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Humans are selfish. As we say in India, they would not even peess on your finger if it was not for some selfish motive.
Yes, there is struggle for leadership, that is their rule for society. Probably better for them as it allows the most powerful to be the leader, but not all the time. Only some chimps (perhaps some apes too) are reported to have been rogues.
How can you show if something is true? By providing evidence. Yes, ticket sales are indicative of popularity but of nothing else. Popularity is not wisdom. Even standup comedies are popular. What evidence do these self-appointed or supposed prophets / sons / messengers / manifestations / mahdis show to establish God or Allah, or their mission, other than talk? As if talk was the evidence!
When Baha'u'llah wrote "O My servants!" He was not referring to any servants of His because Baha'u'llah did not consider anyone His Servants. He was speaking as the Voice of God so "My Servants" refers to Baha'is who are God's Servants.
Yes, ordinary humans are very selfish, but Messengers of God are not ordinary humans. They have a dual nature; one nature is human and the other nature is divine, and they do what they do for the sake of God, not for themselves.
I was not trying to show anything is true. I was simply explaining what I meant by "bear witness."
Don't worry. A few like them do not harm the interest of the society. They can actually trigger better responses.
I would say none in the least in for themselves or their Gods and Allahs. Prove me wrong.
No in this particular statement, he was himself speaking as the master. Allah is mentioned as a third person and I have underlined it. Bahaollah was an ego-bloated person, more so because his equally ignorant Iranian followers accepted him as a messenger of Allah. That is nothing new about that in Abrahamic religions. At that time Bahaollah was active, Indian Muslims were accepting Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the Mahdi. As reported in Wikipedia, Iran had thousands of these messengers / manifestations / mahdis claimants in jail before the revolution.
It was not solely humans that bred them. They themselves participated. They came close for the easy food. This is especially true in the case of cats, where it is more the case that they domesticated us for their use.I am a Hindu. How can I forget duties and responsibilities (dharma)? Actually we know religion only as 'dharma'. We have no other definition of religion (other than duties). Hindu 'dharma' is in actions, and only later in Gods and Goddesses.Did they ask humans to breed them? We bred them for our own benefit. The dogs to guard over the live-stock and warn us in times of danger. To be in wild was not starvation. Sure, the struggle for life is always there. There are wild dogs and wolves. We enslaved them and threw them bits of left-overs. (I am against having pets).
Why should we exclude some persons from this general tendency? After all, Bahaollah appointed his son as his successor and his son, his grandson. Bahaollah clearly wanted to perpetuate the rule of his family among Bahais. That his lineage did not survive is another matter. Others (like Mirza Ghulam Ahmad or the Ismailis/Daudis) were more successful. Their line survives and rules.
I cannot prove that. All I can say is that there is evidence, but everyone has to investigate for themselves.
I already knew all of that, but that still does not answer the specific question I had:
One might thank God if they were grateful to have been born and thankful to be alive, enjoying all that life has to offer, but what if that was not their situation? Do believers ever stop to think about the less fortunate, or do they just blame these people for a situation which is outside of their control?
In order to bear witness to God, how would you personally describe him? And from where do you get your information about Him?
So with that in mind, to bear witness to God is also in a sense, worshipping him. Satan the devil did not worship God since he did not bear a truthful witness. Jesus did call false teachers like the devil.
All humans suffer, but clearly, everyone does not suffer equally.
I would describe God in many ways, as God has many attributes. Among these attributes are: Eternal, Holy, Unchanging, Impassable, Infinite, Omnipresent, All-Powerful, All-Knowing, All-Wise, Self-Existent, Self-Sufficient, Sovereign, Righteous, Immaterial, Benevolent, Compassionate, Loving, Gracious, Merciful, Just, Forgiving, and Patient.
Yes, I believe that bearing witness to God is also worshiping Him.
If there is evidence, then why don't you mention it and settle the matter for all times.