fujincodes

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   by fujincodes 2y ago

   Wouldn't not believing in the Hajj be equivalent to blasphemy, which in turn is equivalent to being killed in the name of Islam?
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   by fujincodes 2y ago

   Pilgrimage is as old as religion itself. It is encouraged in Abrahamic religions, but is a core activity in ancient religions like Hinduism, where there are pilgrimage sights dotted all over India (with some lying as far away as Afghanistan
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   by fujincodes 2y ago

   I have no bias against the UK if that's what you're implying. In fact, I very much like English literature etc. I am just stating the fact that they have historically been a very poor society with a large divide between the haves
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   by fujincodes 2y ago

   That is entirely orthogonal to the matter at hand. But go ahead, expose your bias and take a guess.
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   by fujincodes 2y ago

   Yeah, luck plays a part too. Saudi Arabia got lucky with oil, without which it was just warring desert tribes. I happened to see pictures of UAE Sheikhs before the discovery of oil, and they were not very royal, to say the least. Canada has
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   by fujincodes 2y ago

   The UK has always been a poor country except for a few hundred years when they were propped up by enslaving other people and looting them.
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   by fujincodes 2y ago

   In a fair world, where there is equal access to basic things required for living life (food, health services, education), the UK has no business being a top economy. They don't have the land area, nor the population, nor the natural re