The Islam Thread

[grindy]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'd say you'd have to post peer-reviewed sources from psychological studies that made a compelling case that the Quran caused more... whatever than the Bible, otherwise it's just non-scientific mudslinging.

*yawn*

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by grindy

*yawn*

Do you associate Western imperialism with Christianity? No? Because it would be stupid to reduce Western imperialism to the influence of the West's dominant religion considering the vast reasons for Western imperialism? What's the difference?

[grindy]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Do you associate Western imperialism with Christianity? No? Because it would be stupid to reduce Western imperialism to the influence of the West's dominant religion considering the vast reasons for Western imperialism? What's the difference?

I yawned because I genuinely don't care enough about this boring debate. Not even saying you're necessarily wrong.

[Anteater]

Oh well: Zoroastrianism is the root of the worst aspects of monotheism anyway. Islam just ended up being the super dumb youngest child of all the ones that popped out of the desert's womb.

I still stand by what I was saying earlier though about why it's important to make distinctions between Yahweh, Allah, etc. A common argument from Muslims is that they worship the same god as Christians even though it really isn't true. Too many contradictions even if you were doing a blow-by-blow with the Old and New Testaments.

You have better odds overall at converting the Middle East (most likely in the distant future) to some form of Christianity in the long-term rather than getting rid of Islam itself, so why not make a case for delegitimizing it?

Though who knows: maybe atheism could eventually take root if those nations would stabilize.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Anteater

As Christian, I don't want to be associated with Islam.

Thank you for being upfront about it.

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by Frownland

Thank you for being upfront about it.

I'm a Buddhist tho. Fundamentally anyway.

[DwnWthVwls]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Do you associate Western imperialism with Christianity? No? Because it would be stupid to reduce Western imperialism to the influence of the West's dominant religion considering the vast reasons for Western imperialism? What's the difference?

Sharia law is based around the religion and western imperialism is not? If the government started justifying their actions with the bible I'd blame christianity.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Sharia law is based around the religion and western imperialism is not? If the government started justifying their actions with the bible I'd blame christianity.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Sharia law is based around the religion and western imperialism is not? If the government started justifying their actions with the bible I'd blame christianity.

So the current state of Islam and the Middle East is reducible as the end result of Sharia law?

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

So the current state of Islam and the Middle East is reducible as the end result of Sharia law?

In large part