Kambiz999 thank you for your reply this concept of the virtuous state science is held by the Baha’i is certainly what I gleaned from my readings of the faith and limited discussions with Baha’i
I was fortunate enough to offer employment to a young Baha’i around ten years ago, ideas and concepts were certainly not seen as a threat or attack there was some good discussions held. It may very well be the progressive nature of the faith that it opens itself to challenges somewhat the opposite to progressive secular society that terms everything as hate speech that has opposing views
I recall at the time shebliked initiating discussions and enjoyed our short debates I suspect previously Sunni vitriol would have been what was mainly presented to her
As for science history demonstrates Modern science that we have today certainly arose from a Christian world view spurred on by men of faith enquiring to learn the machinations of God and science certainly makes sense in a theistic world view.
Science is a useful branch of human knowledge but it is seen as more of a tool to be employed then a virtue within the Christian context. The process to sift through the chaff from the wheat within the scope that science can offer.
kambizz999 I recall reading at that time that I had some discussions with the young lady the writings of Shoghi Effendi and I am paraphrasing him from memory but he thought that the Western world were victims of the false presentation of Islam compared to what the Baha’i offered
And I do recall you stating that the Baha’i have followed the Shia lineage for want of a better word and that not only with your own Baha’i writings you have limited the number of hadiths removing many of the none sensible hadiths such as the cure for a contamination with a dead fly etc that are found. That an authentication process of sifting the chaff from the wheat to delineate the truthfulness of the hadiths and from the dominate Sunnism in general occurred
is this the view of Islam that Shoghi Effendi was referring to that the West has been by and large prevented in seeing the victims of such omissions
would that be a reasonable interpretation from a Baha’i perspective ?
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