You believe Muslims are scary, dangerous people
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Rappy is unable to deal with facts he does not like.
I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.
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Oh, and back to problems with Sharia and islamic governments,
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Malaysia cancels Erykah Badu show over 'Allah tattoos'
Malaysia has cancelled a concert by US singer Erykah Badu after a publicity photo showed her with the Arabic word for "Allah" tattooed on her upper body.
Officials say the photo of Ms Badu in The Star newspaper was "an insult to Islam". The paper has apologised.
The Grammy-award winner was due to perform on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur and is said to be dismayed at the news.
Muslim-majority Malaysia has previously warned other international artists to dress modestly for their concerts.
Tattoos are forbidden in Islam and using the word "Allah" in a way deemed disrespectful offends many Muslims.
'Serious offence'
The photo of Ms Badu with several words in Arabic and Hebrew written on her body features prominently on her official fan site. It is not clear whether Ms Badu's body art is permanent.
The Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry says it was not aware of the tattoos when it initially approved the concert, the BBC's Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur reports. Some Muslims began protesting after The Star published the photo.
Now the culture ministry says it is justified in banning Ms Badu's concert because it breaches religious sensitivities and cultural values.
Information Minister Rais Yatim said a government committee had decided to cancel the show because Ms Badu's body art was "an insult to Islam and a very serious offence".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17187560
And...
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Pakistan sectarian bus attack in Kohistan kills 18 Shia Muslims
Gunmen have killed at least 18 Shia Muslim bus passengers in a sectarian attack in the northern Pakistani district of Kohistan, officials say.
The attackers are reported to have checked the identity cards of all the passengers before removing the Shias and shooting them.
About 27 other passengers on the bus were spared.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17188118
The concept that your identity papers have to show your religious affiliation for ease of selection for slaughter says a lot about Pakistan's Islamic government.
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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RAPPY, let me help you out with your word choices. For AGW, the word you're looking for is not "religion" it's "belief", or possibly even "delusion"*
*A delusion is belief in a specific idea beyond all reason, evidence, and argumentation which leaves a person otherwise capable of functioning in real life. (more or less the DSM definition)
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Now, I have my own definitions which I think serve me rather well, and I'm going to state them here so that we don't get tangled up in words:
Truth = whether or not your ideas correspond with reality. (There really is a reality out there, and it isn't subject to your opinions, no matter how strongly you might feel about them) In this case the opposite of "truth" is not only "lie" (deliberate falsification) but also "mistake", "unfounded belief", or "delusion"
Belief = an idea which is contradicted, or at least not supported, by objective evidence. I realize that many people use "belief" to express "conviction" or "confidence" (I believe the sun will come up tomorrow) but the nub of the difference between belief and confidence is that one is predictive, the other (I believe in the maker of heaven and earth) has no foundation in evidence whatsoever.
Religion = a belief system which encompasses both a moral code and supernatural elements (gods, demons etc). A moral code which does not encompass supernatural elements is "ethics".
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So, in your opinion, AGW is a belief- an idea unsupported by facts- possibly even a delusion.
On what evidence do you base that opinion?
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Rappy, I will gladly move this post over to a thread of your choosing. What title would you like it to be under?
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Originally posted by m52nickerson:
Rappy is unable to deal with facts he does not like.
I believe the phrase you're looking for is ' buy into fairy tales which aren't true '.
Holds true for unicorns, loch ness monster, bigfoot, AGW...
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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Religion = a belief system which encompasses both a moral code and supernatural elements (gods, demons etc). A moral code which does not encompass supernatural elements is "ethics".
Wait, you don't think that the AGW crowd, with all its 'save the planet' and ' go green' propaganda isn't exhibiting a sort of moral code ? Or that projecting anthropomorphic characteristics, like " hurting " or "breathing" on to the good mother Earth, isn't a bit super natural ?
Huh.
And with AlGore, the high Priest himself, yammering behind a pulpit... hell, he's every bit a religious con man as L Ron Hubbard.
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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NO BigFoot?
... hmmm ...
When did he die? 
Personal responsibility is the Truth.
Self determination triumphs over reaction.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:Quote:
Religion = a belief system which encompasses both a moral code and supernatural elements (gods, demons etc). A moral code which does not encompass supernatural elements is "ethics".
Wait, you don't think that the AGW crowd, with all its 'save the planet' and ' go green' propaganda isn't exhibiting a sort of moral code ? Or that projecting anthropomorphic characteristics, like " hurting " or "breathing" on to the good mother Earth, isn't a bit super natural ?
Huh.
And with AlGore, the high Priest himself, yammering behind a pulpit... hell, he's every bit a religious con man as L Ron Hubbard.
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
Hello,
I do not think that initiating comparisons to people who sound like priests of religions will turn out well for someone who supports republican candidates in this election cycle.
--Anthony
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"In every war, the state enacts a tax of freedom upon the citizenry. The unspoken promise is that the tax shall be revoked at war's end. Endless war holds no such promise. Hence, Eternal War is Eternal Slavery." --Admiral Robert J. Henner
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Supernatural... above nature.
All of the global climate shift scientists that I've read refer to natural processes, and point to real-world evidence. So, no, I don't consider their POV to be a religion.
OTOH, you've completely evaded my question So, in your opinion, AGW is a belief- an idea unsupported by facts- possibly even a delusion. What are the FACTS which support your opinion that AGW is not real?
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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
I do not think that initiating comparisons to people who sound like priests of religions will turn out well for someone who supports republican candidates in this election cycle.
--Anthony
Why ? What does one have to do w/ the other ?
Sig - I don't buy into the idea that there is evidence FOR AGW in the first place, so why should I have to present evidence to disprove that which doesn't exist ?
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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