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Dear Matt what a perfect argument tounderstand GOD and really what you quote are some kind of understanding of such a men and women, that would not only change the world but even the universe. Such men and women help us to prove there must be God and a master planner. Its a long story and its a story of humans. I mean anyone can love Jesus as we know he was not an ordinary man. But if read his story, you would be inclined to understand story of GOD. But I dont agree with you that GOD has been fpre saken by the modern society. On the contary look at Music, look at Art and look at any expression of aesthetics that can cover some level of complexity in life, you would realise either they have read the Bible, met a woman or man of some higher standing who know the story of God really well, or they are just telling you an incripted message waiting for people like you to tell the meaning of abstractness and its origins. And yes the story starts from Men and Women of religion and their Gods. As an economist I am well aware that God simply deleted as a religious reference in science but if you try harder and as you mention yourself, science was actually started because of those religious men and women and their actions which they would attribute to understadning a creator. Now you man call it with different names. Anything you cant understand and can do good would have various definitions. Yes, in statistics, you may define prophet hood as standard error. Its the same concept. In Physics, you may try to understand theory of everything through God's particle. But tI do note that you are talking about common people who claim they are secular and adhere to no cultural boundaries and would lead to socalled 'sinful' lives. Well evanglical Church has done an amzing work on that. Yes, people make fun of other people and that always happen on media. But there is still a religious logic to it. You wont want to be that perfect man or woman as then really the test would start. People may still to amazing things, people may still give everything for good and people may still work on social norms that promote love and tolerance and enlightenment. But it was only Jesus who could claim a Prophethood. The message that you have amply discussed is something that is mission impossible for the most progressive societies where every one would matter and perfect equality while retaining perfect prosperity is achieved. Instead, for all the great bollywood stars and celebrities, in India you publish a megazine called Star Dust that write news and articles to suggest the perfect man and a woman on screen is just a very ordinary man.In Pakistan, even a military dictator like General Musharraf would encourage media to criticise him and print his cartoons. Yes the problem with Western society is that they can ridicule anyone. Though laws on Antisemeticism are strong. So Islam helps you to first establish that his Prophethood was something where the divine message and contact being completed. Therefore Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the last prophet of God (Allah). And the holy Prophet of Isl;am witnessed the greatness of Jesus Christ. Therefore your disappointment is valid but to make a rule is to atleast respect our forefathers and esspecially the men of consequence. We in academia do it often without any religious references. For example we think Adam Smith is the father of modern Economics but I would still respect Karl Marx and work on economics that can be built on Profit making as well as mitigate exploitation of workers. Therefore, never feel ashamed if some one would ridicule some one because in most cases those public faces are quite a great men and women themselves. No one would ever ridicule some one from the past as Martin Luther King but only his friends who lived with him. Instead great American nation would some day and years after him would elect the first black President of America. Therefore I agree with you for what wisdom you qoute and if this wisdom represents religion and men and women of God, then I would never disrespect any one of those times. But ridiculing a friend in 21st century is a fine sense of humour if its not directed towards any aspect of human misery. Yes you dont ridicule African Americans for being slaves but yes you would thoroughly enjoy the rap music of snoop dog. Who would call himself a snoop dog. For that you have to know the modern world of 21st century. Similarly there are so many examples that tell you that we are people of comfort and can afford humor. Kindly go and find if Jesus Christ has ever used Humor because his and his deciples were just too perfecr even for a scientific world that is being build today. It seems it was all a very very serious business that was about life and death. Only the bravest might have used even humor. That would change the modern world. Start from respecting people, not ridiculing anyone for any short coming and inferiority and be as humorous as possible. As a Muslim all Prophets of GOD should be respected as religion does appear to be a serious deal. Ypu must have heard about Mullahs in Pakistan and how repressive they are becuase they are always very serious esspecially during Afghan Jehad. Well I came back to Pakistan after 2009, and I must say if its about subtle humor, no one can match a pakistani Mullah but frist you need to understand the culture and a Pakistani Mullah would never disrespect anyone. Not even the enemy of Islam. But yes they might use some expressions that intend to make some kind of a fun of leaders like George Bush who would initiate a War on terror leading to just too many civilian casualties in countries like Iraq. Humor and promoting humor that is not disrespectful (I hope you understand the definition) is the essence of 21st century and practiced by every country of cosequence. After all, people would then know who were the great men and women of the past. It is indeed some one like Jesus. Therefore I hope I have explained how great is the modern world and you rightly pointed out where they have faltered leading to loss of human values.

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