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19.ORG is the Internet
site dedicated to inform people about the "new" message received
from the Creator of the universe. 19.Org aims a Copernican revolution
in realm of religion.
We are aware of the fact that suppression of ideas
is the main source of political, economic, and social corruptions. Thus,
we promote Article
19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Also we know that
religious dogmatism and sectarian teachings have caused many tragedies
in human history. Thus, we promote Code
19, which through critical and rational thinking, frees religious
minds from the enslaving authority of clergymen and from the darkness
of superstitions and mythologies.
It is a well known fact that the name of God, like
many other concepts and entities, have been abused for power by classes
of people, especially by clergymen and politicians. The 19.ORG's mission
is to expose this exploitation without falling into the same trap. As
the founders of the 19.ORG, we describe our religious position
as monotheistic rationalism.
We believe in the First Cause or the Creator of the
universe or a "God who reveals himself in the harmony of all that
exists" as One Omniscient Benevolent Being and we are skeptical of all
man-made claims attributed to Him. We believe that the root of evil
is in the idolization of humans and other powers besides God, which
is emphasized in the top of the so-called Ten Commandments. Attributing
divine qualities such as infallibility and eternal forgiveness to humans
like Popes, Mullahs, Saints, Monks or any human, create a diabolic mechanism
that exploit masses economically, politically and intellectually. This
exploitation has caused many great sufferings in human history, such
as holy wars, inquisition, tyranny and atrocities.
We know that some lose their Creator in the complexity
of their labs, while some lose their critical reasoning among dogmas
of their faith. Therefore, we are determined to examine religious premises
and teachings with both objective and subjective criteria. Unfortunately,
many solaced religious people rely on hearsay, self promoting claims,
wishful thinking, and are extremely vulnerable to peer pressure and
cultural norms. Thus, we accept the maxim that extraordinary claims
require extraordinary evidence.
Tough we agree that falsifiability is a good criterion
to distinguish scientific claims from pseudo science, we know that this
criterion also has its limitations. For instance, the theory of evolution
is non-falsifiable but it has many verifiable supporting evidences.
We believe that integrating the power of empirical
evidence and critical reasoning with our personal experience and faith
will lead us to become closer to the light of the truth. We never claim
to have attained the ultimate truth, nor we claim infallibility.
We are ready to abandon our belief system if it is
shown to us to be false or irrational. We have aversion against contradictions,
but if we have a compelling reason to accept paradoxes we will tolerate
them in a calculated dose. However, the threshold for the compelling
reason must be very high. In that case, we will interpret the
problem as an apparent contradiction needing more light or brain power
to be understood. For instance, our faith in an Omniscient, Omnipotent
and Benevolent God, which is based on our knowledge gathered from our
rational interpretation of empirical and personal experiences, creates
an apparent contradiction with our observation of physical and moral
evils in this world. We are open to discuss any issue based on logic,
reason and empirical evidence and we will never suppress questions even
if they are aimed against the core of our belief system.
We know that fanaticism in skepticism leads to blindness
to the metaphysical reality while fanaticism in faith leads to gullibly
believing every myth and every asserted paraphenomenon, which
ultimately lead to all kinds of exploitation, misery and contradiction.
In brief, we advocate a "common sense" approach in religious matters;
we use all of our senses and employ a heuristic method.
We believe that a universal reformation in
all religions is necessary to emphasize their common denominator: God.
Clergymen have turned God to a secondary figure or a means for other
ends. Monotheistic religions have been transformed to polytheism by
the creation of idols after the departure of their original messengers.
Division and hostility among religions were started by clergymen, the
creator of human idols and the most ridiculous stories about salvation.
To achieve this goal, 19.ORG will promote and facilitate
intelligent dialogue among the believers of all religions, agnostics
and skeptics as well. 19.ORG will arrange contests, conferences and
meetings to eradicate all the clouds covering the light of the truth.
No one has monopoly on the truth. Nevertheless, we believe that sincerity
and open-mindedness are necessary ingredients. So, we cannot use God's
name to make money nor we can cease questioning and searching for the
truth. If you share this concern and this curiosity, you are welcome
to join us.
We are converts from myriad sects and denominations
of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Agnosticism, Atheism, etc.
We worship God alone, and we don't follow anything
without rational or scientific examination. We prefer to call ourselves
muslims (submitting ourselves to the laws of Creator withoud polluting
it with sectarian prefixes nor suffixes), or monotheists. From Adam
to our day, all righteous people who worshiped God alone and believed
in the hereafter were and are muslims (submitters to God), regardless
of their religious practices. (We believe and assert that every particle
and force in the universe is a submitter to God, except the dendritic
configuration developed by people who choose to reject submission. See,
what is islam?)
We have all kinds of people in our community: cashiers,
nurses, professors, doctors, journalists, students, businessmen, scientists,
artists, unemployed, and even lawyers.
We don't have professional religionists, or paid
clergymen. We worship God alone, and we don't believe anything without
rational or scientific examination. We reject the sectarian jurisprudence,
meadival Arab culture and teachings of scholars which are based on Hadith
and Sunnah, that is, words and practices falsely attributed to prophet
Muhammad. We do not discriminate among God's messengers; we do not favor
one to another. We focus on God and His universal message, not on His
mortal messengers. We believe that the original message of Socrates,
Buddha, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad have been vastly distorted by their so-called
followers and the clergymen.
We promote freedom of expression and faith,
peace, justice and cooperation. We believe that democracy is the best
system so far that provide liberty and civil rights for individuals
and minorities. (We also believe that money and special interest groups
are fatal viruses corrupting democracy!)
We are claimed to be "apostates" by corrupt Sunni
or Shiite scholars and we are target of their fanatic followers; some
us were killed some of us were forced to immigrate and some of us are
bravely expressing their faith in an environment of oppression and supression,
and some of us, thank God, are enjoying the freedom provided in the
democratic countries of the "free" world. (This does not mean that the
so-called Free World is problem free!).
We believe that men and women, despite some minor
differences, are equal in the sight of God and women have been oppressed
by the misogynistic teachings of all-male clerics.
We have a mathematically coded book: The Final
Testament. It is a book with built-in physical evidence that it is God's
message to us; it is mathematically composed far beyond human capability.
Besides, it provides a physical proof for the existence of God. (The
same mathematical code was also discovered in an original part of the
Old Testament by Rabbi Judah in 11th century. See: Studies in Jewish
Mysticism, Cambridge University, 1982. This has nothing to do with the
so-called Bible Code, which has no mathematical merit).
This mathematical code is simple to understand, but
impossible to imitate. You do not need to learn the original language
of the Scripture in order to witness the miracle. If you can see
letters or words and can count until 19 you can verify most of the evidence.
This mathematical message, coded by the prime number
19, promises a new era in the world of religions. Not only it does provide
an examinable, physical evidence for the existence of God, it also exposes
the widespread corruption plagued by organized religions. This mathematical
code suggests (as published in our numerous books) a "Copernican revolution"
in theology of religions. Instead of Krishna-centered, or Jesus-centered,
or Muhammad-centered religions we must turn to the original center,
to the God-centered model.
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