Many people have heard about Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha when she was 6 years old, and how he had sexual intercourse with her when she was 9, and he was in his 50’s (Bukhari, and Muslim). This is either denied outright (without evidence) or explained as an anomaly. The truth however is that classical Islam, … Continue reading It Wasn’t Just Aisha: Child Marriage and Sexual Exploitation by Muhammad, and in Early Islam (Including the Qur’an)
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Most Religious Muslims Aren’t Religious, And That’s a Good Thing
Introduction There is a persistent myth, widely believed both within Muslim communities and outside them, that “religious” Muslims, those who pray, fast, and openly identify with Islam, are living embodiments of the faith’s actual teachings. Mosques are full of such people: men who pray five times daily, women who fast every Ramadan, families who send … Continue reading Most Religious Muslims Aren’t Religious, And That’s a Good Thing
DEPRESSION IS AN ILLNESS – NOT A FLAW OR PERSONAL FAILING.
DEPRESSION IS AN ILLNESS - NOT A FLAW OR PERSONAL FAILING. REMEMBER THAT SO TOO WITH ANXIETY. KEEP THAT IN MIND AND ITS VERY HELPFUL. JUST HEAL UP AND TREAT YOURSELF AS YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE UNWELL OR SOMEONE U CARE ABOUT WAS UNWELL. GIVE YOURSELF THE SAME KINDNESS AND GRACE. CUZ IF YOU … Continue reading DEPRESSION IS AN ILLNESS – NOT A FLAW OR PERSONAL FAILING.
Just Stay Alive – And You Are Hyper Successful
Stay alive. Do good. Don't hurt anyone. That's it. That's success.
Worship Virtue Above All Else
Homo Astra and Homo Logos – The Future of Human Evolution
People think evolution has stopped. That it was a thing of the past, a process that made dinosaurs, apes, and us, and then ended. But that is not correct. Evolution has been running for about four billion years on this planet, and it hasn’t paused for a moment. I believe our next evolutionary forms will … Continue reading Homo Astra and Homo Logos – The Future of Human Evolution
A Walk in the Blue Orchard – Mindful Short Story
It was morning in the world of Lirael, sky pale indigo, clouds drifting like spilled milk across a vast, enchanted orchard where the trees grew with blue leaves and shimmering silver fruit. The trunks were old and gentle, with roots curling over mossy stones, and everywhere, a warm breeze carried the scent of honey and … Continue reading A Walk in the Blue Orchard – Mindful Short Story
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The Seven Candies of Power – The Story Begins
Long ago, in a world of brightness and colour, there was a land called Mirra. It was not just a single town, but a patchwork of many places, hills and meadows, tiny villages with lanterns swinging on every post, old stone bridges over gentle rivers, and crooked forests where the trees hummed softly in the … Continue reading The Seven Candies of Power – The Story Begins
My model of existence – the metaphysical and physical
Notes: It's not two things but one thing. Also the lower layer is fundamentally unknowable beyond like what can be known by logical necessity e.g Truth is objectively real, Good exists, God (infinity not theological or ID, just like Raw infinity) is the basis of existence, Love etc Values and Ideals are real objectively etc. … Continue reading My model of existence – the metaphysical and physical
