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• A comment on Conversation: LIVE TED Conversation: Join TED Speaker Sean Carroll

  May 19 2011: Hi professor,
  Is it possible to multiverse to be seen as many universes, each one includes another rather than separated ones, I think in such situation the accelerated expending can be explained by the impact of a bigger universe on the smaller one that is included in it?

• A comment on Talk: Arthur Benjamin: Teach statistics before calculus!

  Jun 11 2010: There is no doubt that probability and statistics have a major importance in solving scientific problems, and I think there should be given more importance to probability and statistics, but just enough so that students have the same capabilities in using calculus or probability.
  When one tries to solve a problem or model a system, some times its more important to find a deterministic solution, instead of solving the problem probabilistically.
  I think theory relies more on calculus than probabilities, and most of the time when we loose hope in solving a problem deterministically we turn to probabilistic solution or a simulation, am afraid from the possibility that relying so much on probabilities, scientist turn over deterministic methods and tend to solve every possible problem by probabilistic approaches.

• A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  Jun 9 2010: "Why does Allah, time and again in the Quran, prescribe awful punishments to people who doubt or simply do not believe what he is purported to say?"
  sorry Mr Dawson, I'll ans the Q, even if i know your primitive logic won't accept the answer
  Humans by nature seek power and freedom
  if any one get as much as he want,of power and freedom, one will harm others by that, because we are not perfect, we don't know when our freedom and our power exceeds to others ones
  One of Sharia's functions is to limit our freedom and power to protect others power and freedom, and vis-versa, God has perfect knowledge of our selves, thus he sets perfect rules for us to follow, et we don't believe in him, then we won't apply those rules, thus we will harm other, that's one reason non believers are punished, and that punishment happens after life, if as you claim God doesn't exist then you'll not be punished after, and no one punishes you in this life if you don't believe, islam don't force people to believe.

• A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  Jun 9 2010: I use cap letters to make my statement clear, not to make it more true :) there is no way to do that.
  "we should be only concerned about whether people are trying to impose their beliefs on others" : Well, I can assure you that there is nothing in Islam imposing the religion on the others, instead it was clearly indicated that any Muslims can do no more that delivering the message of Islam, fighting people to get in Islam is forbidden, but fighting back people who fight Muslims because they one to talk about Islam is allowed,
  No one has the right to stop us from saying to rest of humans who we are and what we do,
  Especially when we are accused by all sorts of terrible things.
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  A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  Jun 8 2010: one should succeed the test, that is believe in God and do Good as a responsible on the others in this earth, the purpose of islam is to teach people to get to a peaceful life for all, not only humans, but all existent beings.
  
  I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT IGNORANT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ISLAM, TILL SOMEONE UNDERSTAND IT WELL ENOUGH COULD SHOW ME WHERE IS THE WRONG THING IN IT,
  MY ISLAM IS NOT THE ISLAM YOU KNOW NOR THE ONE CRIMINALS THINK ABOUT, MY ISLAM IS WHAT IS IN THE QUR'AN, AS MUHAMMAD EXPLAINED IT, AND EXTENDED IT,
  IF YOU FIND ANY CONTRADICTION IN QUR'AN AND MUHAMMAD SAYINGS, THEN DEVELOP YOUR FINDINGS, USE LOGIC, CLEAR METHODOLOGY AND GOOD REFERENCES, AND PRESENT YOUR WORK TO ONE OF THE SCHOLARS, THAT ARE RECOGNIZED BY MUSLIMS, IF YOUR LOGIC IS MORE POWERFUL THAT HIS, THEN PUBLISH YOUR WORK, AND BE A GREAT CONTRIBUTOR TO HUMANS FREEDOM.

• A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  Jun 8 2010: when Muhammad received the Qur'an, his didn't knew neither the read nor to write, he learned by heart the whole Qur'an, by Gabriel, when the Arabs heard, the Qur'an from him, they couldn't even dear to come with a short text like it, (perfect respect of rules and advanced use of the meanings), this is one, an other thing, Jesus is followed by ~2 billions people, Muhammad is followed by ~1,2 billions, (2005 estimations) if this 2 humans could invent God, why others couldn't do the same? and know that your questions were asked 2010 years ago on Jesus, and 1431 for Muhammad, but there was two kind of people and they still exist,
  people who find the right answer
  and people who don't (too proud to accept the truth)
  "why God don't communicate his message him self": we are not on earth to watch God showing his power or proving his existence, he was so so graceful to send us messengers, to help us find the truth, and follow to correct way to a safe world for all, life is a test,

• A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  Jun 8 2010: By the way God has 99 names, and they refer to his characteristics, you can find more about that, if you search in good references, also here wish: http://www.muslimnames.info/99-names-of-Allah/
  if you have any notions about relationships creator-creature, you should know that the creator is the one's setting the rules, so we believe in what he want us to believe in, once we believe in him, and believing in God names is believing in his characteristics, thus in God him self
  no we can't have "there is no God but allah", because Mohammad (prayers be upon him), is the one who received God message (Qur'an), like other prophets did for other nations as we believe, so we can't believe in the message if we don't believe in the source :)
  "is Muhammed invented Allah?": is Arabs were good in something, this thing is there language, especially back then, till the point that there casual discussions were in the form of poetry (very advanced use of language), when Muhammad received the Qur'an
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  A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  May 27 2010: When you believe in god, you believe in what he says also, and what he wants you to do, if there is something you criticize then there is 2 possible reasons :
  you believe in the wrong GOD
  or you misunderstood what he wants you to understand,
  for the case of the terrorist, who are Islam enemies in the first order, they may misunderstood the Qu'ran verses, or they don't believe at all and they seek power behind that, and that's more likely, because if they misunderstand, they have to criticize one day and they should do so, and then correct them selves, but that's not the case.
  for the case of the women wetness, here is an approximate explanation :
  http://www.jannah.org/sisters/witness.html
  And please don't tell me I think of people as Muslims and non-Muslims, I think of people as humans in the Islamic way "the right Islamic way", way of respecting people as humans, respecting their right to live in peace and freedom, and even protect these rights, no matter what that human believe in.

• A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  May 27 2010: Mr Dawson, I mean by "my people" people who apply Islam correctly and their 1st priority is peace a happiness for all humans.
  I was born and raised in a Muslim society, I learned Islam from my parents, school, .... that doesn't mean I accept Islam BLINDLY, any way being a correct Muslim needs the use of mind and logic with Islam, there is many things that needs deep understanding, and long searching for the WHY before doing it in the right way, that's the way I do in my religion, there is things I cannot criticize like
  THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD AND MUHAMMAD HIS PROPHET AND MESSENGER
  and
  GOOD DEEDS are rewarded, BAD DEEDS are punished
  there is other things that I criticize, those that comes from scholars that have personal views on some aspects, but criticizing the Qu'ran, or the prophet teachings, I did and I searched for the WHY, and when I get to the right understanding, I see how much deep things should be seen before applying any rule.

• A reply on Talk: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers

  May 27 2010: "We can assert our dominance with advanced technology: electronic eavesdropping, surveillance, armed drones, quinacrine sterilization of Muslim women, etc."
  Are you speaking about Aliens ? If so, I remind you, we are humans, if you don't believe it, then you should see a doctor.
  All you know about Islam is wrong, go study it a little bit, then make some wise comments in here, and stop accusing my nation for murder, violence, crimes. Terrorist are out there and they claim to be good Muslims, you should learn about Islam to know good one from bad one.