Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-03 Thread Samiya Illias
://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=5translator=4#31 Samiya On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:17 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060606-crows_2.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-03 Thread Samiya Illias
the scriptures as a source of plausible knowledge, and study it along with scientific inquiry to gain a clearer understanding of everything? Samiya On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:59 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure what that quote is supposed to mean, but the article was about birds being

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-03 Thread Samiya Illias
.us.archive.org/18/items/TheBibletheQuranScienceByDr.mauriceBucaille/TheBibletheQuranScienceByDr.mauriceBucaille.pdf Samiya On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:41 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 4/3/2014 9:16 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: Whether we consider intelligent beings as ' being

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-03 Thread Samiya Illias
and honest understanding. Samiya On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Stathis Papaioannou stath...@gmail.comwrote: On 4 April 2014 15:59, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: I suggest we study and evaluate it for its literal merit, rather than 'what it might mean' thus removing all constructs

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-03 Thread Samiya Illias
To see what I mean, please read the book by Dr Maurice Bucaille https://ia700504.us.archive.org/18/items/TheBibletheQuranScienceByDr.mauriceBucaille/TheBibletheQuranScienceByDr.mauriceBucaille.pdf Samiya On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:30 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 4/3/2014 9:59

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-04 Thread Samiya Illias
all stand to benefit from it. Samiya On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Stathis Papaioannou stath...@gmail.comwrote: On 4 April 2014 16:41, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: What is more important? Faith or Honest Faith? How can we honestly believe in God when we think God

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-06 Thread Samiya Illias
at the scripture with modern scientific knowledge. I'm sure that would explain many more verses in terms we can comprehend in this day and age. Regards, Samiya On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 04 Apr 2014, at 19:05, Telmo Menezes wrote: On Fri, Apr

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-06 Thread Samiya Illias
and understand. Thought quoting directly from the scripture would be more credible than using a lot of my own words to explain. I'm sorry if it caused any offence. Samiya On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 7:33 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure what I did wrong that led to this thread being

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-06 Thread Samiya Illias
an innermost conviction based upon all a person can draw upon. Choosing to be agnostic is also a personal decision... after all there is no compulsion in religion! Samiya - Samiya Illias, you took up an honorable position and will be rewarded for it in the afterlife

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-06 Thread Samiya Illias
, but human doth transgress all bounds, 7 In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient. 8 Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all). Samiya Bruno wrote: Hi Samiya, On 06 Apr 2014, at 15:41, Samiya Illias wrote: Bruno, Is French your first language? Not really. (Born in Germany, german/polish

Re: Daphne du Maurier was right!

2014-04-06 Thread Samiya Illias
at 8:48 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 4/6/2014 8:34 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: John, your friend's position sounds almost like Pascal's wager: personally I think its a poor reason to believe, if it can at all be considered belief. I know it would be 'the smart thing to do', 'playing

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-30 Thread Samiya Illias
We exist, then why should we reject the idea of having been created, just because we are unable to comprehend or define our Creator? Is that not intellectual dishonesty? Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 01-Dec-2013, at 3:33 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 11/30/2013 10:03 AM

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-01 Thread Samiya Illias
Evolution is also a part of creation! The origin of creation, the perpetuation of creation, the process of procreation, and the selection of creation are all part of the continuous grand act of creation! Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 02-Dec-2013, at 9:17 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-01 Thread Samiya Illias
This is strange! What 'theism' it is if it limits God? We believe that God is the Reality, the Prime Originator, the Sustainer, and the Final Goal. Everything is as God wills and allows it to be. Sent from my iPhone On 02-Dec-2013, at 4:13 AM, Jesse Mazer laserma...@gmail.com wrote: Most

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
A good software has a robust exception handling system, and does not crash. Does evolution not come across as a good software for natural selection? Whose the programmer? Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 02-Dec-2013, at 12:40 PM, Richard Ruquist yann...@gmail.com wrote: Actually Crick

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
No reason at all. I'm just sharing my understanding on the topic, so that 1) if I'm wrong, someone will point out the flaw in my understanding 2) if my understanding is generally pointing towards the correct theory / belief, perhaps it'll be of use to someone. Samiya Sent from my iPhone

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
not have the power to alter them (or any other necessary truths, ...' Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 02-Dec-2013, at 3:01 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 02 Dec 2013, at 06:11, Samiya Illias wrote: This is strange! What 'theism' it is if it limits God? Making

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
Maybe. I'm a Muslim and the more I learn of science, the more convinced I get of the authenticity of the Quran. Hence, when I read about the purpose of this life and the hereafter, I do take it very seriously. Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 02-Dec-2013, at 4:54 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
to do what He wills, when He wills, and that may appear imperfect to us mortals within our limited senses and knowledge. However, Jesse, I won't try to answer the following questions, as that would be pure speculation. I'm not even sure if I understand the first question properly. Samiya Sent

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
, and are of a permanent nature. No, he didn't say Oops!, God exhorts us to reflect and ponder! Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 02-Dec-2013, at 10:09 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 02 Dec 2013, at 13:39, Samiya Illias wrote: I agree that God is consistent. In my understanding

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
You explained it yourself: ' so of course it is impossible for us to imagine what it might mean, '. Trying to answer it would be just pretending to be 'all-wise' and consequently making a fool of myself :) Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 02-Dec-2013, at 10:13 PM, Jesse Mazer laserma

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
. My understanding may be wrong, for all we know this may be the only life, nothing before or after, but what if there is? And how difficult is it to believe in this age of technology that all is being recorded and will be replayed? Reasons enough to bother... Samiya Sent from my iPhone

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
On 02-Dec-2013, at 11:45 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 02 Dec 2013, at 18:46, Samiya Illias wrote: Below, I'm paraphrasing from memory a couple of passages: On the subject of the persecution of the 'Bani Israel' Children of Israel by Pharoah, such that the male children

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
No, I just do not want to speculate about something I really have not given much thought to or can contribute by 'thinking' on it. The little that I've read of philosophers and theologians, discourages me as they only seem to go round and round in their efforts to make sense of it. Samiya

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
for this contradiction, I do not know. Samiya On 03-Dec-2013, at 12:48 AM, Jesse Mazer laserma...@gmail.com wrote: but priginally you responded to my comment about God and logic by saying This is strange! What 'theism' it is if it limits God? which I took to mean you were expressing a definite

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-02 Thread Samiya Illias
On 03-Dec-2013, at 5:42 AM, Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: Good question, and one which is repeatedly asked by many within and outside the faith. God, in His complete knowledge, knows each and every

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-03 Thread Samiya Illias
and the teacher, how much more exact His estimation of the outcomes would be. Moreover, in the software example, the result of a user input is already pre-coded (predetermined), yet the user uses the software (actions / deeds), and the outcomes (judgement) reflect user-input. Samiya On 03-Dec

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-07 Thread Samiya Illias
Jason, please see: http://can-you-answer.com/ particularly: http://can-you-answer.com/CanBahaisAnswer/canBaAns.htm On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 10:21 PM, Quentin Anciaux allco...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/12/6 Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com On Dec 5, 2013, at 12:13 PM, Quentin Anciaux

Simulations back up theory thst Universe is a hologram

2013-12-11 Thread Samiya Illias
Simulations back up *theory* that Universe is a hologramhttps://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nature.com/news/simulations-back-up-theory-that-universe-is-a-hologram-1.14328ct=gacd=MTczMjg0OTQyMjEzNjkyMjczMDgcad=CAEYAAusg=AFQjCNFX7DsTVuX6awgQtZQ3vRNhuhyrZQ Nature.com At a black hole, Albert

Re: God or not?

2013-12-24 Thread Samiya Illias
Why not define God as the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe and Everything Else that is or may exist? On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 4:20 AM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: Pantheism, Why didn't you just come out and say so? :-D -Original Message- From: Edgar Owen edgaro...@att.net To:

Re: God or not?

2013-12-25 Thread Samiya Illias
Why and How does all exist? Samiya On 25-Dec-2013, at 8:21 PM, Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: Bruno, and Samiya, Because there can be no creator sustainer God that stands outside the universe. Where would he/it stand? That's an irrational belief from millennia ago. The universe

Re: A Theory of Consciousness

2013-12-31 Thread Samiya Illias
Interesting! Samiya On 31-Dec-2013, at 8:09 PM, Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: All, I'll present a brief overview of my theory of consciousness from my book on Reality here. If anyone is interested I can elaborate. To understand consciousness we first must clearly distinguish

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-01-24 Thread Samiya Illias
I always wonder why physicists insist on 'gravity' when 'space-time curvature' is the more scientific explanation. Isn't 'gravity' something that needs to be 'taken on faith'? Samiya On 24-Jan-2014, at 2:48 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 24 January 2014 07:33, meekerdb meeke

Re: I have a very good question but I don't know how to ask it...

2013-10-22 Thread Samiya Illias
What do you think of The Egg? http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Stephen Lin sw...@post.harvard.edu wrote: Without coaching anyway assume an answer. Trust me, it really is on-optic; it has something to do with a supercomputer. Annywy, here

Re: I have a very good question but I don't know how to ask it...

2013-10-22 Thread Samiya Illias
with which to perceive itself, or words to that effect. Or were you after literary criticism? On 23 October 2013 15:49, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: What do you think of The Egg? http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Stephen Lin sw

Re: A Post About # and *

2013-10-27 Thread Samiya Illias
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.comwrote: http://multisenserealism.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/pound.jpg http://multisenserealism.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/asterisk.jpg?w=595 Part of my approach to making new sense

Re: Our Demon-Haunted World

2013-11-06 Thread Samiya Illias
Modifying the DNA to fix psycopaths sounds promising, but going with the assumption that the world is controlled by psycopaths, what if they control the biotechnology and create Frankesteins instead? Do we need clearly established rules and laws in place before we embrace technology with open

Everything is real or unreal?

2013-11-15 Thread Samiya Illias
Neils Bohr is famously quoted as saying: 'Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded asreal. If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.” What's your take on this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Everything is real or unreal?

2013-11-15 Thread Samiya Illias
, Nov 15, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.comwrote: Neils Bohr is famously quoted as saying: 'Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded asreal. If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.” What's your take

Re: Everything is real or unreal?

2013-11-16 Thread Samiya Illias
, at 11:32, Telmo Menezes wrote: On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 5:22 AM, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: Never mind who said it. Considering what we know of quantum mechanics, is everything real made of everything unreal? Does that mean that everything is actually unreal, a holograph

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-24 Thread Samiya Illias
Bruno asks: Should we search, or not, for a reason behind the physical reality? We must, otherwise this life itself doesn't make any sense. There has to be a purpose, and there has to be some sort of an outcome. On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 24

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-25 Thread Samiya Illias
, in search of the point and purpose. There is too much 'precision-engineering' and 'order' in the observable / measurable 'chaos' to be 'self-evolved'. If there is a God behind all this, then perhaps there is much more we do not know about than just dark matter. Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 26

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-25 Thread Samiya Illias
What do you mean by 'selected by our existence'? Sent from my iPhone On 26-Nov-2013, at 11:46 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 11/25/2013 10:36 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: OK. But in that case I don't see any reason to think 'life' or 'the universe' has any purpose. Brent

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-25 Thread Samiya Illias
So the physics of our Universe is fine-tuned to our evolution ? Sent from my iPhone On 26-Nov-2013, at 12:04 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 11/25/2013 10:58 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: What do you mean by 'selected by our existence'? If, as seems likely, there are infinitely

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-28 Thread Samiya Illias
to God or His plan. We need Him and His guidance, not the other way round! Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 28-Nov-2013, at 6:52 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: I was of course alluding to the greek (neo)platonists. They did invented the God used by both the abramanic cultures

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-28 Thread Samiya Illias
Quentin wrote: ' if there was an all loving god, it wouldn't allow for hell and evil..' Why do we need courts and jails and police on Earth if its such an unloving thing to do justice? Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 28-Nov-2013, at 8:18 PM, Quentin Anciaux allco...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-28 Thread Samiya Illias
been given so that those who will willingly submit, be honest, just and kind, and whatever we suffer, we will be fully compensated for all injustices and wrongs... You see, free will works both ways! And life comes with consequences... eternal consequences! Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 28

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-28 Thread Samiya Illias
Sure, but before being judgemental and throwing it out of the window, do read the Books of the Abrahamic faiths. Perhaps one of them will pleasantly surprise you :) Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 28-Nov-2013, at 8:54 PM, Quentin Anciaux allco...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/11/28 Samiya

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-28 Thread Samiya Illias
I understand that so many deities and faith-systems and all the myths and fantasies in them easily put off any thinking mind. Yet, the more we discover, the closer we get to theorizing about everything, the more difficult it is to believe that everything just happens on its own. We may not be able

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-29 Thread Samiya Illias
How is it 'easiest to dismiss'? Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 29-Nov-2013, at 12:32 PM, Quentin Anciaux allco...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/11/29 Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com I understand that so many deities and faith-systems and all the myths and fantasies in them easily put

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-29 Thread Samiya Illias
, until it becomes clear to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that your Lord is the witness of all things? [Quran 41:53] We created human from a mingled drop to test him, and We made him hearing and seeing. (Qur'an 76:2) Regards, Samiya On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Quentin

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-29 Thread Samiya Illias
, to our own detriment and loss. Samiya On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Quentin Anciaux allco...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/11/29 Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com Simple? It takes intelligence and knowledge to write computer program, build a machine, and so on. How can we conclude

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-29 Thread Samiya Illias
Just for the record, I do not personify God. It would be simply speculative and unfair of us to imagine any form of God. All I know is how He briefly introduces Himself as the 'noor' or 'spiritual light' of the heavens and earth. (Quran 24:35) Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 29-Nov-2013

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-29 Thread Samiya Illias
On 29-Nov-2013, at 10:34 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 28 Nov 2013, at 15:29, Samiya Illias wrote: Bruno wrote: 'I was of course alluding to the greek (neo)platonists. They did invented the God used by both the abramanic cultures (even if terribly deformed, notably

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-11-29 Thread Samiya Illias
Bruno wrote: 'But thanks to the discovery of the universal machine I have few doubt that I can prove to you (if patient enough) the existence of all the computations in the arithmetical reality. (I might know that already).' Yes, please, I am very keen. Samiya Sent from my iPhone On 29-Nov

Re: Progress and Happiness

2011-06-23 Thread Samiya Illias
That's a refreshingly new take on evolution! At least, I can say for myself that my preference for junk food is evolving to a preference for fruits and vegetables :) On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Rex Allen rexallen31...@gmail.com wrote: If evolution by natural selection were correct, then

Re: Progress and Happiness

2011-06-23 Thread Samiya Illias
That's a refreshingly new take on evolution! At least, I can say for myself that my preference for junk food is evolving to a preference for fruits and vegetables :) On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Rex Allen rexallen31...@gmail.com wrote: If evolution by natural selection were correct, then

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-19 Thread Samiya Illias
=1show_pickthal=1show_mkhan=1show_urdu=1 Samiya On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 3:52 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 4/18/2014 7:13 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote: What society thinks has nothing to do with it, because weak correlation-based scientific evidence is used selectively to create

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-19 Thread Samiya Illias
On 19-Apr-2014, at 1:15 pm, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 19 Apr 2014, at 08:42, Samiya Illias wrote: The harmful effects of the consumption of intoxicants for the individual and its consequent effects on society are observable. The bans are in thus in the larger

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-19 Thread Samiya Illias
There are many 'interesting' things to learn about Islam only if one is willing to look beyond the prejudices. The more one studies and contemplates on the Quran and the world, the more one falls in love with God. It is intoxicating, it's an amazing feeling! Samiya On 19-Apr-2014, at 6:12

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-19 Thread Samiya Illias
and Allies in Iraq, and the list goes on... One must look beyond the people and evaluate religions for their message. Samiya spudboy100 wrote: Well, I am more focused on human behavior, and what happens to humans in this world. If such a spiritual intoxication leads to an ecstatic, plunge into violence

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-19 Thread Samiya Illias
-spread-by-the-sword/ http://lostislamichistory.com/?s=crusades http://lostislamichistory.com/the-crusades-part-3-liberation/ Samiya On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 11:44 PM, Chris de Morsella cdemorse...@yahoo.comwrote: Samiya – Has Islam never participated in perpetrating violence against others

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-19 Thread Samiya Illias
On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 1:53 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 19 Apr 2014, at 12:35, Samiya Illias wrote: On 19-Apr-2014, at 1:15 pm, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 19 Apr 2014, at 08:42, Samiya Illias wrote: The harmful effects of the consumption of intoxicants

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-19 Thread Samiya Illias
On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 8:34 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 April 2014 15:15, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: Chris, I was replying to Spudboy100 who refuses to consider the Quran because of the 'jihadis' 'behavoir' . The point I was trying to make is that some people

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-20 Thread Samiya Illias
. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. -- Steven Weinberg On 20 April 2014 16:54, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 4/19/2014 9:01 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: Including Uri Geller, UFOs, a thousand people who want to prove Einstein wrong, Borley Rectory, the people

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-20 Thread Samiya Illias
On 20-Apr-2014, at 9:24 am, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 April 2014 16:01, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 8:34 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 April 2014 15:15, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: Chris, I was replying

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-20 Thread Samiya Illias
On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 1:16 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 April 2014 18:52, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: So which of the 1000s of Gods people have invented, I mean discovered through divine revelation, should one bet on (and why) ? The one that you truly believe

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-20 Thread Samiya Illias
that they will be left alone because they say: We believe, and will not be tested [Quran 76:2] Lo! We create human from a drop of thickened fluid to test him; so We make him hearing, knowing Samiya On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 9:24 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 April 2014 16:01, Samiya

Re: cannabis, cancer and mechanism, and climate.

2014-04-20 Thread Samiya Illias
Liz, I gather from some of your posts that you're an author? Is it humanly possible for you to author a book spread over 23 years, writing 'occasion/event-relevant' sentences, and then compiling it, such that the book is tightly bound in a grid of a prime number, to protect it from any

Re: Microbes do combinatorial communication

2014-04-24 Thread Samiya Illias
Does scientific research back the claims made in this article? Samiya Amoebic Morality http://www.damninteresting.com/amoebic-morality/ [image: Dictyostelium discoideum composite photo, Copyright © M.J. Grimson R.L. Blanton; Biological Sciences Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Texas Tech

Consciousness: Emotions Feelings

2014-04-29 Thread Samiya Illias
An interesting conversation: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/feeling-our-emotions/?page=1 Bruno, can this be developed in a machine? Samiya *MIND*: Do you believe that we will someday be able to create artificial consciousness and feelings? *Damasio*: An organism can possess feelings

Re: Consciousness: Emotions Feelings

2014-05-01 Thread Samiya Illias
Thanks, Bruno. Quite profound: 'To be or not to be' ... 'I don't want to be here' ! Samiya On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 29 Apr 2014, at 12:00, Samiya Illias wrote: An interesting conversation: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/feeling

Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-01 Thread Samiya Illias
/scripts/miscArticles.asp?artno=92 Samiya -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-01 Thread Samiya Illias
not be discarded, rather a careful study has much to offer to those seeking a Theory of Everything. Samiya On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Russell Standish li...@hpcoders.com.auwrote: So what? If valid, one can probably prove anything from the Bible. On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 08:35:30AM +0500, Samiya

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-02 Thread Samiya Illias
On 02-May-2014, at 11:03 am, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/1/2014 9:08 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: Proof is the domain of science. Scripture guides the way for those who believe. For those who believe theology to be a valid area of study, it is interesting to find that though

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-02 Thread Samiya Illias
one needs to be careful with the translations and interpretations. 4. I find the moral advice in the Quran to be based upon beautiful moral principles. 5. God is loving, kind and compassionate. Samiya On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:40 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-02 Thread Samiya Illias
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:28 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 02 May 2014, at 05:35, Samiya Illias wrote: Evolution and Creationism are generally considered to be opposing world views. This article attempts to prove from Scripture the existence of humans pre-dating Adam, thereby

Honey Bee

2014-05-03 Thread Samiya Illias
-young.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128305.200-honeybee-antiwaggle-song-tells-others-to-buzz-off.html#.U2SgFvmSw2Y Please let me know if the above format is sufficient, or if i should add some explanation as well. Samiya -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-03 Thread Samiya Illias
On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 03 May 2014, at 09:15, Kim Jones wrote: On 3 May 2014, at 4:59 pm, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: Will do as separate threads, insha'Allah (if God wills) Samiya More than likely as YOU YOURSELF

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-03 Thread Samiya Illias
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:24 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 May 2014 15:20, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: I have forwarded your query to an expert in Arabic Grammar. Your quote from Wikipedia is correct. What I can inform you, based on my understanding

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread Samiya Illias
Samiya needs to show that this couldn't be ascertained, or reasonably assumed, by ancient people before he makes any claims about it being provided by divine inspiration (which I assume is his aim). I believe the scriptures were revealed by Divine decree. By sharing verses of scientific relevance

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-05 Thread Samiya Illias
On 06-May-2014, at 6:20 am, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: As Dr Seuss might have put it, Sam - I - am - not! :) -- 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,

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-09 Thread Samiya Illias
Posting the verses and science article links above your query, and response to your query below your it, for ease of reading: *Honey Bee* [Quran 16:68-69] 68 And inspired your Lord to the Bee that Take [second person female singular] among the mountains houses, and among the trees, and in what

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-09 Thread Samiya Illias
Links on Ant Communication below your comment: On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 9:42 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 5 May 2014 16:16, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 3:24 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, good point. It seems likely to me that people

Fwd: An interview based on Christopher Hitchen's book (parts 1 and 2)

2014-05-09 Thread Samiya Illias
Parts 1 2 of an interview based on Christopher Hitchen's book about God: Part 1: https://vimeo.com/94004548 Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=787228407968996 Samiya -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group. To unsubscribe

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-27 Thread Samiya Illias
and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo! my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise. Samiya http://signsandscience.blogspot.com/ On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 5:35 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Pluto Bids To Get Back

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-27 Thread Samiya Illias
://www.mypercept.co.uk/articles/Summary-problems-sujud-prostration-Quran.html On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 9:10 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Does it also explain how planets prostrate themselves? On 28 May 2014 15:51, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: I won't be surprised if they eventually

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-28 Thread Samiya Illias
. However, I've started a new blog which attempts to study the factual accuracy of the Quran. Here's the link in case you or anyone else on this list is interested: http://signsandscience.blogspot.com Samiya ​ As for the second link, I don't understand what it says there either

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-28 Thread Samiya Illias
other religion or not, or if we are a member of the clergy or hold any leadership position in the community, it is basically our beliefs, intentions and actions that make us who we are and which we carry with us when we depart from this life. Samiya On 28-May-2014, at 8:52 pm, spudboy100 via

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-28 Thread Samiya Illias
, on this forum, I only invite you all to benefit from the factual accuracy of the Quran in your efforts to understand the world of science. I am not asking anyone to become a Muslim. Faith, we believe, is God's gift to the willing heart. Samiya Telmo. On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 6:50 PM

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-28 Thread Samiya Illias
happened in the past and may be possible in the future. The clue to the How may be found in the studies in hibernation. I've recently published a blog post about the People of the Cave, who slept for three hundred years. You might find it interesting: www.signsandscience.blogspot.com Samiya

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-28 Thread Samiya Illias
On 29-May-2014, at 12:07 am, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/28/2014 9:50 AM, Samiya Illias wrote: You assume that Islam is unethical. Quranic teachings are based on beautiful moral principles and enjoin ethical and just relations among people. The Quran repeatedly enjoins

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-28 Thread Samiya Illias
I have answered each question I'm detail. You haven't quoted the entire email, only the end part. On 29-May-2014, at 9:35 am, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 29 May 2014 15:33, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: So, my question to you is this: do you condemn these actions? If so

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-29 Thread Samiya Illias
. If it's consistent with known scientific knowledge, then it's probably from a higher intelligence. Samiya On 5/28/2014 9:59 PM, LizR wrote: I hate to use the argument from incredulity, but it really IS hard to imagine that someone who's so petty they don't like gays could have made

Re: study of salvia reportage - brain region pointed to

2014-05-29 Thread Samiya Illias
Can you please repost your objections to MWI? Even I don't think it can be correct, but I would like to read your take on it. Thanks! Samiya On 29-May-2014, at 11:58 am, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 7:43:13 PM UTC+1, Bruno Marchal wrote: Nice post

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-29 Thread Samiya Illias
-Sustainer in any way... any harm we cause is only to ourselves. Samiya On 29 May 2014 16:54, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/28/2014 9:31 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: Quran (33:35) clearly states that there is forgiveness and vast reward for all men and women who submit

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-29 Thread Samiya Illias
On 29-May-2014, at 7:56 pm, Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 5:33 AM, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: On 28-May-2014, at 10:12 pm, Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: Ok, so let's talk some specifics. Islamists issued

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-29 Thread Samiya Illias
On 29-May-2014, at 9:55 pm, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/28/2014 10:34 PM, Samiya Illias wrote: On 29-May-2014, at 10:08 am, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: Men rarely, if ever, manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-29 Thread Samiya Illias
These are people who are committing crimes in the name of religion. You, on the outside, are horrified by such acts in the name of Islam, and are terrified of it, rightly so. We, on the other hand, live in midst of this blatant violation of the guidance in the Quran! What these elements have

Re: Pluto bounces back!

2014-05-29 Thread Samiya Illias
here on Earth. In fact, it increases our responsibility and duty to spread the actual message of the Quran, hoping that sanity will prevail. Civil pressure groups and lawyers are trying to advice and implement corrections, scholars are speaking up and hope to bring about positive changes. Samiya

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