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Author Topic:   World's Happiest People? You Gotta Be Kidding!
Buzsaw
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Message 109 of 123 (60374)
10-10-2003 12:51 AM
Reply to: Message 103 by nator
10-09-2003 10:07 AM


Re: What?
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So, you consider my doing nothing other than quoting the Bible to give examples of God's directives to persecute or kill unbelievers as 'meanspirited' and 'insulting'?
That's my only post in this thread; a long list of bible quotes.
Perhaps you are confusing Zhimbo and me.
No, that's not so. I've got my threads confused, and I apologize for that. Your insults were in another thread. I'm willing to address your posts anytime, so long as you act civil towards me.
Your list of Bible quotes in no way admonished Christians to do violence to anyone. They were for a specific nation at a specific time in history. Not so with my quotes from the Quran. They apply to the here and now, as demonstrated by the most devout Muslims who are willing to pay the price and as appied to the bussed in terrorists in the Nigerian riots.

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Buzsaw
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Message 110 of 123 (60376)
10-10-2003 1:13 AM
Reply to: Message 102 by NosyNed
10-09-2003 3:04 AM


Re: The Survey
quote:
haven't read this yet. But finally it seems it might be appropriate to actually read something about the real survey.
Buz you should have posted a link to it in the first place.
You're right I should have done that. The following link is the one I read:
Despite being rated as one of the poorest countries in the world, a new study of more than 65 countries published in the United Kingdom's New Scientist magazine suggests that the happiest people in the world live in Nigeria - and the least happy, in Romania.

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Buzsaw
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Message 114 of 123 (60486)
10-10-2003 10:04 PM
Reply to: Message 111 by NosyNed
10-10-2003 3:01 AM


Re: The Survey
If what I found is the original material then my guess is that New
quote:
Scientist has Nigeria happiest on *a per GNP basis*. This is what I see in the graph I found. The "per GNP" got lost in the shuffle somehow.
When there is controversy Buz, or you don't accept the results of work of this type. It is important to get back to the original material and understand it. It is not a good idea to hop on something that is twice removed from the original.
The report was on pretty much all the major networks, all reporting it about the same. I think it came to my attention originally via one of these networks. Let us know what you find.

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Buzsaw
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Message 115 of 123 (60487)
10-10-2003 10:25 PM
Reply to: Message 112 by Andya Primanda
10-10-2003 4:35 AM


Re: What?
quote:
...and I suppose those 'violence' quotes Schraf posted are not from your Bible?
But which of Schraf's Biblical quotes instructs anyone other than a designated unique ancient nation to kill anyone? Which of these allow for Christians to persecute, enslave or kill anyone, including people who Jesus or Christians consider as "infidels?"
quote:
Prophet Muhammad did lead wars during his life, but the earlier ones were self-defense (repelling attacks from Makkah pagans) and none as agression. The later wars were expansionistic, but these happened because the first Muslims want to liberate themselves from the Roman and Persian hegemony. Violence without reason is forbidden in Islam and the religious penalty for such offenses are severe.
Before Muhammed there were over 200 pagan deities worshipped at Mecca. After Muhammed there was one deity, Muhammed's god, Allah worshipped at Mecca. Does this tell you anything as to why the pagans resisted Muhammed?
According to my Encyclopedia Britannica and other reliable sources, Mohammed had all the men (hundreds) in one Jewish village beheaded who had surrendered and carried off the women and children for the slave trade. Are you aware of this or can you refute it?

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Buzsaw
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Message 121 of 123 (60794)
10-13-2003 9:29 PM
Reply to: Message 120 by AdminAsgara
10-12-2003 2:08 AM


Re: Need for a new thread?
quote:
If everyone is finished with the happiness thread, let me know and I'll close this one down.
I'm speaking only for myself, but I've nothing more to add on the happiness study. Looks like most are happy with study showing the happiest folk in the world being found to be in such a nation so rife with happlesness and hopelessness.

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