This doesn't explain why he had to conquer the Bani Quraysh at all. Conquest, I'm told, does not correspond to self defense.
Perhaps he got tired of his easy life as a rich merchant and fancied himself as a Chuck Norris wannabe.
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Perhaps he got tired of his easy life as a rich merchant and fancied himself as a Chuck Norris wannabe.
Well, Jesus was persecuted too, yet I'm told (if he existed) that he didn't start any wars. Did Allah get less powerful? And why did this kind, Merciful god feel the need to start any? Couldn't he just have made all the nasty non-believers into believers, if he so chose? A bit fickle.
Perhaps he got tired of his easy life as a rich merchant and fancied himself as a Chuck Norris wannabe.
Fine sentiments for the messenger of a merciful god.
Did he do card tricks?
What if the Chinese instituted a death sentence for female infanticide. Would that be wrong? You keep missing the main point. Mohammed did not travel to the USA, he went back to Mecca.
You know what Jesus said then? I believe he said pretty much the same things as Mohammed.
Well I'm told that his victory over them was so gigantic that it's told and retold as an example of Allah's support for him. So, apparently, it did occur. But why can't Allah just make people believe what he wants? I mean, I'm also told that nothing happens without Allah's will in islam. So why couldn't he just make them all believe? Why slaughter?
What? Jesus said "kill the unbeliever"? I don't recall that bit. And did Jesus then try and send people on to Hell too? Wow.
Sure, haven't you read the Gospels? Oh wait, no one has the Gospels, only the New Testament.
Sure we care about animals and the world and ecosystem and pet cruelty and yet, we still slaughter rats. I kill a few hundreds every six months.
I'm working for science, after all. So its all right and merciful. A higher purpose.
Sure, haven't you read the Gospels? Oh wait, no one has the Gospels, only the New Testament.
Really? Which other Gospel is it in? The invented one that no one's ever seen? Oh boy, I can hardly wait. You have a copy of it, then? Can you post some stuff?
Sure we care about animals and the world and ecosystem and pet cruelty and yet, we still slaughter rats. I kill a few hundreds every six months.
I'm working for science, after all.
So...Allah cares for us in the same way that we broadly care about animal welfare. He's a "human welfarist".
You know, if that's the extent of islamic theology on the subject, I think I can confidently ascribe it to the circular filing cabinet.
Hmm theres the Torah and the Quran. No one paid much attention to Jesus in his lifetime unfortunately.
No thats my scientific take on it. You know, 600,000 backward dead Iraqis = oil for another 10 years in USA = democracy and liberation for all (Americans).
See? Higher purpose.
btw, do you think animals are less important than people? Perhaps we can generate energy from animals when the oil runs out. Hmm?
Riiiight. The Torah... in which Jesus does not appear...and the Quran...in which Mohammed borrowed his conception of Jesus from a few heretic Manicheans. And then tried to make out he was a revolutionary.
You know, I really don't think I believe in this Jesus fellow, but it's funny how some revisionism, hundreds of years post-fact, gets accepted so easily. I mean, the Christians at least have the benefit of having written their bits down shortly after the whole event. But islam is trying to pick up six hundred years after the fact, and then accuses the Christians of getting it wrong. This is the funniest bit.
The mind is prey to many biases. Most, I suspect, are learned of wishfulness, or repetition.
You know, I really don't think I believe in this Jesus fellow, but it's funny how some revisionism, hundreds of years post-fact, gets accepted so easily. I mean, the Christians at least have the benefit of having written their bits down shortly after the whole event. But islam is trying to pick up six hundred years after the fact, and then accuses the Christians of getting it wrong.
This is the funniest bit. The mind is prey to many biases. Most, I suspect, are learned of wishfulness, or repetition.
Whoa! Where'd that one come from? And what does it have to do with the nature of good and evil in islam?
Hey, look lady: if you don't like the Iraq war, blame Allah. Not the tiniest spark moves without his say-so, you know. The Yanks are just doing what the universe wants. Higher purpose, you know.
Preferably by having them run on treadmills. Hydrogen better though.
Riiiight. The Torah... in which Jesus does not appear...and the Quran...in which Mohammed borrowed his conception of Jesus from a few heretic Manicheans. And then tried to make out he was a revolutionary.
You know, I really don't think I believe in this Jesus fellow, but it's funny how some revisionism, hundreds of years post-fact, gets accepted so easily. I mean, the Christians at least have the benefit of having written their bits down shortly after the whole event. But islam is trying to pick up six hundred years after the fact, and then accuses the Christians of getting it wrong.
The mind is prey to many biases. Most, I suspect, are learned of wishfulness, or repetition.
I see your knowledge as always, is based on a deep study of the subject. Gnight.
Actually, if God is ALL POWERFULL he can make a "Perfect Book" (we'll call it the "Dianetics") whose words are sooooo powerful that anyone reading said book will instantly become non-violent and work for the betterment of mankind and be "believers".