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Islam - Lex Fridman 1

Omar Suleiman

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The Right Approach to Making Sense of the World

The right approach to making sense of the world, especially making sense of suffering and cruelty, is that of humility. Unlike an angel who has no choice but to worship God, an angel has no sense of will or choice. A human being can also go to the extent of choosing something greater and disciplining their selves because they're seeking a greater reward. You see, in some of the sages in Islam scholars, they describe this as saying that the human being has the capacity to be anywhere from an animal to an angel,. And we have tyrants past and present and future which can become satanic in their nature.

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