the belief that there was nothing
and nothing happened to nothing
and then nothing magically exploded for no reason,
creating everything and then a bunch of everything
magically rearranged itself for no reason what so ever
into self replicating bits
That may well be true, but not for Muslims, we have a very strict 'aqeedah that actually suggests not only evolution, but certain aspects of physics must be rethought.
But you are right to use the words ābelieve in evolutionā.
If God can create the Sun, Moon and stars ⦠billions and billions of angels, sustain life and cause every moment to exist then dinosaurs are merely an atom in a drop in the ocean of His Might. Why should dinosaurs be our worst nightmare - they existed God made them - and nothing can exist except by the permission of God. Youāll have to elaborate why you think dinosaurs are so scary for creationists ā¦
Then ask yourself the question ⦠āDoes psyah really make everything up in his head? Or does he have a basis?ā - InshaAllah I try to keep things simple here on this forum, by giving condensed material to you guys to read ⦠You think that Iām making it up, but I do have references - all you need to do is ask me for them.
I donāt subscribe to atheism, but there is no doubt that many of religiousā dogmas & rituals are mad madeā¦in almost all religions. Also, I think you donāt religion to find the God especially since God is supposedly everywhere all the time.
This is an unfinished journey and conclusion Shamraz ⦠Since you have realised that there is a God and that many religions include man-made aspects should you therefore not conclude that it is your responsibility to investigate which areas of religion are not man-made and hence bind them into your life? Or else, by ignoring those aspects at least you will be creating your own āman-madeā path in life ⦠Or is your argument that āyou would prefer to follow your own way rather than follow the way of the wisdoms of the agesā ???
Viewing established organised religion as āwisdom of the agesā is in my view an insult to divine revelation, but to many agnostics they consider that statement a fitting description. Even then I could not imagine that you view your own intellect better than the ideas culminated by establish religion.
Complete your journey and find the parts that God wants from us ⦠and if you arrive at your conclusions without any evidence then for sure you will have to include yourself in to the pot of people following āman-madeā dogmas and rituals.
In one of the discussions, I remember you alluded to amputating a thief as a barbaric act. Reading you response here, I am assuming that you called it a barbaric act because you think itās man-made. Is that a correct inference?