I didn't mean to be condescending. Eating crumbly cookies is typically reserved for when you are hungry and don't care who is watching. Are you married, aslanov? Just wondering because all it takes is a month of being married and crumbly cookies are nothing. Compatibility, love, romance - or whatever it is an individual person is seeking isn't a bad thing is it? How is it condescending to ask G-d or Allah who made us to find us a lifelong mate if that is what we really need to make us happy. You see - i think it is sad when people think they can get along just fine alone and instead of drawing people to them, to push them away. Jesus was the kind of person that crowds would draw to him. Not because everyone thought he was so wise (and Bernhard is very caring, too!) but because he treated everyone with respect and kindness. So...in the long run being intellectually compatible isn't necessary because if you are a disciple you can learn as you go by being with a person who has something that you don't. They also learn, because wisdom isn't found only with 'the rich.' Rich can imply rich with goods, intellect, anything - and 'poor' can be to imply that the one who most admires, loves, and cares about someone in complete acceptance of their foibles too.
If wisdom is from G-d or Allah - then we have a different standard than the typical college education which gives you everything EXCEPTINg those prayers that can be twice or three times a day - or all day without ceasing. Many colleges ban praying or overt belief in the sense of two or three gathering together 'in My name.' Why? Do they understand how it challenges the 'status quo.' Of getting, and getting, and making money, and pursuing things that humans naturally tend towards. How does this develop character. G-d is concerned not just with knowledge but character.
Also, there is a misnomer that christians think of themselves as better than others. I think that in reality - they feel occasionally the need to defend themselves from radical views about Christianity. Not all Catholics, Jews, Muslims or whatever religion are impossibly biased towards others. And, Jesus Christ recognizied the good qualities in the good Samaritan who wasn't trying to prove anything and helped his brother. But, in the end what will the good Samaritan be judged by? G-d's word. So...if you accidentally keep the Word or you purposely keep the word -it's still G-d's word. And, if you do good - it's still counted. The early disciples were what we would call today jewish. Some believed Yeshua was the Messiah - but they also kept Torah. The Torah is a unique book because unlike the Koran - it is even more specific in what G-d wanted from the children he made and he chose the most obedient among the people to represent Him. Abraham (who happens to be the father of both jews, arabs, christians). Abraham knew the laws of the Torah first even though Moses came to know it - otherwise why would Abraham know about tithing to Melchesdedik. It was a purposeful obedience to be willing to submit when he heard G-d's voice.
Topic: For those of you who don't believe in God