
I wrote following post on “Triangulations” topic “Worldly Prosperity: The Crux of Christianity & Buddhism”; and I publish it in my blog for the benefit of viewers of my blog and for public.
http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/worldly-prosperity-the-crux-of-christianity-buddhism/#comment-122739
paarsurrey
01/15/2014 at 6:54 pm
“efforts to acquire worldly prosperity are a common theme among the majority of Christians and Buddhists.” Unquote
I think I have to disagree with you here. Your above summary might be true about the present day Buddhists/Buddhism and or Christians/Christianity but surely not true about Buddha- who twice rejected the throne his father keenly offered him; and about Jesus whose Core Teachings are:
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Matthew 22:36-40
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A36-40
I don’t think that Buddha or Jesus would agree to your surmise. Would they?
I think this needs revisiting of your post.
Thanks
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