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myTakes: Religion & Spirituality

Thou Shalt Not Steal

Which came first, morality or ethics? I have run into some pessimistic types who tend to imply that it's the latter, suggesting that humans will be immoral and will thrust societies into chaos if not for laws, either...
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My Thoughts on Free Will

I don't believe in free will . This raises a lot of questions from people about how I could possibly maintain such a view. This article isn't intended to convert anyone to my stance, but simply to answer many of the...
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Probability and Morality

A lot people I've seen on here like to pose moral dilemmas in a hypothetical way excluding probability . Many of these scenarios are utilitarian in nature. The perception of probability, which leads to doubt , is...
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Scientific Morality

I want to attempt to provide a case that science establishes the closest thing to " objective morality ". This idea of objective morality has puzzled philosophers throughout history. One of the questions is this: Why...
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Symbolism Of Roses

Now this mytake is snippets from different websites, I'm just getting really into symbolism and would love to teach others. I'm trying to learn more :) Long a symbol of love and passion, the ancient Greeks and Romans...
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Islam =/= Quranism (A Short Guide to Islam)

One thing that I hear repeated over and over when I talk about Islam and mention a Hadith is that people tell me it is not in the Quran or you must read the Quran etc. Let me clarify this for everyone: Islam =/= Quranism....
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#HangAyazNizami: When the Medieval Muslim (Islamist) mind meets modern technology

Who is Ayaz Nizami? Long: https://aaapakistan.org/ayaz-nizami/ Short: A Pakistani atheist blogger. What is this about? In short, Ayaz Nizami is a Pakistani atheist blogger who was arrested a few days ago charged under...
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I am Fed up with Being Blamed for the Violence of Others Because of a Shared Religion

You probably know which religion I am talking about. I am talking about islam and muslims being called terrorists. I have never been called with that disgusting name before and would never imagine that a muslim will call...
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Are Christians Really Allowed To Have Fun And Be Free?

Introduction: Throughout history, most, if not all of the world religions there have always been some sort of strict silly rules that restrained its followers from freedom and enjoyment of basic human gratifications and...
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The Truth About Getting Four Wives in Islam!

First of all, I want to say that it is not right to just take a verse from the whole book and comment about it. We must consider the whole content and the time that it was written. It is not a command It is a limit! When...
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The Priest who Converted to Islam Tells His Story

I enjoyed being a priest helping the people for some years. However, deep inside I was not happy and I felt that there was something not right. Fortunately, and it is God’s will, some events and coincidences in my life...
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The most unique temples in the world: The Khajuraho group of Monuments

The temple complex of Khajuraho are the arguably the most unique in the world. It holds multiple Hindu and Jain temples History The group of monuments was built during the rule of the Rajput Chandel dynasty. The building...
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My Opinion On Believing in God

First off.. Let me start off by saying, I am not trying to push my beliefs down anyone's throat. It may seem like that though, I didn't mean it to be. I am not trying to convince anyone to believe what I believe. I'm...
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Sokushinbutsu: The Japanese Art of Self-Mummification

Sokushinbutsu is a practice of Buddhist monks observing Asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive. I has been tried by many buddhist monks for hundreds of years but only 24 of them got...
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Interesting and Eye Opening Facts About 4 Different Religions

Why do people believe what they believe? What will people do for religion? How does religion affect the culture of a country/area? These are fascinating questions, the element of religion (including the religion of...
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Why Christianity is the Only and True Religion of God

God leaves himself as witness to prove why. With so many religions throughout the world and its history many have claimed to have had the right "Holy Books" and the right God or gods. Yet many fail miserly as to prove...
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That Moment When You Realize... You're Going to Die

Everyone has this epiphany at some point. We aren't going to live forever, and wether you contemplate it at 8 or 80, the experience can be truly one of absolute horror. I remember exactly where my 17 year old self was at...
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Self love free.

Buddha: Teaching of Self-Love“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha An important core teaching in Buddhism is self-love. Buddha teaches that you love the self...
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What I Feel About Other People's Beliefs

I have been reading a lot of comments and blogs about why people hate or want to disprove religion. They would state something along the lines of: 1. It suppresses people from thinking freely 2. It is just a stupid book...
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Why I Dislike the Concept of Religion and God

Full Disclosure: There was a poll. My reply to somone's comment did not fit. I was frothing so I need a mytake to truly cover it. Of course, there are things I may have forgotten to cover. I don't claim to be right (hell...
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