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Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! I said the word is derived from the Greek language, not that it is derived by the Greeks! As for the coinage of the word, and it's usage, it was coined by the English philosopher Henry More, and used as a universal definition to describe any school of thought...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! The definition comes from the Greek words, "Monos" (single) and "Theos" (god). The definition of God in Sikhism is à©´, i.e., "Ek" (one) and "Onkar" (God). The first word, in the first verse, on the first page of Guru Granth Sahib describes the fundamental...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! So yes, Sikhism is a monotheistic religion. Being Panentheistic, does not make it non-Monotheistic. It's the same as the Baha'i faith, Sufi Islam and Imami Shia Islam. Certain Jewish and Christian branches also hold a Panentheistic view of God. This does not...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! Sikhism is a Dharmic faith, and its fundamental belief is monotheism. Agnosticism doesn't add on to the beliefs, it questions the already existing ones. So, your Harry potter example is severely flawed. That's the difference between a Muslim and an Agnostic Muslim.

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! As I said before, only according to the Thekedars of Islam. They can't stop you from having your own personal beliefs. All monotheistic religions, not just Abrahamic. Secondly, I was wrong. Even that statement is incorrect. Agnosticism is a personal belief, and...

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! Only according to the self-proclaimed thekedars of Islam. (And going by that, than pretty much every monotheist religion is fundamentally incompatible with Agnostism, but in practice, that is not true).

Re: Salam, Schalom, Namaste! No, it's not an oxymoron. Agnostic theism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's a false illusion. Pain does not discriminate between royalty and peasants. I can give you a whole list of royalty who have been hacked to pieces, smoldered with acid, blinded by burning rods, and all by their own fathers, brothers or sons! And yes, many people may go through more...

All life on earth is a "victim". That's the point. Suffering and pain is part of mortal existence! Happiness and Pain are two sides of the same coin! One cannot exist without the other. Many Sikh Gurus have gone to their deaths smiling. Infact, talking about men being hacked to pieces, Bhai Mani...

Is suffering a crime? Suffering is part and parcel of life. It is this suffering which gives you a sense of sin. It is suffering which tests your humanity, your compassion.

God doesn't inflict evil upon anyone, he simply allows evil to exist. There is a difference here.

I'm going by my own version. :) The religious (Sikhi) version is basically that pain and suffering is part and parcel of life and is allowed by god as a test for humanity.

IMO, Karma. There is no other "Hell" but the earth itself. Our Karma keeps us revolving in this cycle of hell and pushes our souls deeper in suffering, while, selfless service to humanity without hatred, greed, ego, etc, alleviates our souls to less suffering. The goal is to break free of...

Re: How Muslims around the world celebrate the month of Ramadan God helped me get through the thick and thin of things. That is why I'm a believer. A lot of atheists would say, well you're psychologically tricking yourself into providing you with false comfort from your ills by invoking God...

Re: How Muslims around the world celebrate the month of Ramadan Well, there isn't much of a debate. Atheists are as illogical as the believers. I don't mind people believing or not believing in god, but the problem is when they start trying to shove their illogical stances down other...

Re: How Muslims around the world celebrate the month of Ramadan Ditto with me! :) I have been an atheist for a large portion of my life, but am a believer today. Being an atheist became illogical for me.

Alright, so more recently, I've been doing a lot of reading on the metaphysical side of things, including astrology, and here's what I think may be: Monotheist due to religion but can't rationalize or philosophize in its support. I know you asked not to convolute but the philosophy sort of...

I believe in the Almighty God. I do not believe in atheism. I have no knowledge about astrology, I don't really follow it or know much about it. I don't have proof for the existance of god, just as atheists don't have proof that god doesn't exist. My belief in God may just be my...