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Has anyone seen this particular YouTube phenom? I'm not quite sure what to make of her, and judging from the comments, the Muslim community shares my confusion. Some people admire her, others insult her, and all are surprised by her. I can see where she's coming from. There is beauty in modesty, and...
What is God, exactly? Those who do not profess any belief in God - and even some of those who do - would respond with an anthromorphic image. This can be quite literally the man on the throne (although I think very few people actually believe in that anymore) to something like a human consciousness...
I've never particularly thought of faith as a good thing. What value could irrational belief possibly have, after all? How is this any better than any other delusion? In class last week, we were discussing one of the psalms. I can't remember precisely which one, but the gist was that God comes in to...
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