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Junaid Mubeen

I should have mentioned that with regards to medicine, these otherwise illegal substances are very much permitted if there is no reasonable alternative. So morphine is very much acceptable for medical purposes. I see. So you'd only be allowed morphine if the pain you're suffering would kill you, an...

Junaid Mubeen

The verses have been interpreted to mean the banning of all intoxicating subtances. Furthermore, the Prohet (pbuh) advised even against consuming small amounts, so for example cooking oil with trace amounts of alcohol is forbidden. So morphine (for example) is out? I should have mentioned that with...

Junaid Mubeen

So Islam clearly thinks of gays as sinners. But in the same way, anyone who commits adultery, has pre-marital sex or drinks alcohol are sinners. So how is 'drinking alcohol' defined? The revelations regarding alcohol consumption came in a sequence (as did many verses relating to a particular ruling...

Junaid Mubeen

So if someone asked you what you made a cake from, you would only say one of the ingredients? :| Well, you've quoted each phrase in isolation and not allowed context. If I was talking about the sweetness of the cake then yes, it would be sufficient only to mention sugar. The Qur'an needs to be take...

Junaid Mubeen

[the Qur'an lays down the challenge of finding within it a single contradiction and challenges mankind to produce a single verse like any of the thousands therein. No-one has met either challenge yet. I don't understand this second challenge. What if I took a verse and changed a word. Isn't that &q...

Junaid Mubeen

What I'm struggling with is the fact that, how you make your mind up, is based on what you're 'taught'. I just can't reconcile in my own mind that you are openly and honestly answering questions if it is not up to you to make your own mind up about them. And that's one of the fundamental problems I...

Junaid Mubeen

Because of ocham's razor. You cannot just believe stuff willy-nilly. There is no evidence that the pavement you walk down has a trap door, so you assume there isn't one. There is no evidence that your house is about to explode, so you assume it won't. There is no evidence that unicorns exist, so yo...

Junaid Mubeen

Kieran Child wrote:lack of evidence isn't contradiction.
and neither is lack of contradiction evidence.

Agreed, but then why is lack of evidence of God reason to assume He doesn't exist?

Junaid Mubeen

So what do muslims think of gays? (by the sounds of it Junaid will be a more reliable source on this than wikipedia) Islam teaches that homosexuality is an abominable sin. The Qur'an cites the example (as Kieran mentions) of the people of Lot, who God destroyed for practising it. The ahadith (authe...

Junaid Mubeen

But you do assume there is no god, and then discuss the evidence for it. In scientific expeceriments you start with the null assumption, but you still do the experiment and then discuss the findings afterwards. That's not always true though. Often, one assumes the hypothesis to be true and seeks co...

Junaid Mubeen

In these and many cases, religion is exploited to sell an idea and rally support, but that is the fault of the abuser, not the religion. Guns don't kill people, people kill people? Well a lot of religions (including Islam and Christianity I understand) encourage violence in certain circumstances if...

Junaid Mubeen

But you do assume there is no god, and then discuss the evidence for it. In scientific expeceriments you start with the null assumption, but you still do the experiment and then discuss the findings afterwards. That's not always true though. Often, one assumes the hypothesis to be true and seeks co...

Junaid Mubeen

I had two takes when I solved the cube. The first time, I realised halfway through the solve that I was going to take too long and asked for another shot (which got a big laugh from everyone). My average solve time with that particular cube was almost exactly 20 seconds. This is why the water level...

Junaid Mubeen

I believe suffering is rewarded in the next life (and I'm well aware of how much a cop out that sounds like). I'm taught that any suffering we endure is a gift, because it gives us an opportunity to show resolve and real belief in God. Which is why we should pray more when things are going good; Go...

Junaid Mubeen

While I'm not one to say that human suffering is any sort of argument for or against the existence of God, I have to take issue with the notion that suffering is a gift. What sort of strange arrangement is it where God creates a universe, and in one tiny part of it he creates creatures with the cap...

Junaid Mubeen

For me, the suffering of millions across the globe is proof enough that no benevolent God exists. I believe suffering is rewarded in the next life (and I'm well aware of how much a cop out that sounds like). I'm taught that any suffering we endure is a gift, because it gives us an opportunity to sh...

Junaid Mubeen

For example, I don't particularly want to engage with Junaid in this subject because he clearly feels very passionately about it, and ultimately I will end up insulting him or something, which I don't want to do because he's a lovely guy. I kinda hate that religion has this protection, that it can'...

Junaid Mubeen

Religion is still a problem in most of the modern conflicts in the world though, even if the primary reason for the conflicts is economic or political, for example how much easier would it be for the Israel-Palestine conflict to be solved if religious Zionist Jews didn't believe that Palestine was ...

Junaid Mubeen

Sue Sanders wrote:No - Climate change, famine, I'm not stupid Junaid. But war?????? Duh!

Seriously, please explain because I'm not sure how you can attribute the major conflicts of our time (and before) primarily to religion.

Junaid Mubeen

Here we are on this beautiful blue planet and we can't just hang out and live on it (we never have been able to) - all of us, sharing its resources. I don't disagree with this (much), but again; why is religion to blame? You really think climate change, war and famine (to mention just a few) are du...

Junaid Mubeen

Add to that, those of us who feel so strongly that religion is what is tearing the world apart and you seem to have a reasonable arguement that religion is just hugely detrimental to the good of mankind. Care to elaborate? Because right now that sounds patronising, intolerant and ignorant of the ne...

Junaid Mubeen

I'm not sure this is something that can be proven. However, it seems a perfectly rational corollary to me once I accept belief in God, as opposed to say, the belief that we are born into sin. I'm not seeing the logic that connects accepting belief in God in your adult life and having believed there...

Junaid Mubeen

Everyone is an atheist at birth. Are you sure? As a Muslim, I believe everyone is born with the belief in one God. What can you show us that backs this up? It seems pretty difficult to test whether or not a newborn baby believes in god, given that you can't ask a baby what they believe, and that th...

Junaid Mubeen

Jon Corby wrote:As I said earlier, if anyone has any evidence to support a belief in God, I'm all for considering it.

You coming CoLei? I'll happily bring along a copy of the Qur'an (with English translation).

Junaid Mubeen

Add to that, those of us who feel so strongly that religion is what is tearing the world apart and you seem to have a reasonable arguement that religion is just hugely detrimental to the good of mankind. Care to elaborate? Because right now that sounds patronising, intolerant and ignorant of the ne...

Junaid Mubeen

Well done Chris; a tough opener but a solid performance. Nice cubing, too.

Must say, I'm also pleased to see Ed go.

Junaid Mubeen

Everyone is an atheist at birth. Are you sure? As a Muslim, I believe everyone is born with the belief in one God. Hence Muslims refer to 'converts' as 'reverts', i.e. a return to their original and natural state. Er... yeah, I guess I'm pretty sure. Do you believe if you'd been extracted from your...

Junaid Mubeen

Jon Corby wrote:Everyone is an atheist at birth.

Are you sure? As a Muslim, I believe everyone is born with the belief in one God. Hence Muslims refer to 'converts' as 'reverts', i.e. a return to their original and natural state.

Junaid Mubeen

Endocarp was a beater in the last letters round.

Ed looks a decent player...I'm sure he'll warm the champs' seat just nicely for Mr Davies.

Junaid Mubeen

Hello! Okay, so I've entered myself for the Birmingham half marathon on October 11th. I hope it's a stepping stone to reaching my goal of completing a first marathon within the next year. Except, up until a few months ago I'd never done any serious running. Or anything physically demanding. Or anyth...

Junaid Mubeen

Conor wrote:I'll make a quick reappearance: 3As in maths, further maths and physics and a capitulatory B in computing; plus a 1,1 in STEP. Enough to sneak into St. John's College, Cambridge.

Awesome, congrats! Although....ah dammit, Varsity Countdown has taken a horrible twist.

Junaid Mubeen

Sod's law, Junaid. Everyone else, put Saturday 10 October in your diaries. I'll set up a new thread with full details tomorrow but the event will run identical to last year (plus the other half of last year's room aswell, so we'll get windows / natural light / fresh air etc). Actually, if it's on t...

Junaid Mubeen

Jason Larsen wrote:2, 4, 6, 8!
Who do I appreciate?
Junaid! Junaid!
Gooooooooooooooooooo, Junaid!

Oh my. I'm touched, Jason.

Junaid Mubeen

Jeff Clayton wrote:Going to the hotel this afternoon to book it. Following requests, I am avoiding the weekends of 3/4 and 17/18 October, but otherwise, I may have something to announce later this evening...

Jeff

Ah yes. Hmm. If you could also avoid 10/11 October that would be super. I'm free any weekend but that.

Junaid Mubeen

I've scored with a 1 letter word a few times, usually when I try to wing a word, don't get beyond the first letter and the opponent declares nothing/invalid.

Junaid Mubeen

Kai Laddiman wrote:I was given a thingy to get my GCSE results online. It knows your basic info (eg. DOB). You have to be 13 to sign up for it. Yup.

Whcih subjects did you sit?

Junaid Mubeen

Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:
Junaid Mubeen wrote: d) It's not St Anne's
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????

aw, come on

Quote fail.

Junaid Mubeen

a) Far too rich b) Far too obsessed with topping the college league tables every year, to the extent that not getting a first is an embarrassment to them c) Full of toffs d) It's not St Anne's I'm not Oxbridge hating but did you not just describe, well, you know, Oxbridge? To some extent yes, Merto...

Junaid Mubeen

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:And Junaid, what's with the hating on Merton?

a) Far too rich
b) Far too obsessed with topping the college league tables every year, to the extent that not getting a first is an embarrassment to them
c) Full of toffs
d) It's not St Anne's

Still, I'm sure you'll have a great time

Junaid Mubeen

I'm sure we could get Susie for DC...I know where she lives (sort of)!

Junaid Mubeen

Michael Wallace wrote:
Junaid Mubeen wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:Can you say "Varsity Countdown"?
Bring it.
One is a member for life, right...?

(and yes, I fully expect Charlie to reply with "no, you're rubbish")

Noooo...you ain't winning this by bringing in Julian Fell, Harvey Freeman, Allan Saldanha, Carol Vorderman and Chris Cummins.

Junaid Mubeen

Well done Jeffrey, even though I detest everything about Merton that's an awesome achievement. With that blonde girl that James Robinson beat, there could be enough Countdowners in Oxford next year to warrant a tournament. Could get the legend James Martin too, as he works with one of my former tut...

Junaid Mubeen

Well done Jeffrey, even though I detest everything about Merton that's an awesome achievement. With that blonde girl that James Robinson beat, there could be enough Countdowners in Oxford next year to warrant a tournament. Could get the legend James Martin too, as he works with one of my former tuto...

Junaid Mubeen

Richard Brittain wrote:I saw about 90% of Man Utd's games...I don't recall actually seeing one Man Utd game that made me think 'Wow, good team'.

Are you sure you were watching the right sport?

Junaid Mubeen

I refuse to indulge the possibility that Liverpool are capable of winning the Premier League, at least not while Benitex is still in charge. Richard, your comment that they were 'statistically' the best team last year is nonsense; the League is a measure of consistency and over 38 games the deservin...

Junaid Mubeen

Played through this game already, frustrating yes but the woeful miss (by your high standards) was counter-balanced by sufficient awesomeness. Aww thanks, now I need to go and delete all those things I said about you in my Countdown Experience (which needs to be seriously shortened before I send it...

Junaid Mubeen

I think most people agree that the early seasons were the best (like with most shows, I guess). Fave episode is probably the one where they go to Camp Krusty and Bart leads the rebellion. So many amazing characters, but my heart is with Homer.

Junaid Mubeen

Missed out on a max game and personal high score by missing a very gettable 9:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=105184

Junaid Mubeen

I said that the important thing to me was that I KNEW, and I can live with myself. In any case, If I'd won the tournament, it would have been theft. This reminds me of Jimmy White. In case anyone doesn't know, he's a pro snooker player who's never won a masters tournament. However, he could have, i...

Junaid Mubeen

Omg, what is happening here?! If I win, it's a PR disaster for Countdown and really says a lot about the others.

Mum'll be happy though.

Junaid Mubeen

It's tragic that Jason Larsen had to witness some of that.

Junaid Mubeen

Which tool voted no ?!

Junaid Mubeen

Dunno if this has ever come up, but what about Doubles? Not in the sense that everyone plays each round and the maximum amongst each pair is counted...that'd lead to too many max games and the best player on each team dominating the game too often. Rather, each pair alternates rounds. Restrictions ...

Junaid Mubeen

Dunno if this has ever come up, but what about Doubles? Not in the sense that everyone plays each round and the maximum amongst each pair is counted...that'd lead to too many max games and the best player on each team dominating the game too often. Rather, each pair alternates rounds. Restrictions s...

Junaid Mubeen

Innis Carson wrote:http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=99249

Can't let that go by without a mention.

Rd3 is particularly insane.

Junaid Mubeen

To echo what's already been said, splitting your multiplication is a must. The technique comes into its own in 6 small, when there is no obvious dominant number (especially when there's no 10). In the one large case, chances are you'll be using the large number along with 2 smaller factors to get cl...

Junaid Mubeen

Awesome tournament, really enjoyed it, can't quite believe one person was running it all, so well done Andrew. Congrats to Innis for winning the Open. My suggestion is given that there were so many contenders, maybe have more rounds? Lots of us ended on 4/5, but didn't all get to play each other (e....

Junaid Mubeen

Phil Makepeace wrote:Tremendously sad. The numbers solutions particularly are ludicrous.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 4274286730

Ha, the retard couldn't even get the right letters into his solver in one round.

Junaid Mubeen

Innis Carson wrote:Wow, think this is the first time someone's done two perfect standard games in one day:

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=97409
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=97797

What a fluke.

You freak. Very impressive. Did Conor once get back to back perfect games, in the pre-Apterous era?

Junaid Mubeen

Nope, September. So there's plenty of time to buy me a present for this year.

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