That's just a "cop out" imo.
The definition of free-will provided, i.e. being unimpeded, means that it is not beyond our control.
If you are suggesting that decisions are beyond our control, then nobody should be issued
a driving licence. :)
..so we make decisions, and are responsible for them.
..and that is what is commonly known as the "free-will" to choose.
Nobody is saying that our choices aren't limited .. just that we make them freely.
If we don't make them freely, then how could we be responsible for them?
Nobody is saying that all of our decisions aren't influenced by many things, but that does not negate our free-will.
If we are not the ones making decisions, then who/what is?
Who/what is driving the cars down the highway, if not us?
Mmm .. and people that like to drink alcohol will find a way to justify their habit.
We all have likes and dislikes .. the problem is, that we often like something that is bad for us,
and dislike something that is good for us.
A case in point, is about women's role in respecting and submitting...
Evil is very real .. the evil in ourselves and others tends to cause arrogance and division.
Jesus is either God incarnate or he is not.
The Qur'an is either true or false.
There .. nothing arrogant about those statements.
Believing the Qur'an is true causes division .. true.
Is that the fault...
That all depends on what you think G-d actually is..
Is G-d just a spirit/soul like we are, but with unlimited power to create and perfect in deeds?
No, I would say not ! That is a simplistic way of understanding what G-d is. He is infinite.
Glory be to G-d .. He is the origin of all souls/spirits.
Thankyou for your reply..
I wasn't suggesting that you were an "Islam hater"..
I don't tend to converse much with such people..
You mean .. he is just "pretending" to be a nice person. :)
Very true .. but as I say, it is not such a clear issue as many people would have it be.
The state have...
Without "the heart", there would be no point in evaluating anything.
We all have a conscience, and have a choice whether to take notice of it or not.
The evaluation comes after that .. no scientific evaluation can give a person faith in God.
It can only untangle which path to follow in that...
Oh dear..
Jyoti Thottam wrote in Time, “Believing in the Baba was easy. Devotees were not required to adhere to any particular set of beliefs or renounce worldly pleasures; non-Hindus did not need to change their religion. "I am God," he would say. "You too are God. The only difference between...
There is no misunderstanding the verse in Leviticus, I would agree.
However, whether the Iranian "fatwah" was according to Islamic Sharia is a matter for the
"big boys".
Cat Stevens/Yusef Islam got out of his depth .. the media punished him.
I often take no notice of what Arabs or Asians teach...