(February 20, 2013 at 4:40 pm)EGross Wrote:(February 20, 2013 at 4:21 pm)AtlasS Wrote: EGross, as far as you understand religion , why do you think we're here ?
My purpose is to be me. Yours is to be you. The purpose of a tree is to be a tree and a rock to be a rock. One does not need a divine reason to live, but one needs to create his own reason for living.
I do not require a master to submit to and be beholding to. Yes, I am a stand-alone version that operates without the need of a Master Control Program to operate at my full potential.
It's a deterministic model that I operate from. And so, my use of the software metaphor is intentional, because while yours operates as though it is free, it is not. I operate as though I am not free, but in reality, I am.
All the best.
Eliyahu
Exactly, it's all about you. I like this way of thinking. #small note : I'm not kissing ass to prove my point. I truly like this way of thinking.
But putting that into consideration, how do we live if things around us weren't there for a reason ? I'm not trying to give you a headache by Computer Science, but we are studying many things including A.I & how to build a smart system.
Any computer you see is composed of many, many pieces, thinking about them might give you a true headache ; I spent 3 years studying that & still facing a problem in understanding the whole thing.
What I want to say is : to build a smart system -a system that actually works- everything must be there for a reason. The earth we live on is a smart system, since it has many functions inside it.
Rain is an example of a function on earth. It's impossible to have a function without a smart system behind it, Eliyahu. Ask any computer scientist. The computer has functions because a smart system is behind it, without it that function is impossible to compose or execute.
Try to think about it from that perspective : ) it's a scientific way of thinking ; you can't blame me, right ? my field of education is forcing me to believe that everything exists for a reason.
Just remember that Islam is a message, and the person who receives it might choose to believe or not. But if you had a thought in the future about this world not being "just there for no reason", remember Islam, it might provide an answer for you : ).
Best regards
Mohammed
