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@mikeJB said in ANY MUSLIMS HERE????????:

kindly tell me what the heck Eid al-Fitr is and why its all over my news feed? also tell me why you guys have to have a moon appear before you can celebrate? some Shawal moon????????????

The Arabic/Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar and not a solar calendar. Lunar calendars are based on observation of the moon just as the Gregorian calendar is based on the sun. When a new moon is observable, it means that a new lunar month has begun.

The Chinese calendar is also a lunar calendar.

The starting of The Hijri month "Ramadan" is the month for fasting for muslims. After Ramadan is over, there is a one day festival called Eid-ul-Fitr which takes place on the 1st day of the next month.

@pe7erpark3r "Controlled capitalism" is probably the best. I mean entrepreneurs should be able to make enough profit but a limit of making profit should also be legally fixed which will stop them from making too much profit.
These limits of profit can be extended under certain conditions. For example, if an entrepreneur has reached his first limit of profit then the limit will be extended as a reward after 5 years under the condition that he will have to financially help 100 poor families to become financially established. And in this way, the limit of profit can be continuously extended.

Also people who are not poor could be legally made to spend a small percentage of their income completely for the poor. Rate of bank interest can be gradually reduced as well.

Inequality of income is okay but it also needs to be made sure that nobody is poor enough.

@Futushimo Yes I believe in only one "god" who designed everything. I believe he is eternal and there is nothing comparable to him. When I use the word "him" I don't mean that that the "god" has a gender but i just use the word "him" to indicate the "god".
I also think there are some evidences(not proof) for the existence of a "god":

1. Symmetry and design in nature

2. Complexity in nature

Our Solar System:

Human heart:

Natural battery running the human heart:

This wonderful machine i.e. the human body:

An intelligent programme in the nature written by a programmer:

Electric signal passing through this natural machine:

If one sees with the 1 eye, he may not find the creator. But the Creator may be discovered with 2 eyes.

"The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.
And not equal are the blind and the seeing, nor are those who believe and do righteous deeds and the evildoer. Little do you remember.
Indeed, the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - but most of the people do not believe"(The Forgiver,57-60)

@Woofy Apparently, she isn't shy.
However, shyness might be overcome if a person stops taking life too seriously and accepts the harsh realities of this life without caring much

@mikeJB said in ANY MUSLIMS HERE????????:

so everything you do is based on the moon?

No. It is just the Arabic/Hijri lunar calendar that is based on moon. Only the month of fasting, Eid-ul-Fitr & a few other Islamic events are determined by observation of the new moon.

Arabic calendar is not the only lunar calendar. There are many other cultures with lunar calendar. I think Jewish calendar is also partly a lunar calendar.

Most Muslims are non-Arab and they only follow the lunar calendar for fixing a few religious events as i mentioned above. AFAIK most muslim cultures(including Arab Muslims) follow the solar calendar for their secular life and lunar calendar only for a few selected religious events. Most religious practices are not connected to the observation of the moon.

@Cold-Sun You can download extensions for blocking ads if you use Google Chrome

@XD7 Happy Birthday Ella

@IgnorantBitch A lot of people are crazy. So it is not crazy to be crazy.

Sorrow is nothing more than emotion. So despite going through bad times, it is really possible for a person to be happy and not to be sad. When you experience negative emotions,change your perspective and just remember that these are just emotions. You can do these things regularly to reduce negative emotions in your life and increase your well being:

1. Regular physical exercise: Only 10-20 minutes a day is enough. Research shows that regular physical exercise can significantly decrease depression,fatigue and negative feelings and positively change the shape of the brain. Exercise also causes release of hormones that improve mood and increase well-being.
   Running/Walking very quickly are also exercises.

For more info: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-benefits-of-exercise

2. Practising "mindfulness" everyday.

• Close your eyes
• Breathe normally
• Focus completely on the feelings of your breathing
• Count the complete breaths
• If your mind wanders, bring it back to the feelings of your breathing
• Continue

Researches show that this practice can significantly improve well-being,cognition and reduce negative emotions, depression. Brain-scans reveal that mindfulness reduce the activity of the right side of Amygdala(a part of brain),which is responsible for processing negative emotions and also decrease its size. Even only 10 minutes of mindfulness will can have a great impact.

I personally suggest you to practise 5-6 sets(or even more if you want) of mindfulness everyday; each set of 4-5 minutes only. Otherwise, it may get too boring.

For more info:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-benefits-of-meditation

https://psychcentral.com/blog/10-surprising-health-benefits-of-mindfulness-meditation/

https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-mindfulness/

3. Religious belief and prayer: Research shows that religion and prayer activate the same reward-processing brain circuits as sex, drugs, and other addictive activities along with many other positive effects on the mind. Religious belief helps people to build resilience. It helps people to numb the pain of living in this world. The more organized a religion is, the better it is.

So I suggest you to join an organized world religion and pray regularly.
Sometimes, I copy-paste my previous posts because they work

@James-C-137 Many people claim that these work for them:

Listen to these everyday while working/doing other works. Once these binaural beats worked for me.

i do all those exercises lmao i do 60 pushups everyday and 200 situps.

It is better to give rest to a group of muscles for a day to recover. Sit ups are comparatively much less effective than other exercises. And allocating more than 10 minutes a day for ab-muscles are waste of time. Shorter duration and higher intensity is more effective.
Try these instead of sit ups:

Also i do pray. I pray to a god i don't believe in

If you don't believe, it isn't supposed to work. Believing is more important than praying. A god definitely exists and you will find out if you keep on learning and knowing. From my personal experience, religion and prayer will have a surprisingly positive impact on mind if you strongly believe in it. You can develop a strong belief if you get strong-enough evidence/reasons to believe..and you will find out if you keep learning enough.

@XD7 May be I am slightly sad. To reduce sorrow in your life:

• You can start intense (no equipment) workout everyday for 10-20 minutes following some youtube workout video.
• You can start practicing "mindfulness" meditation for 5-10 minutes everyday

Research shows that physical exercise and mindfulness meditation can drastically reduce negative emotions and significantly improve cognition & well-being.
Also

• You can start giving less importance to this worldly life and focus more on the life after death. You can start becoming introvert and spiritual
• Keep in mind that all human sufferings are tests and trials from the Creator
• Stay away from toxic people as much as possible
• You can start learning something like programming/coding and web development on youtube in your free time

@Indrid-Cold Sleep, meditation, religious belief and physical exercise

@flAsh No 🥺

@Franciz Yes. Everything is predestined

@Indrid-Cold said in The Court of TWS: What should Ann Sacoolas' punishment be?:

What should Ann Sacoolas' punishment be?

Virtual Reality-based Punishments consisting of CIA-style torture