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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Gotta respect a dude who goes to war with a full ping pong table under his dress

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The sentiment is great. Unfortunately the Muslim stereotyping hits a lot different in 2023 than it did in 2012.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about this is stereotyping in a negative or hurtful way? I am genuinely asking for the purposes of learning btw, not concern trolling or sea lioning.

[–] Wiwiweb 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Probably the "Muslims who die get 17 virgins" thing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Theyre called "hoor al-ayn" and descriptions of them are in the primary islamic religious literature (in both the quran and hadith). Googling that will bring up plenty (youtube comments under videos on it especially are something else)

Here's some relevant passages:

Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation. And made them virgins, Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age. (56:35-37, being chapter:verse)

Fair ones reserved in pavilions - (55:72)

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment - Gardens and grapevines And full-breasted [companions] of equal age (78:32-33)

Not sure about the specific number (the trope is 72, not 17) but the comic is accurate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The catch is you don't have libido anymore because, duh, you're in heaven and has no need to procreate, so god disabled that feature. Now you have 17 forever-virgin room mates. I mean, the verses didn't mention that you get to have sex with the virgins, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

17 virgins

That can't last enternety.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wars are always about limited resources. Religion, politics, beliefs, philosophies, laws, traditions all boils down to getting a bigger share of the pie for your side. Ironically, space exploration might make wars obsolete for a while. There's so much real estate on other planets that you can simply bugger off if you don't like your neighbours.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only if colonising other planets is easy, which there is no reason to believe it will be.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We just don't have the technology to massively change a planets ecosystem to be habitable and the amount of resources to build a life dome is just absurd.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's nice to go outside sometimes but I don't do it often. Worst bit would be some luxuries. Mostly food variety and ingredients.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We don't need full on domes; pressurized buildings would be enough. But if we can populate other planets we can populate the unpopulated parts of Earth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

With the current resources we have I feel it would be prudent to stay underground rather than build mega structures on ground.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's no other habitable planet in our system (requiring heavy life support is not sustainable), and even the closest inhabitable exoplanet is probably out of reach for at least the next millennium.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam 1 points 1 year ago

Don't wanna die in war? Well it is your responsibility, random infantryman, to establish diplomatic relations then

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

This sure seems to be passing the buck from the people who started the wars to the poor people who fight them

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This reminded me of The Egg for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Wow, that was beautiful, thanks for sharing

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