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The Argument from Design: A Video Introduction by Hamza Andreas Tzortzis

published by You on 9 July, 2010 - 12:48

A video introduction on the argument from design for the existence of God. Hamza Andreas Tzortzis argues that God makes sense of the fine-tuning of the universe to permit life. The premises of the argument are:

1. The fine-tuning of the universe to permit life is due to physical necessity, chance, or design.
2. It is not due to physical necessity or chance.
3. Therefore, it is due to design.

Please watch to see how Hamza expands on the premises using philosophical, scientific and rational arguments.

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Has Saudi Arabia ran out of oil?

published by You on 8 July, 2010 - 14:50

First Saudi stops oil exploration in order to "save the wealth for our successors" and then they also are preparing to sign a civilian nuclear power cooperation deal with France.

Am I being a little silly or does this hint at them running out of oil?

(I don't buy the idea that they would be looking to protect their long term future by limiting their current sales of oil.)

"Two thirds of Muslim marriages in the UK are unregistered"

published by You on 8 July, 2010 - 13:15

I was just reading this and one comment in there stood out in there to me:

There is nothing which prevents Muslim Marriages being registered under the Marriage Act 1949 but in practice only 120 Mosques are registered under the Act and unofficial estimates I have been given suggest that only around one third of the Muslim Marriage ceremonies (Nikah) performed in Britain are registered under the Marriage Act. The remaining unregistered wedding ceremonies are in fact illegal under s75(2)(ii) of the Marriage Act and the Imams involved could face up to 5 years imprisonment but it is a crime the Police seem to simply ignore.

Is it possible to force yourself to be a better person

published by You on 6 July, 2010 - 23:15

I while ago I either read or came to the conclusion that for someone to change, they need both motive AND opportunity. Without one of the other, people will generally stay the same.

Motive is obvious - the person has to want to change.

Opportunity is less obvious - events or actions that jolt a person out of their comfort zones allowing them to try to get a few rounds of changes within them, to change (hopefully for the better).

Do you think this is true or can people force themselves to change otherwise?

How do people get themselves to change for the better?

Ramadan: 2010 Edition

published by You on 6 July, 2010 - 11:52

We've only got a month or so to go and someone mentioned yesterday that there should be a Ramadan thread.

So, all talks of preparations, aspirations and perspirations related to Ramadan can go in here.

Are you looking forward to Ramadan? Do you have any goals for the month? What will make you think of the month as a success? What would you consider a failure?

"I was an only child so I wanted to have a big family"

published by You on 2 July, 2010 - 19:06

'Legendary' Gaza man and his ever-growing family

Driving along a dusty, potholed track in southern Gaza on the way to meet one of the territory's most prolific lovers, we were lost. We stopped to ask directions.

"Do you know Abu Talal's house?" I shouted out of the car window to a young boy by the side of the road.

"Yes, he's my grandfather," the child beamed.

Quite a coincidence you might think - until you hear that 82-year-old Abu Talal al-Najar says he has more than 430 grandchildren.

Read more @ BBC News

Proms?!?

published by You on 2 July, 2010 - 18:24

Someone I worked with mentioned that her son had gone to the prom last night and I think somneone on here mentioned their school having a prom too...

Is that not weird?

Maybe it is because I went to an Islamic school, but I had always thoyught that proms were something that only happened in America?

Was I wrong or is this a bit like trick or treating where it had managed to jump over the pond in a few places?

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