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▲ 89 r/AtheisminKerala

Wrt, Arif Hussien's methods, how religious people see this statement?

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Edit: the write up is from a christian apologist.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYiDR7iCvtJ

(There are a wide variety of schools of law and theology within the religion of Islam, some more extreme than others.

It is also important to note that Islam doesn't exist in a vacuum, and many modern Islamic subgroups are partially a product of political, theological, and societal movements, funding, and developments of the 20th and 21st century (e.g. the rise of Salafism).

In my opinion, it is not effective apologetics to parrot the talking points or theology of the most extreme as if they are representative of the whole, or as if they are the only true representation of the religion.

We Christians often write off those who argue against Christianity by cherry picking passages about "genocide" and slavery, and of course would write off any who highlight the worst things done in Jesus' name as if they were representative of the whole.

I just don't think doing the same to Muslims that kitchy Atheists do to us is effective reasoning. We're much better off reasoning in good faith and steelmanning the beliefs of those we're attempting to draw to Christ.)

u/telaughingbuddha — 2 days ago
▲ 43 r/AtheisminKerala

Your opinion- Birth rates are collapsing because children became unnecessary for survival.

People keep saying that the birth rate crisis is a money problem but it isn't.

Every country that's tried to buy their way out of it has the data to prove it.

The real issue is harder to fix: somewhere along the way, children stopped being part of the story people tell themselves about a good life. Not because people became selfish. Because the culture got very good at selling a version of freedom that doesn't have room for them.

You can lower the cost of a choice. You can't manufacture the desire to make it. And here's the thing that haunts me - Ask parents who genuinely love their kids if they wish they'd had fewer. Almost none of them say yes.

The regret almost always runs the other direction.

So the question isn't really about policy. It's about what story we're living inside - and whether it's actually telling us the truth about what we'll want when we get there.

Edit: Some people in the past chose to have kids, especially male kids,to ensure survival at old age and free farm hands. It was partly selfishness and mostly lack of contraceptives..

u/telaughingbuddha — 7 days ago
▲ 3 r/AtheisminKerala

How do you look at the concept 'For the greater good' that religion can do?

Without omitting the evil, isn't religion atleast in its competitive phase, a source of 'the greater good' especially where govt's social security can't fill the gap.

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u/telaughingbuddha — 8 days ago
▲ 11 r/AtheisminKerala

Can't these religion affirming political parties use religion for good pro-economy motive like lesser purchase of imported goods, etc?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYKXeYdiOcC/

Narendra Modi urged people in Secunderabad to avoid buying wedding gold for a year and to cut fuel use through work from home and virtual meetings. He framed the appeal as a national responsibility amid high global energy costs, supply disruptions and wider political messaging from the BJP rally.

u/telaughingbuddha — 13 days ago
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How can you change your mindset: 'There is no meaning life. Humans suffer. So avoid suffering, do nothing'

for a person in late 20's , who has earned enough to life for decades

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u/telaughingbuddha — 14 days ago
▲ 8 r/AtheisminKerala

New Atheism is a 21st-century intellectual movement advocating that religion should be countered, criticized, and replaced by rational, scientific arguments rather than tolerated.

Old atheism is like india secularism. New atheism is like french secularism.

A lot of young leftists in india, especially those under the old guard controlled parties haven't yet come to terms with atheism.

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u/telaughingbuddha — 17 days ago
▲ 5 r/AtheisminKerala

Sangathi theevravadham onnum illatha kondu aarum mind cheyunilla ennae ullu...

Ullil pettu poyavarudae avastha kashtam aanu..

u/telaughingbuddha — 17 days ago
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What else helped you move out of religion?

I happened to see a video of Tomy sebastian. And entered a rabbit hole that helped me connect all major religions, their parent and sister religions in the world.

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u/telaughingbuddha — 20 days ago