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In the seventeenth-century, French Catholic writer Blaise Pascal proposed a philosophical argument for the existence of God, known today as Pascal's wager, in a work of his known as the Pensées . Whilst I personally do not use Pascal's wager to reaffirm my belief in God, I do think it can generally work well with people who have little-to-no faith in God. Pascal's Wager's Premise and Flaws As mentioned earlier, Pascal's wager is a argument meant to demonstrate the existence of God. It states one must always strive to believe in God and serve Him, as doing so yields low risks and high potential rewards: God exists, and you believe in Him : Your reward (Heaven) is infinite. God exists, and you do not believe in Him : Your punishment (Hell) is infinite. God does not exist, and you believe in Him : Your loss (time spent on religion) is relatively small. God does not exist, and you do not believe in Him : Your reward (freedom from religious rules) is relatively small and...

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...

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...

I am more of a PlayStation guy than an Xbox fan. However, recent changes have occurred within Microsoft Gaming and Xbox leadership, which my best friend Mink asked me to write my thoughts about. Xbox is a gaming brand owned by Microsoft's video gaming division, Microsoft Gaming. It mainly consists of a series of home consoles, as well as video games and online services, including the esteemed Xbox Game Pass, which is a subscription service that allows one to access more games on Xbox devices. With Xbox being introduced, I can cut to the chase. What Happened? As mentioned earlier, Microsoft Gaming's leadership has recently gone under major changes. The chief executive officer, Phil Spencer, has retired, and his deputy, Xbox President Sarah Bond, resigned, with not much explanation for why. Spencer was crucial for the company, having introduced the Xbox Game Pass, bought various video game developers and publishers for Microsoft, further developed Minecraft, launching the Xbox Ad...

Relatively recently, I have seen Christian apologists claim the Holy Quran, the Word of God, "affirms" the Bible and claims it is preserved, which is a situation they call the "Islamic dilemma." I am writing this blog since my philosophy teacher for my current high school semester, who is a Catholic Christian, attempted to tell a classmate inquiring about the "Abrahamic faiths" about this so-called dilemma, with me having to correct her after class hours on this. The Claim The claim relies on a misunderstanding of Verse 48 of the fifth chapter of the Quran, Surat al-Ma'idah. The verse is the following: وَأَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ عَمَّا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ لِكُلٍّۢ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةًۭ وَمِنْهَاجًۭا ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَبْل...

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...

  Critics of Islam, and of theism in general, often enjoy attacking "Muslim countries" (I say this with quotation marks as I hold the position that unfortunately, no country fully implements Islamic law) for having "blasphemy laws." Blasphemy laws are statutes criminalising insults and contempt towards deities, sacred objects, and religious beliefs. Additionally, many antitheists and leftists like to taunt "insensitive" people for supposedly being "extremely sensitive" to blasphemy. However, I would like to point out that every society has blasphemy laws, and that free speech absolutism is impossible in practice. No Right Is Absolute Contrary to popular belief, constitutions (whether secular or otherwise) do not typically depict rights as unbounded, but rather, simply "protected," and even then, such rights (and therefore the degree of protecting them) are subject to interpretation. For example: Freedom of religion:  One cannot forceful...

  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 ...

  This is a minor rant against something I really find annoying, which is misusing the 1-10 rating system. Three main issues I have with people using the system is: 1. People hand out 10s too easily when they should be reserved for the absolute best. 2. People are too scared to use low numbers and use 5 for things that are "bad." 3. People make 7 mean "average." So, I will tell you the basic approach to actually using a 1-10 rating system: 1 = terrible, 5 = average, and 10 = perfect. If you want consistency, then treat each number as a specific category: 1. Awful/unusable 2. Very bad 3. Bad 4. Below average 5. Average 6. Above average 7. Good 8. Very good 9. Excellent 10. Perfect, cannot be realistically improved But yeah, this was just something I wanted to write about. Cya goats

My friend Mink told me I should write about how a military would look like under my supervision and how it would defend my ideals. I guess I should start by outlining my values first. I'd say my ideal military would be guided by Islamic values, defending Islam and human rights, and never exceeding limits. Now, what do I mean by "human rights?" I do not mean the American attitude of "we must invade every country to bring them dEmOcRaCy," but rather, fighting against inhumane armed forces like those of the Romans and Persians before the blessed Muslim armies rightfully conquered them. Generally speaking, I believe war should be strictly defensive, as preemptive warfare is way too much of a rabbit hole for me to explore to figure out what is and is not moral. With my values being put out of the way, I will focus on the military itself. I believe in constantly updating the arsenal of arms in a military, constantly getting the best version of each weapon. I would say...