To be honest, I have long believed this to be a flaw in our team. Let us just conclude that it goes against whatever B.F. Skinner taught, and he was a very solid atheist indeed. If one does things for moral reasons, then it has to do with using a deity to generate survival friendly behavior. Doing it for The Team requires not belief but ethics.
-----Original Message----- From: Brent Meeker <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, Jul 4, 2022 8:46 pm Subject: Re: Before Big Bang What? Judaism at least teaches that one should do good because it's a virtue. No for rewards either in life or afterward. Brent On 7/4/2022 5:22 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: Acknowledging the Perfection of our Lord No change should there be in the creation of Allah [Quran 30:30] Mission of the Messengers - XXIX Abstract To do تَسْبِيحَ of Allah means to acknowledge, declare, and/or celebrate that Allah is absolutely perfect. Allah creates perfectly and governs excellently. We humans need to acknowledge and appreciate this fact, and consequently submit to The Right Religion (الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ). Full Text The Quran informs us that those who believe and do righteous deeds / acts of reform (آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ), their Lord will guide them, due to their faith, to the Gardens of bounty, bliss, delight, pleasure, et al (جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ). Upon experiencing the perfection of the Gardens of the Hereafter, they will exclaim: https://signsandscience.blogspot.com/2018/10/acknowledging-perfection-of-our-lord.html On 04-Jul-2022, at 7:20 PM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: On Sat, Jul 2, 2022 at 9:43 PM Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote: > I think a more immediate and useful question is: What is the purpose of > humans (Adam and his progeny)? According to the religious, the purpose of humanity is to praise God because there is nothing God loves more than an endless 24/7 stream of uninterrupted flattery. To my mind that makes God seem like a small minded little twit, I'd expect something a bit less mundane from an omniscient omnipotent being who created the universe, however even if it's true it leaves open one question, does God ever ask Himself what His purpose is? John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis xtq -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv06n996EfRF%2B46srGX7a_747hXCRp4MiZZRj119m5AYag%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/DD6F4422-F23E-472A-86C4-20D893C9FD7A%40gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/390154a7-5671-1e3a-3876-46d66fba701a%40gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/1545655603.465564.1657005175150%40mail.yahoo.com.
