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`.inquiry0`
do you affirm the Classical Laws of Logic, the Principle of Sufficient Reason and the Causal Principle ?
& if you have time, read ⁠#invitation and its associated channels, & give us your thoughts :smile:


`.inquirychristian`
do you mind helping us understand a bit about your Christian beliefs ? if you could, please fill in the blanks according to the understanding of the Torah:
> 1) "The Lord, Our God, is —."
> 2) "There is no remission of sins without — — — —."

i'll do the first, since it's well known:
"The Lord, Our God, is One."


`.logic`
for a brief description of the 3 classical laws of logic,

the 1st law is the Law of Identity:
> a=a , every thing is identical to itself

the 2nd law is the Law of Non-Contradiction
> NOT(A and NOT-A); the affirmation of a given thing, and its negation, cannot both be true in the same way

the 3rd law is the Law of the Excluded Middle
> Either (A) or (NOT-A); either a given thing is true, or its negation is true

the Causal Principle states that, "what begins to exist, has a cause"

the Principle of Sufficient Reason is very similar, "there is a sufficient explanation for why things are how they are".

the Causal Principle and the Principle of Sufficient Reason together state that "everything which begins to exist must have a cause" — i.e. if it begins to exist, then there must be some sufficient explanation for its cause of emergence (beginning to exist)

ex. "the .logic command has been sent" is a proposition that is, by the laws of logic, either true or false. it is clearly true.
the Causal Principle would say that this command being sent is due to some cause — because of some cause, there is the effect of this command being sent in the channel.

the Principle of Sufficient Reason would say, similarly, that there is a sufficient explanation for the command being sent. so, the cause is that a user typed and sent it.

the explanation, could've been many things. maybe the user was forced to send the command. maybe someone thought the explanation here would be beneficial for a reader. maybe a user accidentally typed ".logic".

in this case, it's best to ask the user who sent the command if you're not sure what the explanation is.


`.repentanceatones`
2 is—according to the teachings of the Torah & world religions (excluding Pauline Christianity—see attached images):
> "There is no remission of sins without **__repentance of the sinner__**"

we have the same essential teaching in Islam; that teaching is known colloquially as "Original Forgiveness".
all sins are branches of a tree. what tree is this? it is known as "shirk", or "polytheism".

so, we who want to be pious and successful, want to uproot this tree & wipe away its remnants, its branches.
what removes the branches (sins)? seeking forgiveness.
what removes the roots (shirk)? pure monotheism (known as 'Tawhid'); wherein religion is made sincerely for God Almighty alone.

this was the lesson given to Adam and Eve.

Adam was intended to be placed on earth as successive authority prior to his creation.
laid out for humanity was
     an admonition against the Adversary (Satan) and against the worst of sins & what leads to sinning –shirk–
and they were bestowed
     **Original Forgiveness**
          (the mistake of eating from a tree was simply a mistake — which they repented for, and were forgiven; knowing God's Mercy and Forgiveness foremost),
     **an understanding of repentance**, &
     **a clear path to guidance for guaranteed success in this life and in the eternal hereafter**.
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`.repentanceattach`
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we die because life & death were created as a test for us — our eternal abode is in the Hereafter, wherein we will be among those that either fill Paradise or fill the Hellfire.
we were meant for somewhere else, just as Adam & Eve were meant to learn about repentance, and meant to receive Guidance.

our dying is not a purposeless happening, or consequence outside of our control — rather, it is intended with great purpose, and each individual is held accountable according to their own deeds.
God Almighty will forgive every sin repented for, but the sin that will enter one into Hellfire eternally if they die upon it (without repenting for it) is polytheism/shirk.

https://i.imgur.com/pGLV3NW.png
https://i.imgur.com/RZKnn3S.png
https://i.imgur.com/a7uVFEp.png

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`.considerjonah`
consider the Old Testament book of Jonah. it's a short book.

according to it, Jonah was sent to Ninevah, a town committing horrific sins and heading for destruction by God's Wrath.
God sent them His warner, Jonah, as rebuke and reproof of their evildoing. Jonah warned them and called them to repentance and called them to righteousness.

the Ninevites recognised that they were being called to the truth. so they accepted it, and turned from their wicked ways, and repented to God. He forgave them and did not destroy them.

this theme is commonly repeated throughout the Torah.
we all have moments in life where people close to us, neighbours, friends, even family, may short us or sleight us or do us major wrong.

but, if that person who harmed us, came to us, and they said, "you know what? i did wrong to you. i shouldn't have done that. i'm sorry. please forgive me." — it might be difficult for us at first. sometimes, our ego might get in the way.
but we're capable of mercifully forgiving that repentant person. that is due to the mercy that the Most Merciful has placed into our hearts.

likewise, we seek God's forgiveness as we forgive those who sinned against us: not requiring one naked, tortured, or humiliated.
how could it be that any person is more merciful and more forgiving than the Most High?

Psalm 130:2-5
Micah 7:18-19
Isaiah 55:6-7
2 Chronicles 7:13-14


`.considerrepentance`
our forgiveness wouldn't require a God who died, who was mutilated, who was circumcised, who defecated.
our forgiveness wouldn't require Noah drowned for us,
   or Daniel eaten for us,
   or Jonah digested for us,
   or a golden calf constructed for us,
   or a Messiah crucified for us.

our forgiveness, like religion, is not about the Messiah, it's not about golden calves — it's about God, and requires us to turn to Him, making worship and religion in truth sincerely for Him alone. this is the message of all of God's Messengers.

the Tanakh, ultimately, teaches that repentance atones for all sins, and that God Almighty is Forgiving and loves to forgive the repentant, offering them everlasting life eternal for turning to Him and seeking His ways. the Tanakh repeatedly emphasizes that God's Forgiveness is made directly available from Him, and that He forgives all sins.
the Messengers of the Most Merciful sought their salvation and achieved their success through a direct relationship with God, obedience to Him, and sincere worship of Him Alone in truth—it is a devilish deception to say that wasn't available until His Messiah was tortured and humiliated as a sacrifice.

how is it that we should reject the forgiveness that the Mighty Forgiver makes directly available to us, and instead, begin to accept the idea that He is in need of a sacrifice to forgive us?

Psalm 19:12-14
Psalm 32:5
Psalm 40:1-8
Psalm 103:12