Topic: Us Swine Flu Spray Plane Shot Down In China

[vonroe777]

I honestly do not know, I would logically conclude that they screwed up the vaccine somehow. I am glad that I did not get the vaccine. I am also glad that swine flu appears to be subsiding quite a bit. You guys are really being paranoid and over-imaginative with this Swine flu thing. Believe me, if the government wanted to eradicate certain populations, they would simply release far more deadly toxins and then blame the radical Muslims, right. That seems to be your theory with 9/11...government conspiracy....so much hype, and so little substance.

[Resigned]

WOW this post has extra truthiness!

One of the downsides of the internet is that it can become a playground for sensationalist conspiracy theories that the "less than critical thinking" types eagerly buy into. 

[vonroe777]

Very true. You zero in on it well when you say they "eagerly buy into it". It seems that if the information fits their agenda, they have no need to research it any further for truth. In fact, To better understand Islam, one must appreciate the thoroughly legalistic nature of the religion.

According to sharia (Islamic law) every conceivable human act is categorized as being either forbidden, discouraged, permissible, recommended, or obligatory. "Common sense" or "universal opinion" have little to do with Islam's notions of right and wrong. All that matters is what do Allah (via the Koran) and his prophet Muhammad (through the Hadith) have to say about any given thing; and how Islam's greatest theologians and jurists--collectively known as the ulema, literally, the "ones who know"--have articulated it.

Consider the concept of lying. According to sharia, deception in general--based on the Koran's terminology, also known as "taqiyya"--is not only permitted in certain situations but sometimes "obligatory." For instance, and quite contrary to Christian tradition, not only are Muslims who must choose between either recanting Islam or being put to death permitted to lie by pretending to have apostatized; but some jurists have decreed that, according to Koran 4:29, Muslims are obligated to lie.

Therefore, it is clear that the majority of these "sensationalist conspiracy theories" are created by these people who feel an obligation concerning "taqiyya", and are used for propaganda and deception.

To say that God aurthorizes lying, is one of the greatest lies ever concocted.

[vonroe777]

Also, I'm not sure if you are aware, their is a moderate and genuine movement in the Islamic religion that are gaining real ground and political power. They seek to Reform Islam, cleanse it from radicalization,  promote and educate their people about the peaceful and moral teachings of the Koran. While I disagree with them theologicaly, I have met many of these people and must say that they are sincere, genuine and peaceful people. I am thankful for their courage and desire to see their people liberated from their tyrrany from within, and their aspiration to live peacefully with peoples of different religious and cultural backrounds.