Why be a member here?

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Thinker said:
You are missing the point. It is not a matter of finding an answer it is a about understanding the answer. It may be possible to do that in a library but it would be difficult to the extreme.
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Just as you are able to understand a question by asking for others opinions I am perfectly capable of understanding by going to a library nothing extreme about it to me.



Thinker said:
The difference between me and you is that I have no fear of what I might discover so long as it is the truth, you (and by you I mean all of you who like to spend your life in an echo chamber) fear what you might learn.
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At the end of the day we are both doing the same thing but going about it a different way you choose to hear the opinions of others to better understand yourself, others, or a question while I choose to read a book about it.
But this isnt what the topic is about so getting back on track
(to all members muslim or not)
The things that you learn here do you apply it any kind of way to your daily life?
 
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Thinker said:
The difference between me and you is that I have no fear of what I might discover so long as it is the truth, you (and by you I mean all of you who like to spend your life in an echo chamber) fear what you might learn.
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How do you know how we feel? Do you have some psychological ability to detect that someone is afraid of learning?

Mila said:
At the end of the day we are both doing the same thing but going about it a different way you choose to hear the opinions of others to better understand yourself, others, or a question while I choose to read a book about it.
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It is as simple as sister Mila put it.

Some might do both, read a book and ask others.
 
Thinker said:
The difference between me and you is that I have no fear of what I might discover so long as it is the truth, you (and by you I mean all of you who like to spend your life in an echo chamber) fear what you might learn.
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I'll speak for myself and say I have no fear of what I 'might learn', only full confidence in my beliefs. I actually look forward to see people like you come along, pose your arguments and try and put islam to the test of criticism, because when you fail it only makes me stronger in my belief.
 
serena77 said:
Mila - salaam and peace
a lot i would assume.. join for curiousity and while some may argue thats not a good enough reason... isn't it better they have their questions answered .. by say a forum such as this as opposed to western media?

Im catholic ( still... I think ... ) i have yet to take the shahada i'm trying very hard to get myself to the point where i can... i hope a lot of it is apprenhension that is unfounded.. but i'm not sure ... doesnt mean i don't believe in Allah and that mohammed is his final profile. I haven'been too mass in months and i've done a lot of study... I would never ever try and attack someone... however if someone is out of line no matter what their religion is... i'm going to speak up... that doesn't mean i'm against any one religion....i'm not ... never will be.
Oh h well.. my .02 cents and YMMV
Serena
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Is there anything more I can do to help you?
 
Thinker said:
The difference between me and you is that I have no fear of what I might discover so long as it is the truth, you (and by you I mean all of you who like to spend your life in an echo chamber) fear what you might learn.
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Just because she likes to go to the librabry to learn doesnt make her scared. But u passing judgements n 'wrong ones' too, makes u look rather not so very clever.=)
 
Thinker said:
Why do you not join a non-Muslim forum and ask them why they believe what they believe and tell them why they are wrong?
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I personally have, humanist forums, pipes cesspool, christian forums one punjabi forum but they were too obsessed with music.. I found many to be filled with [insult removed] whenever I'd write to refute they'd delete my posts and ban me using all sorts of base obscenities, they were rather comfortable in their own stupidities and worse yet the stupidities they presumed in others as they couldn't stand the thought of events happening outside their cognition.. I got bored as [insult removed].. as the sister said if you want your knowledge from forums or reality based scripts a la mode of Hollywood then by all means.. many of us prefer the company of cultivated, civilized and scholarly individuals so an Islamic board is a good fit -- books on the topic are also equally good.. only small minds occupy themselves of others!.. if you personally like those other places better why not join them? It takes quite sometime to remove ape pupu from flower beds!

all the best
 
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τhε ṿαlε'ṡ lïlÿ;1395964 said:

whenever I'd write to refute they'd delete my posts and ban me
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I know exactly how you feel and not just the posts sometimes the whole thread (know what I mean :hmm: )
 
Thinker said:
I know exactly how you feel and not just the posts sometimes the whole thread (know what I mean )
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No I don't know what you mean, you've managed to be here for three years regurgitating the same crap with mod nods and approval!
 
Mila said:
I dont know about my bros/sis' in Islam but this question has crossed my mind when I see Atheist, Christian,etc. members here. I'm not saying that they should not be here, but some of the non-muslim posters come here and argue or some come here with no intentions to embrace or accept Islam.

What I am courious about is as a non-muslim (muslims may answer as well):
What motivated you to join an Islamic forum?
Do you get any benefit from joining an Islamic forum?

This thread wasnt created to put anyone down. I'm just simply courious because I dont think I personally would join a religious forum that did not promote the religion that I follow.
And please keep it peaceful here :)
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I came to investigate Islam. There are no Muslims that I know in RL. Here I get to know Muslims as well as learn about a faith that intrigues me but as yet I have not accepted.
 
As'salaamu alaaykum

I joined this geeky forum not knowing it was actually a forum, so yeah thats why i joined it :-\

Though it is an awesome place to meet other muslims around the geeky old world..

.. peace ..
 
I joined before I became a Muslim as most of you know. I was curious about Islam and wanted some answers from real Muslims. I didn't know any real Muslims in my life before I joined here, so this was the only way to interact with Muslims.

Now I suppose I will have to stick around, inshallah. There is a lot I still don't know about Islam so being around Muslims daily will help my growth.
 
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I've joined other forums but I never stayed long. This is the only forum that I joined and STAYED in.

Reasons:

1. The people here are warm, friendly, welcoming, cheerful.

The member I like best is sister harb. lol. She's the coolest. :coolious:

2. I like the variety of emoticons I can use, the choice of avatars.... :wub:

3. Nobody has banned me for asking too many questions. ;D

4. I've learned a great deal. Alhamdulillahir rabbil al ameen!
 
I don't normally stick around either. At some point, my enthusiasm always dies down and I gradually quit coming to the forum.

In this case, I might be around for a while since I still have a lot to learn about being a Muslim.
 
i don't remember why i joined this place but i know i m here because i have learnt a lot in a very good peaceful friendly environment
 
Salam brothers and sisters,

I joined as a Christian to find answers about Islam. I honestly never expected to become a Muslim myself! But I am thankful to Allah at every moment of every day that I did :)

Lynx said:
Being in the company of Muslims is refreshing
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I don't know about refreshing, but I do know that the kindness and encouragement of the brothers and sisters here (and in real life) was one of the many things that helped guide me to Islam.

Peace be with you
 
Also, getting to arguments from time to time with certain members is good for laughs. You know who you are.
 

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