“The only thing we can be sure of is…that we can’t be sure of anything.” In a nutshell, the above statement summarizes Kant and all of Modernism and beyond. Rationalist Theologians will point to the contradiction inherent in the above formula and use that as justification to dismiss it, and with it, Kant’s entire project. … Read more
Salam All After hearing more about this past summer’s Hugging Face hack, I am of the mind that Yajuj & Majuj may about to be upon us…………as Swarms of AI Agents….and Allah of course, always knows best. see this video summary of the Hugging Face Hack if you’re not familiar with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19KSjYpfVTA And see … Read more
also I wanted to clarify that I support Ahmed Ibn Hanbal’s position and sacrifice during the Mihna. however his position is often misunderstood. he never claimed the Quran was UNcreated. he only refused to affirm it WAS created. it is a subtle difference, as we might assume according to ‘Reason’ that his position implies he … Read more
In the name of Allah, The Merciful, The Compassionate Let this be the first volley. Premise: If humans are essentially glorified AI (fundamentally prediction machines), like what Dennett and Clark are pointing towards, And if the Quran is replete with novel ‘real patterns’ and constructs that did not exist in pre-Islamic Arabic (see Saeh), Conclusion … Read more
In the name of Allah, The Merciful, The Compassionate In a world where ruling in the name of God is unthinkable, where the Enemies of God can kidnap or kill your leaders from their most secure facilities (reminiscent of the Shah of Khwarazma while the run from Genghis Khan), Where the Muslim countries are fighting … Read more
Salam All Bismillah I am troubled by the way Mainstream Muslims have understood the emergence of our modern species and consciousness. They are both presented as a form of Type 3 emergence (Strongly emergent). By Type 3 emergence I am referring to a phenomenon that cannot be predicted (even in principle) bythe laws of physics. … Read more
Salam All Bismillah I’m troubled about how the Reason vs Revelation debate is presented to students. Often it is framed as if Reason and Revelation are at odds. In the case where one believes that Reason (on its own) can be a source of knowledge then yes Reason and Revelation will come into conflict. More … Read more
the scholars dont have political power to give us victory….like Rasool Allah (saws) they can only give dawah…but what happens when that Dawah is not working anymore? Khilafa will return on the Minhaj of Nubuwa but what is that? it means bottom up, you dont take power, the people GIVE you power because they accepted … Read more
Salam So I heard it said that because the Quran originated from a human (~1400 years ago) that therefore this “proves” that homo sapiens are capable of creating such speech. My response would be that if you heard a parrot reciting O Canada, would that prove that parrots are capable of coming up with such … Read more