Islam is becoming the predominant religion around the globe...

[uneverno]

No you don't. Not in the classical sense at least.
You can try, but it's time dependent, and the existence of time is questionable.
Watch the next generation Quantum computers. Their computational power lies in that 1 and 0 are not defineable vis a vis time. They are simply potential states of existence.
The number is not useless. It just doesn't exist at any given point in time. It only tends to.

 

[d-man]

Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3037181
No you don't. Not in the classical sense at least.
You can try, but it's time dependent, and the existence of time is questionable.
Watch the next generation Quantum computers. Their computational power lies in that 1 and 0 are not defineable vis a vis time. They are simply potential states of existence.
The number is not useless. It just doesn't exist at any given point in time. It only tends to.
thats a little hard to grasp unless you can think about an existence outside of our time/space

 

[uneverno]

Agreed.
Atoms, however, do exist, no?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle

 

[stdreb27]

Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3037181
No you don't. Not in the classical sense at least.
You can try, but it's time dependent, and the existence of time is questionable.
Watch the next generation Quantum computers. Their computational power lies in that 1 and 0 are not defineable vis a vis time. They are simply potential states of existence.
The number is not useless. It just doesn't exist at any given point in time. It only tends to.
All a number is, is an arbitrarily defined definition. 0 is 0 because we say it is 0. 1 is one because we say it is one. So if you want to go around redefining for some exception of a purpose that is fine. But don't come back and say this is the rule not the rare exception.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by crimzy
http:///forum/post/3036632
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU
If you believe the statistics, then Islam is quickly becoming the dominant religion. Now, I'm not discounting the notion that this video may simply be anti-Muslim propaganda. However I have no real basis to disbelieve the numbers provided.
Assuming that the stats are accurate... your thoughts? Can a majority Islamic world be accepting of other religions?
I'm not trying to spark a bigoted debate here. I don't believe that all Muslims are extremists and threats, however my knowledge of the Islamic faith and the Koran are, admittedly, limited.
If the world is predominantly Muslim within most of our lifetimes, is this a threat to other faiths? Is there anything that can be done to change this?
I have read the Koran...Islam is a twisted religion based on misunderstanding the Koran. Modern Christianity (not the original one..which was Judaism believing Messiah had come) is a twisted religion based on misunderstanding of scriptures. God is in control as always. He will fix the mess in his own good time.

 

[zshain012]

I don't see why people want to force their religion on people. Who cares what everyone thinks. This is coming from an Atheist.

 

[uneverno]

Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/3037417
All a number is, is an arbitrarily defined definition. 0 is 0 because we say it is 0. 1 is one because we say it is one. So if you want to go around redefining for some exception of a purpose that is fine. But don't come back and say this is the rule not the rare exception.
That's a fair enough statement, but let's examine it for a moment.
Most of the arithmetic we need to get by in daily life is exactly that simple.
What makes life possible on a subatomic level however, is not.
As far as I'm concerned, the latter is the more important component, for without it, the former would not exist.
You implied that numbers are absolute. All I was pointing out is that they can't be until the parameters within which they operate are also defined. (E.g. spacial/volumetric calculation for irregular objects (calculus) relies upon a number that not only does not, but cannot exist.)
To relate it to the OP, statistics operate in exactly the same way: relativistically.
I.e. it's all good to demonstrate that most car accidents occur w/in 10 miles of home, but without pointing out that so does most driving, it's a relatively meaningless statement.
The OP is positing a parallel thesis: "Islam is becoming the predominant religion..." The post nor the video acknowledge that Islam is nearly as denominationalized as Christianity. So what does the statement mean? Until the parameters are defined, it means precisely nothing.