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http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-true-believers
Sam Harris is one of my favourite 'new atheist' writers. A quite brilliant man and a widely respected academic. There's another article of his that I can't find at the moment, I'll try and find it for you after work. I'd also recommend Sayyid Qutb to read the perspective of a Muslim scholar.
Sam Harris is one of my favourite 'new atheist' writers. A quite brilliant man and a widely respected academic. There's another article of his that I can't find at the moment, I'll try and find it for you after work. I'd also recommend Sayyid Qutb to read the perspective of a Muslim scholar.
JT, I see what you mean about the IS brand of Islam being the true Islam. One of those articles makes a good point in that if God/Allah/Whatever uses there respective texts to make a point, then it's likely that the texts would say exactly what the author meant (rather than being woolly and leaving it to interpretation).
All that being said, the texts have undoubtedly been tweeked over the years by various people for various purposes and it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they are a shadow of how they started. Hence my feeling that if you go back far enough then most religions start at the same point (assuming of course there is an almighty being).
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First, wars may well have been waged in the Lord's name, but that's not owing to His teachings or the example He set or because said warriors had been emulating Him. The same cannot be said of Mohammad. Secondly, if one believes that Jesus is or was a false prophet, they are free to not follow Him in the same way as I reject Mohammad. One of us may be wrong, or both of us, and that is part of what faith is.
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First, wars may well have been waged in the Lord's name, but that's not owing to His teachings or the example He set or because said warriors had been emulating Him. The same cannot be said of Mohammad. Secondly, if one believes that Jesus is or was a false prophet, they are free to not follow Him in the same way as I reject Mohammad. One of us may be wrong, or both of us, and that is part of what faith is.
That's a facile response and doesn't answer the question. Who chooses to follow or not follow does not ratify or condemn the message or the messenger. The charge of 'false prophet' could be levelled at Jesus just as readily as at Mohammad, as evidence casts doubt on both. But this is not the point. The point is that the teachings of both can be twisted to mean almost anything one cares to read into them.
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That's a facile response and doesn't answer the question. Who chooses to follow or not follow does not ratify or condemn the message or the messenger. The charge of 'false prophet' could be levelled at Jesus just as readily as at Mohammad, as evidence casts doubt on both. But this is not the point. The point is that the teachings of both can be twisted to mean almost anything one cares to read into them.
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Is it not generally accepted that the documentation of said teachings has been 'adjusted' over the years? In which case is it not possible that the teachings of both Jesus and Muhammad are different spins on the acts of the same person?
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Well, this is not something I've ever heard of or read as a proposal so I'd recommend you complete a well researched thesis or paper and get it peer reviewed.
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You appear to have an issue with the historical method and you confuse it with faith. Do you question the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth and do you throw out all the evidence for His character and life. That is the real leap of faith...nothing more than a stab in the dark.
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This is on topic. It's an attempt to unpick the minds of those who've been subjected to years of indoctrination by cultural relativists. The very idea that Islam may be responsible for Islamic State is an affront to many peoples' learnt responses. This equivalence, this relativism, is so deeply entrenched that we have bright people suggesting that Mohammad and Jesus are and were the same man and that the historical method is nothing more than belief and opinion. People need to wake up!
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You only need to look at discussions around translations of the bible (King James for instance) to see that there are parts that have drifted away from the original text in one way or another.
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There's no need to get defensive about it, I was just putting forward a counter view point.
You only need to look at discussions around translations of the bible (King James for instance) to see that there are parts that have drifted away from the original text in one way or another.
You only need to look at discussions around translations of the bible (King James for instance) to see that there are parts that have drifted away from the original text in one way or another.
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well, yes - if you plan to retire to a gated community or escape to the hills like a US survivalist
aka do a "ray mears"
but if you have a more global outlook and hate to see parts of the world "off limits"
it is a shame
my eldest is planning a gap yuh -
with all the dangers of disease, travel on dodgy boats / planes and trains we know have to worry about some lunatic opening up with an AK47
I travelled throughout Asia (after a stop-off in Damascus) in my late teens / 20's
even spending a few weeks in Kashmir
would not be possible today :-(
aka do a "ray mears"
but if you have a more global outlook and hate to see parts of the world "off limits"
it is a shame
my eldest is planning a gap yuh -
with all the dangers of disease, travel on dodgy boats / planes and trains we know have to worry about some lunatic opening up with an AK47
I travelled throughout Asia (after a stop-off in Damascus) in my late teens / 20's
even spending a few weeks in Kashmir
would not be possible today :-(