pineapples and oranges

Submitted by the Grand Infidel of Kafiristan (Australia), Sep 12, 2009 at 23:21

Mr. Ali writes:

"I eat apple and find it different in taste, shape, texture and colour from an orange."
How extraordinary.

"If let's imagine an ape or an ass lives alone. And their existence, it is axiomatic, does not by necessity depend on man's existence. In other words, they exist by their own self: Be they created or made. But no man have existed. Only an ass and an orange. Then suppose the ape rides on the ass and the ass walks until it stops under an orange tree (short and full of oranges). let's imagine the ape picks an orange. Now what will it doo with it? Eat it or throw it. Now let's imagine the fingers of a human being and ask the question: Whose fingers does the orange fit? The ape or the man? It is very strange to imagine an ape alone or an orange alone. both the apes and oranges are made to fit man. The animal to ride, the orange to peel and separate parts and eat."

What are you trying to say - that you live in an anthropocentric world? Yet you seem to be trying to negate the point that you initially made viz: " ...And their existence, it is axiomatic, does not by necessity depend on man's existence. In other words, they exist by their own self:"

"Whose fingers does the orange fit?....."

Whose fingers does the pineapple fit? Certainly not mine.

And the planet Jupiter - what can I do with that?

"Have you asked yourself how could white milk come out from a black cow "

That's not too big a proposition to handle - but if black milk came out of a white cow - then that'd you'd grab my attention.

"and how could a black cow comes out from white milk? "

Yes - I see your point - I'd hate for that to happen as I was pouring milk onto my cereal one morning

"You Kafirs negate the existence of God but your argument is weak."

Throwing blanket statements around doesn't help your arguments. All 'kaffirs' as you call them do not disbelieve in God. Religion does not equal God and that goes for 7th century Arab centred religions most assuredly.

"....You tell me to leave Europe but it is Europe that needs my service as I am a teacher of Arabic."

Don't put yourself out - Europe can survive without Arabic speakers

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