(March 24, 2020 at 7:37 pm)Belacqua Wrote:(March 24, 2020 at 7:00 pm)Mr Greene Wrote: (However the Xtians eventually learnt to ignore the idiotic financial restrictions in their scriptures)
They were right to ignore biblical admonitions about wealth if the goal was to end up with a world like the one we have. I'm not convinced that our world is the best of all possible worlds, however. There is a lot to be said for valuing things (like generosity and kindness) that aren't measured with money. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Quote:It is your scriptures that shackle the financial capabilities of the muslims, not anything to do with skin colour or 'imperialism'.
Do you think that the policies of Britain and the US in the last 200 years or so have served to help Muslim countries? Is the poverty of the poor countries due primarily to their religions?
The economic ineptitude of Islamic countries is a direct result of the rules of Islamic finance.
That's why India and Singapore became financial powerhouses whilst Pakistan and Bangladesh became basket cases.
Quote:I don't understand why you'd come to a discussion forum, and then proceed to reap from visibility any voice that disagrees with you. If you're going to do that, why not just sit in front of a mirror and pat yourself on the back continuously?-Esquilax
Evolution - Adapt or be eaten.