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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The amount of spiritedness in discussion today is worrying.  While it’s likely nothing new, the speed at which information can travel causes more discourse then dialogue.  This is more worrying when one looks at the history of rhetoric and what groups/people provided later generations with a solid framework for rhetoric.
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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
I’ve  been fortunate to travel quite a bit in the last few years, visiting places in Europe, the Middle East and the South Pacific.  One thing I’ve always looked for is the how the “capacity” of said place is, referring specifically to things that drive some type of economic benefit for the [...]

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Living in a developed country offers many things not available in underdeveloped countries.  Impoverished people in developed countries often struggle for supplemental comfort such as shelter from the elements, clean clothes, comfortable sleep area, etc..   While the impoverished in underdeveloped countries struggle for more basic items for survival such as basic nutrition, [...]

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
There is this guy I know.  I’ll refer to him as”M”.
M had a rough childhood, dysfunctional family, parents who should not have been parents, bounced around in the foster care system, trouble with authority, etc..  Your “typical” case of someone in that type of situation.
Fast forward to university days.  M, being a [...]

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I’m in a constant state of awe seeing how people enter these elaborate debates across all different mediums on the internet.  Due to the fear of bring branded non-pc, anti-Semitic, a fear monger, etc. people have turned to the anonymity of the internet.  This anonymity offers a shield where anyone (or everyone [...]

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
One aspect of the Internet is that it allows like minded people to connect on a global scale.  One community that has grown in collaboration considerably is the Atheist community. An on going debate between groups/individuals is does God exist, or, is someone a believer in evolutionism or creationism.  Often, the [...]

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I’m always amazed at the power of language and how certain words have the ability to convey certain messages.  Part of this stems from being bilingual, more so when I find words that can not be adequately translated between two languages.  The other part is from people who, for whatever reason, seem [...]

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Often times, people ask who speaks on behalf of group Y.  Now group Y can anything, such as representatives of a nation, religion, city, minority, etc.  It’s an on-going conflict between people who have different ideas and who has the to say “this is what group Y thinks.”  Why is this relevant?  [...]

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“Women totally dominate men of intellect and possessors of hearts.
But ignorant men dominate women, for they are shackled by an animal ferocity.
They have no kindness, gentleness or love, since animality dominates their nature.
Love and kindness are human attributes; anger and sensuality belong to the animals.
” -Rumi

The above quote strikes as one of [...]

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Today’s world is one that necessitates the full exploitation of the senses. Food, entertainment, religion, transportation, etc. – everything now involves the maximum use of everything possible.
Some (negative) examples below:

Virtue has almost no value
Everyone has the right to do everything, but no one needs the “license”
Being moderate is considered bad
We encourage [...]

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