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    the right religion

    Indeed, but is it reasonable to expect people to accept that Christianity is the right religion based on the experiences reported by others? If I told you that Islam has had the same effect on me, would it sway you even a little bit towards considering that Islam might be the right religion? It...
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    How do you reconcile religion and intellectual freedom at a personal level?

    Fair enough. In the same vein, I know lots of Muslims who don't consider homosexuality to be a sin. What seemed most relevant to me when it comes to assessing a religion's position on the issue was the most dominant interpretation that has persisted over centuries and have been advocated by an...
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    Christians: would you stop Jesus' crucifixion if you could?

    I would save Jesus if I had the means to do so, because that would be the right thing to do under the circumstances. It doesn't necessarily have to imply that the cosmic plan for the redemption of humanity has been foiled, it would only imply that the redemption of humanity would rest elsewhere...
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    How do you reconcile religion and intellectual freedom at a personal level?

    Indeed, this seems like a reasonable enough stance to take. The problem is that if truly believe that your religion is divine, it will be nigh impossible to convince you that your religion is wrong on certain matters. I have seen people come up with the most extraordinarily vague waffle to...
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    How do you reconcile religion and intellectual freedom at a personal level?

    Can a true believer remain absolutely open-minded and unbiased though? Will a believer, fundamentalist or otherwise, be willing to entertain the possibility that God might have been wrong in certain cases? Will he be open to the possibility that the injunctions laid down by God in the Qur'an or...
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    How do you reconcile religion and intellectual freedom at a personal level?

    I was raised in a Muslim family actually. Not much of a difference between Islam and Christianity when it comes to homosexuality, I guess. Muslims, however, will claim that Islam grants women more rights than Christianity. Incidentally, what exactly is your religion? Sounds fascinating. You...
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    How do you reconcile religion and intellectual freedom at a personal level?

    Here's my situation. I used to be quite religious at a young age, a poster boy for childhood indoctrination, if you will. It was in college that I found myself gradually drifting away from religion. I was beginning to find the entire experience extremely suffocating. Eventually, it became...
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    Science vs God.

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    If God was proven to exist?

    It would make a huge difference for me, truth be told. A universe with a God who created it is, in principle, very different from a universe that came into existence without the aid of intelligent design. The existence of a theistic God would imply that there is a purpose behind every...
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