Why? Why not the Pharaohs?
Most Egyptians converted to Islam and are now Arabic.
(try to remember being Arab is cultural, not racial).
Are you smoking crack? I just said: trial by 12 member jury is GREEK.
Are you going to say that this came from the OT? :bugeye:
You have got to be deluded or you have such a massive Jewish meme infection it has shut down all critical thinking apparatus in your CNS
How old is the Hebrew Bible? I've often wondered why they chose Jacob, who lied to his blind father and stole his brothers inheritance as "Israel"
Seems to have set an unnecessary precedent for deception and hasbara in the country named after him.
I wonder who he really was (Jacob)
I didn't say they were. Arab is a culture and it really doens't matter when it derived.The Pharoahs and the Egyptians were not Arabs.
No it's not.That is not a law but an extension of TWO INDEPENDENT WITNESSES [Hebrew], as opposed an Iranian court system. One can choose a jury option, but not independent witnesses.
Do you actually read what you write? Democracy is Greek as in an elected leaders is Greek. Jews lived under Kings. See the difference?I say that no laws came from Europe and democracy did not come from Greece. Even the right to mary a foreigner, accorded as a Roman law, is not a new law but based on the woman's right to agree to a marraige [not the man's sole decision] - which comes from the Hebrew [ch. Isaac and Rebecca]. Europe has corrupted history the past 2000 years by omissions and fullfiling away. Feel free to give a hard copy reference of Greek Democracy or Greek alphabetical writings older than the Hebrew. And I mean hard copy - not someone's assessment.
I didn't say they were. Arab is a culture and it really doens't matter when it derived.
No it's not.
try again: Jury by 12 Peers is LAW.
Get it?
Jews lived under Kings. See the difference?
If there are any small similarities between Greek and Jewish law it's because of the Hellenization of Jews.
And that doesn't matter. Get this - cultures are not static. They change. Presently Egypt is mostly Arabic.Exceop there were no arabs pre-500 BCE.
If by "extension" you mean has absolutely nothing at all to do with Judaism and is completely based on Greek culture - then yeah, we agree.As I said, this is an extention to derive independent witness jurisdiction. The number 12 does not impact.
No, it didn't.Your just showing your European classroom knowledge here. Sepration of religion and state came from the Hebrew bible.
And that doesn't matter. Get this - cultures are not static. They change. Presently Egypt is mostly Arabic.
.If by "extension" you mean has absolutely nothing at all to do with Judaism and is completely based on Greek culture - then yeah, we agree.
No, it didn't.
I don't think you understand the extent to which Jews were Hellenized. I'm sorry to inform you of this, but you are a product of Greek culture. Which, well, isn't all that bad of a thing.
I've spoken with a Buddhist who said many ideals in Islam are universal - and so in their opinion Buddhism was no better than Islam (or anything else in that sense). I mean, it's all about what you personally connect with.How many non-Muslims think that Muslim religious beliefs and religious books are the only true religious beliefs and religious books?
How many other religious books mention the validity of revelations of other religions as the Qur'an mentions the Gospels and Taurat and claims that a prophet equal to Mohammed was sent to every other people?
Very Christian-like.As the Qur'an says: is one who knows equal to one who doesn't know?
And that's why Xianity is, like Islam, not suitable for our modern world. Yes, the self-forgiveness part is nice, even powerful (psychologically), but not the Jesus is the only way part.I mean I cannot in any rational context simultaneously believe the Quran saying that all prophets are equal while believing that only Jesus is the path to salvation.
The Qur'an makes as much sense as the Bible - which is to say little.That would be stupid. Maybe Christians think that way, but to me, the Quran makes more sense, since it means that people are not incumbent on knowing or accepting some prophet who may have descended into oblivion if not for Paul.
I know you do SAM, but, sadly you are probably wrong and your intolerant belief system encourages people to act on their intolerance many times leading to violence.Now maybe you feel the Christian belief is the right one and thats fine. For you. For myself, I think the Qur'an is right, this is why I am a Muslim and not a Christian. From what I know of Jesus, I think he was a Muslim. He did not worship himself either.
Also, you never did answer that question I posed to you: If you were born in 1100's Japan, and were raised a Shinto, do you think you'd strongly believe in multiple Gods?
CAMERA is not "from the mouths of Muslims" Its Israeli hasbara
Its the winner of numerous awards. Its not Aljareza.
It most certainly isn't absurd. YOU only think it's absurd because I asked about YOU. If I had asked the same question like this: What was the belief of Japanese in 1100s raised to be Shinto, the answer is very simple - Shinto faith. Historians ask these questions all the time.I will address your other comments later. I will however address this question that apparently, you really want fucking answered real fucking bad. Hmm, what if I were born and were raised a Shinto, do I think I would strongly believe in multiple Gods. The problem I see here is there is so many variables to consider it's virtually impossible to answer. Buddhism in Japan stretches all the way back to 500 CE. What if I were raised Shinto but given that my father beats me and it seemed the Gods had cursed me so I went to the closest Buddhist temple and converted to Buddhism and devoted my life to the Buddha dharma in monkhood. What if I were born a woman and raped by a family member thus turning to a life of alcoholism and prostitution. What if I were born and raised a Shinto but never believed in the Gods, religion, or the rituals and lived a irreligious life focused on hard work and surviving.
It's hard to say but what I do know is it's all absurd. Why don't you line it up even better? What if X and X and X and X and X and X and X and X and X. Why don't you get a little bit more specific here Michael, please. The factor of time and place doesn't invalidate the message of Islam. What if you were born under the Abbasid Caliphate, in the 8th century, to Muslim parents, whom were fairly wealthy and they were very devout, you enjoyed religious and secular schooling, you were always observant of your prayers, you married an equally devout Muslim girl, you live a long life and die a Muslim, do you think you Michael would be Muslim? Hmm? Or do you feel your "different," you push the envelope, you question things, you're way to rational and critical to ever possibly believe in deity so it doesn't matter what the time and place is you'd be an Atheist. But really, I need to know this and I feel if I don't obtain this information from you in 24 hours my right testicle will explode.
He wasn't a Christian, but the alcohol drinking, polygamy disparaging, ritual public prayer discouraging, mother and family rejecting, parable teaching, rule ridiculing, responsibility shirking wanderer who never fasted a day in his life that we know of, would not be a Muslim today.SAM said:From what I know of Jesus, I think he was a Muslim. He did not worship himself either.
He wasn't a Christian, but the alcohol drinking, polygamy disparaging, ritual public prayer discouraging, mother and family rejecting, parable teaching, rule ridiculing, responsibility shirking wanderer who never fasted a day in his life that we know of, would not be a Muslim today.
Its the winner of numerous awards. Its not Aljareza.
CAMERA is a fucking joke and you know it.
And every theistic religion produces people who tell me that - their God or Gods are never among the false ones, naturally.yosef said:The matter of fact is that some religions are true while others are false. One God is true while other gods are false.