Sounds like you are projecting your biases on others. Slow down on your Black Power BS.
We are talking about ideas, not race.
No matter what you think of others, it does not change the fact that Islam is a mother lode of really bad ideas.
BTW, I studied the Bible, read Talmud and the Quran/Hadiths. All three are the most vile books ever written. Anybody who tells you otherwise either did not read them or is simply lying.
Any ideology/religion that says "us vs them" is fundamentally wrong. It can and will be used to teach hate.
Well, I have studied the texts of the Abrahamics as well, as I have studied the Key of Solomon, the Necromnicon. I have read translated codexs. I plainly disagree, they are all beautiful texts (the Abrahamics) that provide a framework for peace and compassion. Our father Abraham made sure of this. This is why his name is attributed to those works. Although this may mean little to you, it means a lot to me, and our difference of opinion is fine. It's what makes all this shit so beautiful, the fact that you and I are such different things in the same world.
All ideologies, at their most extreme end of scale, engender an 'us vs them' attitude. It ties to esotericism, but you must reveal this truth to yourself. Hence esoteric
You are a nationalist, yes? Is this school of ideology not the literal definition of 'us vs them'? Do you feel that your views and opinions influences by said ideology are 'fundamentally wrong'?
Provide a text that you believe is 'not vile'. Genuinely curious
You are talking about race, not ideas. Be plain sir. We have had fellow humans perish for things that they had no say in, if that injustice doesn't strike you as a travesty, maybe you should reconsider your definition of vile.
This is not an ad hominem.
You want religion. Try Jainism.
If you think those books are not vile, your moral compass is screwed up.
Here is a thread on Bible I started a while ago:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--1367154Chopping people's heads, hands, boiling children, slavery is vile IMHO.
Anyway, it best is to stay away from the religious nonsense. It is nonsense no matter how loud you scream that is not.
Humanism, secular thought, science is the only way forward for humanity.
It is a historical record and a moral/ethical rubric with ritualistic observations of a higher power. I cannot apologize for the actions of those before me, as I had no input. History is indeed fucked up. And when I wake up every day and read the news, I see we may be due to repeat our mistakes. We apparently don't learn. That why you and I are talking right now
Man is nothing without faith. You may have replaced my God with your Science, but we both need to understand that there is something greater than ourselves, lest our life have little meaning. The life of a bug has little meaning.
Are you a bug, afnewbie? (Can't underscore, on a phone, don't know how at least LOL)
Rational thought and faith are not mutually exclusive man. There is room in my world for you. Invite me to yours.
And I'm not a Luddite, I believe in technology/medicine. But I believe in a higher power. We are obviously created things.
Edit: used to ride the bus with a Jain and a Sikh. The Jain was a cute chick that was a grade above me, the Sikh a side a grade below me. Both cool as shit. I like meat a bit too much for Jainism, and I don't completely believe in overt pacifism. Never talked to Ramen about his faith, can't contribute.
