[Reader-list] MUSLIMS LEAVING ISLAM -- WORLD IS CHANGING !

[taraprakash]

Your last question can generate a great philosophical discussion. I wish 
someone picks this up for a discussion. Is suicide, for instance, cowardly 
or courageous. I have heard many contemplating suicide saying "par dar lagta 
hai" (I am afraid). Mostly that fear is not a spiritual one, but physical. 
Getting crushed under a train will be very very painful kind.

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From: "anupam chakravartty" <c.anupam at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Reader-list] MUSLIMS LEAVING ISLAM -- WORLD IS CHANGING !


> What courage are we talking about here? Pray tell all of us about it. 
> Hamas
> founder's son decides to convert, go all the way to America and make 
> money.
> What's the big deal about this? Why are you associating courage with this
> personal step? I think you will also associate courage with Ajmal Kasab,
> then Israeli forces bombing Gaza, Polpot executing millions while Americas
> invasion of Vietnam. How wisely with your thought-constructions you have
> defined this Platonic virtue for your own good.
>
> An after thought: Is there courage involved in escaping?
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