Abu Maryam

Where we have people making up words like "Quranist" (ever heard of "Bibleist", or "Torahist"?), "Islamist" (again, "Christianityist", "Judaismist"?), "Jihadist" ("Crusadeist"?), and so on?

And then the whenever I used the word "Darwinist" in my questions, people were up in arms about it:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArN1_...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmJxw...

So why is it only in Islam where it's acceptable?

Darwinians/Darwinists/Evolutionists ...

Have you read Charles Darwin's "Descent of Man"?

He referred to the black Aboriginals of Australia as:

"Some savage races, such as the Australians [Aboriginals of Australia], are not exposed to more diversified conditions than are many species which have a wide range."

But then he condoned race extermination of the Aboriginals by the Caucasians when he wrote:

"At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace, the savage races throughout the world. At the same time the anthropomorphous apes, as Professor Schaaffhausen has remarked (18. 'Anthropological Review,' April 1867, p. 236.), will no doubt be exterminated. The break between man and his nearest allies will then be wider, for it will intervene between man in a more civilised state, as we may hope, even than the Caucasian, and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as now between the nerg0 or Australian and the gorilla."

(from Darwin's Descent of Man [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2300])

These ideas, plus much more from his writings, are the cornerstone of ideologies such as Nazism, KKK-ism, and other such modern racist -isms.

Now for all of those who defended/disregarded his marriage to his older cousin in my earlier question, defend/explain these writings if you can.

Have you read Charles Darwin's "Descent of Man"?

He referred to the black Aboriginals of Australia as:

"Some savage races, such as the Australians [Aboriginals of Australia], are not exposed to more diversified conditions than are many species which have a wide range."

But then he condoned race extermination of the Aboriginals by the Caucasians when he wrote:

"At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace, the savage races throughout the world. At the same time the anthropomorphous apes, as Professor Schaaffhausen has remarked (18. 'Anthropological Review,' April 1867, p. 236.), will no doubt be exterminated. The break between man and his nearest allies will then be wider, for it will intervene between man in a more civilised state, as we may hope, even than the Caucasian, and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as now between the ***** or Australian and the gorilla."

(from Darwin's Descent of Man [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2300])

These ideas, plus much more from his writings, are the cornerstone of ideologies such as Nazism, KKK-ism, and other such modern racist -isms.

Now for all of those who defended/disregarded his marriage to his older cousin in my earlier question, defend/explain these writings if you can.

Charles Darwin married his "charming, intelligent, and cultured cousin Emma Wedgwood"?

In terms of accomodations, privacy, price, can fit how many people per room, etc.:

- Riad (what is it exactly? A hostel? A guesthouse?)

- Hostel

- Guesthouse

Thanks!

Any suggestions for the cities to visit, activities to do and places to rent (hotels or otherwise) and their rates? And above all, how much things cost there?

Thanks!

... why didn't human beings (or any other heart-beating creature) evolve 2 hearts instead of just 1, given the fact that every heart-beating creature dies if his/her/its heart stops beating?

... wouldn't there have been some sort of ancient cave-drawings, folklore tales, etc. of those evolution incidents, and not something discovered not a measly 200 years ago?

believe in the evolution theory as the main reason we exist today?

Such as: "Ramadan: Why does...?", or "Why do...., Ramadan?"

It's confusing sometimes, especially when it's like: "What acts don't finish Ramadan?", so it sounds to me like: "What acts keep going after Ramadan is finished?"

What do you think?

when people try to push beached whales/dolphins back into the water, while the whales/dolphins are just trying to take that first baby step to start their evolution trip to become human beings like us?

with the bible, Jesus Christ, and Christianity?

Is it because you were all former Christians?

Or is it because that's the only religion you know so much about?

UK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more

By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer

.LONDON – Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients, compared to doctors who are very religious, according to a new study in Britain.

Dr. Clive Seale, a professor at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, conducted a random mail survey of more than 3,700 doctors across Britain, of whom 2,923 reported on how they took care of their last terminal patient.

Many of the doctors surveyed were neurologists, doctors specializing in the care of the elderly, and palliative care, though other specialists like family doctors, were also included.

Doctors who described themselves as "extremely" or "very nonreligious" were nearly twice as likely to report having made decisions like providing continuous deep sedation, which could accelerate a patient's death.

To ensure doctors are acting in accordance with their patients' wishes, Seale wrote that "nonreligious doctors should confess their predilections to their patients."

Seale also found that doctors who were religious were much less likely to have talked about end of life treatment decisions with their patients.

According to guidelines from the British Medical Association, doctors must not allow their religious beliefs to interfere with their treatment of patients.

"Whatever your personal beliefs may be...you must be respectful of the patient's dignity and views," the association says.

The guidelines also recommend that when patients are unable to communicate their wishes, doctors must not simply rely on their own values, but that they "should take all reasonable steps to maximize the patient's ability to participate in the decision-making process."

The study was paid for by Britain's National Council for Palliative Care and was published online Thursday in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100826/ap_on_he_me/eu...

... or do a lot of Muslims here need to be hit with Umar ibn Al-Khatab's stick upside their head?

It was the practice of Umar ibn Al-Khatab (raa) to walk with a stick, and to hit those Muslims who try to create fitnah within the Muslim community.

If it's a genuine question that's relevant, then it's best to ask, as Rasul Allah (saaw) said: "The remedy for ignorance is asking (questions)."

But many of the questions here require Umar's stick!

Muslims need to learn the manners of asking questions.

What do you think?

Is there any falsification test in your religion?

In other words, is there anything in your religion that would prove you are wrong if it can be proven to you that it exists - anything?

...then explain how a living being is different from a dead living being?

So you're claiming that a man came from a monkey who came from something else, etc. all the way back to an original thing, but explain how the "soul" came into being.

Unless you don't believe in such invisible, supernatural things that can't be proven such as a being's soul.

If so, what more can I add to it (I'm trying to have a peaceful fish tank)?

2 Zebra Dinos

3 Mollys

1 Betta

6 Cory Catfish

5 Platys

Thanks!

...yet they don't know the answers to most of their religious questions?

...because after you've seen the contradictions, improbabilities, etc. in the bible assumed automatically that all the other religions and their scriptures are also wrong because the world's current largest religion (Christianity) has such a book (assuming that the "true religion" is the one with the greatest number of followers)?

If so, then have you looked at the other religions' scriptures before passing such a judgement?

I'm starting to see it more often around this site now. Especially in the Ramadan section.