And you cannot understand any of the contents of the Quran or any other religious text until one applies one's reason to it. So reason is the boss of bosses - the ultimate and only true answerer of questions. — Bartricks
Namely, that if it is prima facie wrong to do anything that warms the planet, then it is definitely wrong to procreate as the more of us there are, the warming the planet will be. There - a simple and boring point. — Bartricks
Note too, that it is definitely 'off topic' to go on and on about how 'off topic' you perceive someone's posts to be. — Bartricks
Now this is also off-topic. — Janus
What you're focussing on is just keeping the economy going for as long as possible. That's misguided. — Bartricks
That problem will afflict the final generation alone, and they'll have had plenty of time to make provision for it.
You and I don't need to worry. — Bartricks
OK, but I don't see what that has to do with the issue of having or not having children in view of global warming — Janus
Note, THIS is to appeal to reason:
1. If someone says something that contradicts something in the Quran, then they are wrong
2. Bartricks has said something that contradicts something in the Quran
3. Therefore, Bartricks is wrong
Now, that's an unsound argument - its first premise is obviously false to anyone who is not a Muslim - but it is valid. And so in making such an argument you are still appealing to reason.
Reason, like I say, is the ultimate court of appeal in all things and you ignore her at your peril. — Bartricks
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