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Light drinking may protect brain function:
UGA study shows that for older people it could help cognitive condition
[...] The study examined the link between alcohol consumption and changes in cognitive function over time among middle-aged and older adults in the U.S.
[...] Compared to nondrinkers, they found that those who had a drink or two a day tended to perform better on cognitive tests over time.
Even when other important factors known to impact cognition such as age, smoking or education level were controlled for, they saw a pattern of light drinking associated with high cognitive trajectories.
The optimal amount of drinks per week was between 10 and 14 drinks. But that doesn't mean those who drink less should start indulging more, says Zhang.
"It is hard to say this effect is causal," he said. "So, if some people don't drink alcoholic beverages, this study does not encourage them to drink to prevent cognitive function decline."
Journal Reference:
Ruiyuan Zhang, Luqi Shen, Toni Miles, et al. Association of Low to Moderate Alcohol Drinking With Cognitive Functions in US Adults [open], JAMA Network Open (DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7922)
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @11:40PM (6 children)
That's part of the problem with Islam. Few muslims follow the teachings closely and Mohamed was clear that the only sure way to reach paradise was to die as a martyr in jihad. Now imagine growing up believing that message and hitting a low point in your life.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Friday July 03 2020, @12:14AM (4 children)
Sounds like every fundamentalist Christian I ever met.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @12:55AM (2 children)
To paraphrase a Bill Hicks skit: "Follow your teachings or burn in hell for eternity? Well thank you God... for all those... options!"
My original comment is true (not a "troll") and the reason we get the Pulse nightclub shooter and suicide bombers who drank.
So Mohammed doesn't know if he will make it to Jannah but there's one sure way other muslims can get there. Jihad (struggle) becomes qital (killing) in other passages with the suicide passage in Sura 3:143 - "Before you encountered death, you were hoping for it".
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @08:37AM (1 child)
Kind of like the mafia saying - I've got a deal you can't refuse.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by coolgopher on Friday July 03 2020, @02:07PM
See Stargate with the Ori.
I'm with O'Neill on this topic.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 04 2020, @08:24PM
There are big differences. If lots of Christians followed Jesus's example they would be dying non-violently as martyrs. If lots of Muslims followed Muhammad's example they would be marrying many wives, some of them 6 or 9 year olds, and fighting many wars.
If you look at what the early Muslims were doing, it's far closer to what the ISIS and Taliban are doing than what the more peaceable "Muslims" are doing. So unlike the Christian Reformation a reformation of Islam to its roots won't make them more peaceful.
Fundamentalist Christians believe they are saved - they have assurance of salvation. So they don't need to go around killing non-Christians to get to heaven. In fact, logically speaking if the goal is getting more people to heaven, Christians are more expendable than non-Christians. It's clear many US people who call themselves Christians aren't following what their religion says or Jesus asks them to do[1].
In Islam. Muslims don't have assurance of getting to heaven and there are certain things they can do to increase their chances. Go figure.
Islam is definitely not a "turn the other cheek" religion[2]. And there are many verses that emergently encourage violence[3].
[1] https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jaysondbradley/2020/05/how-a-plague-exposed-the-christian-nation-myth/ [patheos.com]
[2] A man once asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), “O Prophet of Allah, what about if a man came to me asking for my money (meaning to take it by force)?” The Prophet said, “Don’t give him your money.” So the man said, “What if he fights me?” The Prophet said, “Fight him (back).” The man asked, “What if he kills me?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Then you are a martyr.” (Sahih Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) also said, “Whoever is killed defending himself is a martyr, whoever is killed defending his family is a martyr, whoever is killed defending his property is a martyr.” (At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud)
[3] https://answeringislam.org/authors/silas/islam_hates_you.html [answeringislam.org]
(Score: 2) by EETech1 on Friday July 03 2020, @09:25AM
So why haven't they all sacrificed themselves yet?
Right...