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  1. firedragon

    Why Hinduism?

    This thread is opened to understand Hinduism better. My knowledge of Hinduism is very limited, but what I do know is that Hinduism is probably the most generic name used for the largest library of philosophies in the world. I remember vividly a scholar of sociology of religion once stated in a...
  2. firedragon

    Buddhism

    Well. In Buddhism there are mainly two different paths or sects if someone likes to call them called Mahayana and Theravadha. I am not well read at all in Mahayana Buddhism so the contributors to this thread may teach some things with reference that I will truly be grateful for. Mahayana means...
  3. firedragon

    Objective, Subjective, Confusion, Reconciliation

    Truth is subjective say some. I hear this from atheists mostly, in this forum. Not "most atheists" but "mostly atheists". It's not true. It's nuanced. In studies of sociology or sociology of religion, one outcome taught as fact is that religious truths are subjective. For example, an Ethiopian...
  4. firedragon

    Dear theist, what ever your theology is, is God all loving?

    Which verse? What's the scripture? Direct unambiguous verses? This will be a good exercise. This is the ideal platform to ask such a question and understand where in what scripture it directly says with no hanky panky that God is all loving. I ask this because this "All Loving" thing is...
  5. firedragon

    The problem of evil; is it evidence for God's nonexistence?

    The problem of evil is not a new topic. The topic of theodicy has been in existence probably since time immemorial, but the curious fact is that a lot of times it props up without an external objection. That is, from the theists who engage in theodicy. So the external objection I refer to is...
  6. firedragon

    What a lot of people believe vs the truth - What's important to you?

    I have a friend of mine who studies wrongfully convicted people and how they were proven innocent or proven there is a reasonable doubt for conviction and released eventually, but after years and years of imprisonment. The Jury has to be unanimous, or there is a mistrial. Sometimes the majority...
  7. firedragon

    Qur’an - Textual Criticism

    This is not such an easy subject to address in a post. Textual criticism is the study of what the original author or writer of the book actually said. It does not address if what he said was correct or not, just the assessment of text to identify what the author actually said. Qur’anic...
  8. firedragon

    Why is the Bible amazing?

    We don't really know how many authors have contributed to the Bible throughout history. But one thing for sure is the Bible has several types of books. Some scholars follow Genre criticism so heavily that some find it difficult to get out of it. It' almost intoxicating they say. I am thinking if...
  9. firedragon

    The alcohol problem

    I am going to directly refer to two movie stars in the Indian world. One is called Kamal Hassan, and the other is called Rajini Kanth. Well, both are known to be the most prominent stars in the industry that produces more movies than Hollywood can think of. As far as I know these two guys are...
  10. firedragon

    Religious scripture - Were they all collected and put together by organised religions

    An interesting topic came out and I thought it might be good to open a new thread on this naturalistic view of scripture. The thought is "all scriptures are collected and put together by organised religions, with human agendas" I would think that the most prominent so called "scriptures" in...
  11. firedragon

    Buddhism

    This thread is based on my anecdotal experience in this forum purely with different types of Buddhists and there are some clarifications that I believe needs clarified. Even some other religions other than Buddhism use Buddhist scripture for their religion. In Islam, some very modern...
  12. firedragon

    Young earth

    Do you believe in the YEC concept hugely motivated recently in England and the USA? By the way, when I say recently I did that purposefully to refer to the 20th century movement that is theorised to have sprung up harshly due to the Darwinian uprising. Some people call it pseudoscientific so...
  13. firedragon

    Why or/and how does a language become sacred, or almost "God's language"??

    In this discussion what I mean by sacred is in the most basic terms where it is used as a language that is understood by God. There are some languages used by some religions where chanting or making supplications in that particular language has either become a ritual or almost a language that is...
  14. firedragon

    Oh Free-Will. Where art Thou???

    Hard determinism will typically say we don't have free-will. Even in the position of hard determinism, free-will is accommodated in some schools of God believers. Not in a naturalistic philosophical manner, but within the theology where God has knowledge. The problem remains we tend to think God...
  15. firedragon

    Necessary Being: Exists? - Mainly addressing atheists

    This thread will be directly relevant to atheists, yet also maybe to all theists and those who call themselves agnostic. If you are an atheist and you are reading this post, what is your epistemic position on this topic? Does a necessary being exist?
  16. firedragon

    100% lack of evidence to God

    I have noted a few atheists make the claim that God does not exist because there is a 100% lack of evidence. Its a very famous atheistic apologetic shared by many. I understand that lack of evidence can prove the non-existence of something. Like a PCR test for COVID 19. Its just an example...
  17. firedragon

    Bahai scholarship of all scripture

    I learned about the Bahai theology from Bahai's in this very forum. Prior to that my knowledge was superficial at best. Maybe even less. The Bahai's have their own methodology of calling things "scholarship" and the question of this thread is on that particular idea. Summing things up, the...
  18. firedragon

    Elohim is Plural but is 3, and Echad is also plural but 3. Is it?

    I would like to consult a Jew or two on this matter because this is a very common Christian claim. I am no Jew, and I have no expertise in Hebrew yet I do know that most Jews if not all have a heavy take on the Hebrew language and the Tanakh as a whole. So if there are any Jews who could...
  19. firedragon

    Matha, Pitha, Guru, Deiva - The hindu virtues that boggles minds

    One day I was watching an Indian movie. It was one of those most acclaimed movies so big its a must watch. A young lady dances Bharatha Natyam,, which necessarily means "Bharatha or Indian, Natyam or Dance", and she begins the show by worshiping her Mother, then the Father, then her Teacher...
  20. firedragon

    Legality of polygamy

    In a lot of countries due to an old UN intrusion the country would have a different law for religious minorities. In some countries it goes for even minority races. In places like India the so called "low caste" would get some government benefits the so called "higher caste" would not get. Some...
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