shahriarA dreamer, an inventor, a big time procrastinator…

I don’t claim to be a religious person. However I do view religion as a part of my identity, just like my nationality. Just like I won’t tolerate racist behavior against Bangladeshis, I wouldn’t tolerate mistreatment of Muslims either. However the opposite scenario is also true. Just like how I am sickened when I hear about a Bangladeshi doing something stupid to ruin our reputation, I am also ashamed when a fellow Muslim make us all look misinformed. This is really what this rant is all about.

Since the olden days of “Hotmail” people have been forwarding emails containing scientifically inaccurate “proofs” of vague concepts mentioned in the Quran. Even with the advent of social networks, people haven’t changed much. I still see some of my Facebook friends copy and paste statuses that outrageously inaccurate. Here’s one of my recent favorites:

So “all the rays will emit from your brain to earth”, will it? As if electromagnetic waves are like water drops and will drip of your hair when you lower your head? So why I don’t see sunlight coming out of ears when you pray. Or why not the latest episode of America’s got Talent? They are all electromagnetic waves just like mobile signals.

I don’t mind people posting religious content on Facebook. In fact I actually encourage it because social networks are a great way of reaching out to people and I don’t see why religious scholars shouldn’t make use of it. I would just like to see authentic material. Quote something inspiring from the Quran, or a Hadith. Translate it into English or in your mother-tongue so others can understand. Just stop posting this non-scientific nonsense. You guys are all educated people. Just exercise your high-school science skills before copying statuses and spreading religious spam.

And if you would like to go the extra mile, click next to the post and mark it as spam to help stop spread this disease.