> On 05-Jun-2019, at 7:49 PM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> On 5 Jun 2019, at 06:52, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>
>>> On 6/4/2019 9:44 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
>>>
>>> The problem is not Islam, but the fact that since Al Gazhali, Islam has
>>> confined itself in literalism, which is frightening concerning the second
>>> part of the Quran, and the practical implementations of that religious
>>> oppression in many countries which called themselves islamic.
>>
>> If you don't do experiments to test your sacred text, then there is nothing
>> left but literalism.
>
> Counter-example: mathematics.
>
>
>
>> If you do experiments and test your sacred text you find it's bull shit.
>
> Counter-example: "the question of King Milinda", which has proposed the
> Mechanist philosophy in between an unknown date and the 11th century.
>
> OK, to be honest I concede that the buddhist “religious authorities” have
> rejected “the question of kind Milinda” from the Canon Pali (the official
> sacred text of buddhism).
>
> With both mechanism, and greek theology, there is just no sacred texts at
> all, just inspiring readings of good treatise.
>
> Bruno
>
>
>>
>> Brent
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