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Religion is a subjective concept generally defined as a cultural set of various beliefs and moral codes pertaining to humanity and their relationship with the spiritual; that is, the immaterial, or that which cannot be directly interpreted via conventional sciences. This piece will hereby mostly refer to religion through the term "theism," as it invokes the image of religion in the metaphysical sense rather than the cultural sense. There are many different religions which all make varying claims on the reality of existence and morality. One thing these theistic traditions share in common, particularly the more philosophical ones like Islam and Christianity, is that many atheists (those who reject all religions) seem to always misunderstand the sincerity of their adherents.  Why May Atheists Misunderstand Theism? A major factor in many atheists misrepresenting theism may be their view of all religions and their teachings as simply archaic rulebooks rulers use to control the ma...

This year, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) international association football (which I will refer to as "soccer" in the rest of this piece for the sake of consistency), beach soccer, and futsal federation held their quadrennial international men's soccer event, the FIFA World Cup, which I will refer to as the "World Cup" in the rest of this piece for the sake of convenience. Hosted in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this World Cup was particularly divisive, with controversy after controversy coming out of it. I will state my own thoughts of this sporting event. I thought the choice to host across three countries was dumb. I generally think World Cups should be hosted in one country at a time, as multiple countries co-hosting a World Cup raises more expenses and effort for hosts, travelling fans, and the playing teams. Additionally, I felt it was really only the United States that this World Cup was meant for, as the Canadian a...

Quite a while ago, the "Gigachad" meme has resurfaced on the mainstream internet. This meme from a few years ago was a celebration of hypermasculinity used for "liking things [the poster] like[d] and disliking things [the poster] dislike[d]" according to the Soyjak Wiki (which I do NOT fully endorse). Although it is being used for this again, it is being done so in even absurder ways. I shall attempt to deconstruct this meme; its relatively recent companion, a housefly known as "Gigafly" that Gigachad often rides as his personal mount; and how they reflect modern society. Gender Norms Gigachad originated from Ernest Khalimov, a Russian bodybuilder. What started as a somewhat digitally altered photo of the man appreciating his physique took off, in part due to how much it embedded stereotypical masculinity: Ernest has very toned muscles, is presumably quite tall, and has a moderately sized beard, a common symbol of manhood. Due to the assumption that men mu...

My friend lafl!!!¢he! (pronounced "La-Flèche") is an underground rapper. They recently put out their debut musical project, an abstract hip hop extended play called Sleep paralysis EP . I will review this project, to give them some promotion. I am honoured to have observed lafl!!!¢he!'s journey of making this extended play while it was still a work-in-progress. Cover Art The cover art for Sleep paralysis EP depicts a stone cellar under Buda Castle. I think it matches well enough with the general rustic vibe of this extended play. I interpret the light down the hall here as representing guidance or knowledge to lead one out of a slump. When asking lafl!!!¢he! about the cover art's meaning, they affirmed my interpretation and said the cover art represents uncertainty, with the tunnel being a mysterious way out. They also said there was an alternative cover representing helplessness, with there being no way out and lafl!!!¢he! being unable to move due to the photo being...

A common objection against Islam from Westerners, particularly socially conservative Americans, is that Islamic values do not comply with "Western values." I have always wondered what Western values are, particularly since it can seem like quite a subjective concept. This article focuses on Islamic values as I am a Muslim, although the idea of something "not being compliant with Western values" is sometimes used by social conservatives to denigrate other beliefs, such as socialism and LGBTQ rights movements. What Are "Islamic Values," and How Have They Been Implemented? Islamic values come from the Sharia, which in turn is derived from the Quran (a holy book) and the Sunnah (the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which are preserved in books of Hadith with unbroken chains of narration tracing back to the Prophet ﷺ), alongside other sources such as scholarly interpretation, logic, and local customs. Through the graphic above, we see the Quran al...

In the previous music review of this blog, I rated The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem, one of my favourite albums of all time and by my favourite rapper. One of the tracks on that album, Kim, is a prequel to '97 Bonnie & Clyde , a track on The Slim Shady LP , Eminem's breakout second studio album, released on February 23, 1999, causing me to want to review this album. The Slim Shady LP is one of my top three personal favourite Eminem albums, so I will also test its technical and lyrical quality here. Cover Art The cover art for The Slim Shady LP depicts the fictional events of '97 Bonnie & Clyde . Although the art is intriguing, it only describes one particular track and does not represent the other tracks well. The Slim Shady alter ego is described as murderous throughout Eminem's discography, but in The Slim Shady LP , Slim Shady is mostly just a goofy drug addict/dealer who occasionally gets a bit rapey. I think it is interesting, but the nature of surround...

  Hip hop (considered a genre by many, called "rap" by those who do not view it as a genre) is my all-time favourite genre of music. Rappers are leagues above most artists of other genres. Even in the genre itself, some are clearly superior to others. Many people will make lists of their top rappers, and I will do the same myself. Note that some of the rappers on the list can have their positions swapped (such as 2Pac being able to be swapped with Lil Wayne at times), and some Honorary Mentions can be swapped with some lower-ranking Top 10 rappers (such as Juice WRLD, MF DOOM, and XXXTENTACION being able to be swapped with Tech N9ne and Drake at times). Honorary Mentions This goes out to all rappers who I believe can come close to the Top 10 list, but cannot replace those already on it. In no particular order, I hold them to be MF DOOM, DMX, Juice WRLD, XXXTENTACION, 50 Cent, J. Cole, Denzel Curry, JAY-Z, King Von, Nas, DMX, Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Royce Da ...

To do the second music review of this blog, I asked my friend Gbay to give me an album, and he chose The Marshall Mathers LP ,   rapper Eminem's third studio album, released on May 23, 2000. Eminem is my all-time favourite musician, and The Marshall Mathers LP often gets called Eminem's best album. The point of this review will be to test if the claims of it being his best album are true and if it still holds up nowadays. Cover Art I will use the alternate cover art since it is the cover art used on Spotify, which I use to listen to music. Although possibly not as iconic as the main cover art, it is simpler and uses colours that rest easier on the eyes, instantly making me like it more. The point of The Marshall Mathers LP is its focus on Marshall "Eminem" Mathers as a person instead of simply a rapper. To enhance this idea, the cover art depicts Eminem in front of his childhood home. This can be interpreted in a few different ways, with my personal thoughts being i...