# Body Signals and the Fall of Radical Islam **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 9, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015 "2015-10-09T11:36:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/41 "2015-10-09T14:05:22Z")
Left side of the body symbolizes evil Left ear symbolizes God’s justice So, God’s justice is evil? I’m so confused… ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/42 "2015-10-09T14:09:45Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > So what does it mean if you fall in poison ivy? What about eczema? Or jock itch? Dandruff? Is that like god shouting at you? > > And is stuff like aloe and Benedryl cream like an invention of the devil? Of course not. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/43 "2015-10-09T14:10:19Z")
> [@Snark\_Hunter](#): > > I’m hoping this theory will help many. Sounds like cortisone cream could mean the death of religion. ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/44 "2015-10-09T14:13:16Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Left side of the body symbolizes evil > Left ear symbolizes God’s justice > > So, God’s justice is evil? > > I’m so confused… God’s justice rewards evil to the wicked, and God’s mercy rewards good to the righteous. Fortunately for all of us, the wicked who repent and accept Christ and His gospel are saved as well. ---
**Author:** ![Human\_Action](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Human\_Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Human_Action)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/45 "2015-10-09T14:14:17Z")
> [@Snark\_Hunter](#): > > Stephen saw Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Somewhere it says that some people don’t know their right hand from their left, and elsewhere it mentions separating the sheep from the goats, the latter of which are found on God’s left hand. Ok, but when God conveys information in the Bible, it’s almost invariably described as his voice, and it’s unequivocal that what’s happening is God speaking to someone. The only thing I know of that comes anywhere near secret communication is Job 33:14 (For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.) ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/46 "2015-10-09T14:24:32Z")
> [@Human\_Action](#): > > Ok, but when God conveys information in the Bible, it’s almost invariably described as his voice, and it’s unequivocal that what’s happening is God speaking to someone. The only thing I know of that comes anywhere near secret communication is Job 33:14 (For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.) I don’t think the body signals are “secret communication.” Just not as obvious as an actual voice speaking out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Human\_Action](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Human\_Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Human_Action)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/47 "2015-10-09T14:34:02Z")
> [@Snark\_Hunter](#): > > I don’t think the body signals are “secret communication.” Just not as obvious as an actual voice speaking out loud. I don’t know what else you’d call it, considering that no one else seems to be aware of it. So either God only talks to you this way, or only you’re aware of it - making it secret from the rest of us. ---
**Author:** ![A\_isha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@A\_isha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_isha)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/48 "2015-10-09T14:35:19Z")
How do you know it’s the leg that symbolizes thought and the left ear that symbolizes justice, and not the other way around? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/49 "2015-10-09T14:38:56Z")
The God of the Bible seems to be more… vocal. A burning bush with a voice coming out of it isn’t exactly subtle. A tickle on the inside of my forearm is a bit less obvious. Why is God whispering against the inside of my thigh now when he used to just have people write things on clay tablets? ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/50 "2015-10-09T14:47:39Z")
> [@Human\_Action](#): > > I don’t know what else you’d call it, considering that no one else seems to be aware of it. So either God only talks to you this way, or only you’re aware of it - making it secret from the rest of us. I don’t know the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/51 "2015-10-09T14:53:24Z")
> [@A\_isha](#): > > How do you know it’s the leg that symbolizes thought and the left ear that symbolizes justice, and not the other way around? I’ve been noticing the signals for decades and correlating my thoughts with them. Plus, I believe God has influenced my thoughts to draw the right conclusions (personal revelation). ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/52 "2015-10-09T14:59:33Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The God of the Bible seems to be more… vocal. A burning bush with a voice coming out of it isn’t exactly subtle. A tickle on the inside of my forearm is a bit less obvious. They are less obvious, I agree. Supplementary in nature. > [@](#): > > Why is God whispering against the inside of my thigh now when he used to just have people write things on clay tablets? That’s what modern prophets and the scriptures are for. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/53 "2015-10-09T15:26:43Z")
> [@Snark\_Hunter](#): > > I’ve been noticing the signals for decades and correlating my thoughts with them. Plus, I believe God has influenced my thoughts to draw the right conclusions (personal revelation). Why on earth would anyone else care about this, though? And what in the world makes you think that jihadists, on hearing you speak, would do anything more than take your story back to their camps for a good laugh? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/54 "2015-10-09T15:28:26Z")
> [@Snark\_Hunter](#): > > This is a touchy subject for which I’ve been ridiculed…but since you ask, they mean your judgment from God is changing, for the better (right) or for the worse (left). :eek: What if you have a vagina? Does God tickle your right vagina lip if God is rooting for you? What about those with lost limbs? Or paralyzed? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/55 "2015-10-09T15:31:44Z")
How can I tell if it’s God or just a sunburn or bad personal hygiene? If my cat really scratches behind her ear does that mean God is declaring her a Lawgiver? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/56 "2015-10-09T15:37:10Z")
What about stroke victims where the stroke on the right side of their brain paralyzes the left side of the body? God’s sending Kirk Douglas mixed signals! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/57 "2015-10-09T15:41:59Z")
> [@Snark\_Hunter](#): > > I don’t know the answer. Have you considered that the more parsimonious answer is that you are simply wrong? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/58 "2015-10-09T15:48:25Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Have you considered that the more parsimonious answer is that you are simply wrong? Of course not, since God surely is fondling his right butt cheek to assure him of these forgotten truths. See? The system is fool proof! ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/59 "2015-10-09T15:53:59Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Why on earth would anyone else care about this, though? And what in the world makes you think that jihadists, on hearing you speak, would do anything more than take your story back to their camps for a good laugh? Let 'em laugh. Allah will catch up to them. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snark\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015/60 "2015-10-09T15:57:34Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > What if you have a vagina? Does God tickle your right vagina lip if God is rooting for you? > > What about those with lost limbs? Or paralyzed? Not being female, I won’t speculate. Ever hear of phantom limb pain? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015.md?page=4)