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The Sapience Institute Live video with Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discusses various topics related to Islam, atheism, liberalism, feminism, and religious skepticism. They also touch on the importance of science and how it can be undermined by social theories.

00:00:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad are discussing the issues that are most important to them, specifically atheism, liberalism, feminism, and religious skepticism. They explain that sapience Institute live is a way for them to get feedback on their videos and to connect with their viewers. They also mention that science can be undermined by social theories, but when it comes to science it is objective. Finally, they throw out a link to join the live stream.
00:05:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss the evidence for and against macroevolution, specifically the claim that it can be proven through microevolution. While the argument has some validity, there are several issues with it, the most significant of which is the fallacy of equivocation.
00:10:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss how scientists have tried to explain anomalous data points in various fields, and how eventually a paradigm shift is needed. The two also discuss the history of the Newtonian world view and how it was eventually disproven due to its inability to accurately predict the behavior of Mercury.
00:15:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss the Royal Society, Darwin's theory, and the difficulties of explaining macroevolution with methodological naturalism. hijab says that no matter what the alternatives to methodological naturalism are, they still have to return to some form of Darwinian belief.
00:20:00 The Sapience Institute hosted a live interview with Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad, in which they discussed the implications of the gene-centered and processional views of evolution. Hijab argued that the gene-centered view is a one-way street, while the processional view is a feedback loop. He also noted that human beings and other organisms adapt the environment to themselves, instead of the other way around.
00:25:00 The Sapience Institute Live video discusses how abiogenesis, the emergence of life, doesn't necessarily happen when scientists try to interpret data. Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss the idea of directed and undirected animal evolution, and how this might complicate the idea of a single origin of life. The speaker mentions the website Origins, which has a PhD named Douglas Theobold who published an article in 2009 arguing for multiple origins of life.
00:30:00 The speaker discusses how methodological naturalism, or the belief that natural phenomena can only be studied using the methods of science, leads to the Darwinism of the gaps. He then discusses how this can be hypocritical, as atheists who believe in naturalism often accuse religious people of subscribing to "god of the gaps."
00:35:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss the changing nature of science and how it can affect the validity of scientific arguments in the Quran and Hadith. They posit that while scientific arguments in the Quran and Hadith may have a higher epistemic value, they must be used in a sophisticated way to appeal to atheists.
00:40:00 The Sapience Institute discusses the Quran's unique way of understanding naturalistic phenomena, citing embryology as an example. They explain that this makes the Quran a better choice for comparative religions than other ancient texts.
00:45:00 The speaker explains that there is no such thing as philosophy, and that when studying at a Western university, you are studying Western skepticism. He goes on to say that, when studying the Islamic tradition, you will be studying Islamic epistemology and islamic philosophy. Finally, the speaker provides some advice for a Muslim student who wants to pursue philosophy in the West, and recommends some books.
00:50:00 The Sapience Institute Live video features Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discussing three subjects that dominate philosophy departments: Islamic epistemology, the purpose of philosophy, and grounding philosophy in Islam. Hijab argues that Muslim philosophers must study Islam first in order to properly approach Western philosophy. Ahmad argues that knowledge is justified true belief, not knowledge itself.
00:55:00 The Sapience Institute Live episode with Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discusses the Verse, "The ones who are going out according to this which is the majority opinion the ones who are going out with the prophet are the ones who are referred to as the ones who are learning about the religion." Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Green says that after understanding the Quran's philosophy, one should study it again and again until it becomes a part of you. This advice is similar to that of Shaykh Hijab, who says that one should focus on learning Islam and the Quran simultaneously.

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The video features Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discussing various topics related to Islam and science. They discuss the scientific evidence for the miracles of Islam, the Islamic view of human existence, and how to approach questions of doubt and atheism. They also discuss the Sapience Institute's live stream with Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad, in which they discuss the Matrix theory of reality.

01:00:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss the wisdom of the prophet Muhammad in a live stream. Subboor Ahmad points out that many of today's popular ideas are similar to what was said thousands of years ago by philosophers like Seneca. Tony Robbins says the same thing, emphasizing the importance of state change.
01:05:00 The speaker says that you need to focus, change your physiology, and have a goal in life in order to be successful. He says that you should also study Islamic basics before studying philosophy or other subjects. If you want to be a successful muslim, you need to train yourself in the religion first.
01:10:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss David Stove's views on evolutionary biology and how they differ from those of the Sapience Institute. They then discuss how they plan to take a team of 50 biologists to Bethlehem 2,000 years in the future in order to study the behavior of the people there.
01:15:00 The Sapience InstituteLive video features Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discussing the scientific evidence for the miracles of Islaam (Islam). The scientists discuss how naturalism has led them to the conclusion that miracles are not possible, and that therefore the mother of Jesus is Mary and the father is someone close to Islaam who was miraculously born of a virgin.
01:20:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss the Islamic view of human existence and how it compares to the naturalist worldview. They also discuss the problem of atheists who disbelieve in the existence of a compassionate God. Finally, Hijab and Ahmad discuss how believers should approach questions of doubt and atheism.
01:25:00 Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss the concept of pre-birth killing, and how it applies to atheism and Islam. They argue that all humans have a conscience, and that when faced with the question of what will happen to the children of the disbelievers, Islam provides a satisfactory answer.
01:30:00 The Sapience Institute discusses the most elementary and basic question that humans don't seem to take the time to answer- "why am I here?" Muhammad Hijab and Subboor Ahmad share their perspectives on the purpose of life and how to find it.
01:35:00 The speaker discusses the idea of a simulation, and how some atheists propose that this is the reality we live in. He points out that this idea is not supported by evidence, and that it could lead to a belief in religion. He also points out that the idea of a simulation is a step away from theism, and that it reinforces the Islamic perspective that this world is not the only reality.
01:40:00 The video discusses the Sapience Institute's live stream with Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad, in which they discuss the Matrix theory of reality. Hijab argues that if we assume the Matrix is a reality, then this doe s imply that we are in a subjective reality. Ahmad argues that even if we are in a subjective reality, it still has objective aspects. The discussion then turns to the implications of this idea for atheists, with Hijab saying that if anything is positive, it's that we can't rely on evidence to understand our reality.
01:45:00 The speaker talks about how people who believe in string theory often try to escape the inevitability of a creator by positing that there are an infinite number of universes. He also points out that this thinking is based on no evidence, and that even the thought experiment of assigning arbitrary values to certain variables does not prove anything.
01:50:00 The Sapience Institute live interview with Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discusses the Argument of Composition, the Argument of Necessity, and how secularists often try to use science to disprove the existence of Allah. Hijab and Ahmad argue that it was Muslims who were the first to push the scientific method and inductive reasoning, and that they have been persecuted by atheists and secularists alike.
01:55:00 The video discusses how, historically, there have been various groups of scientists in the Muslim world. Mohammed Hijab and Subboor Ahmad discuss how, from a theological perspective, muslims can accept heretics, even those who have ideas in opposition to Islam, from a scientific standpoint. They also discuss why many muslims disbelieve in Islam's logic.

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The speaker in this video discusses the importance of looking at the truthfulness of Islam and the falsehood of disbelief, saying that it is important for Muslims to remember all the good that Allah has done for them, even if they have to attribute some of it to a test. He goes on to discuss the importance of listening to the Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad, stressing the importance of followership over the individual. He concludes with a discussion of how anyone can help bring about change by engaging in dialogues with those in positions of power.