@mastermercenary: First off your answers were inadequate and I still see it as nonsense and absurd, if it were adequate, I wouldn't be having this discussion.
What?? You found my answers "inadequate" ,yet you continued our debate without even saying so. Bro, listen to me, when you debate and suddenly left a point I answered, It doesn't mean the answer wasn't inadequate, but on the contrary, It means that I have delivered the message. Plain and Simple.
Second, then how is it that you view his book as an attack on Islam specifically? What he is trying to argue is that these extremists sects of Islam are only allowed by the moderates. Why is it we don't see moderate Muslims commit such atrocities? Because they have a reasonable human view of the world. There lies somewhere that they learn not to take their faith to such fundamentalists extremes. If a single person or group does some atrocities, they are branded as insane. Yet when a person or a group does in the name of their faith, they are deemed true believers. Sam even says most people of faith are perfectly sane. Of course he left out Stalin because his atrocities weren't done in the name of Atheism, but in the name of Communism. There were many atheist leaders in Russia before and after Stalin who expressed religious freedom in the country, like Mikhail Gorbachev.
Don't you see that we are running in a circle? First of all, STALIN was a RELIGION-SUPPRESSOR !!!! Which means he was ANTI-THEIST and do you know what anti-theists are? THEY ARE THOSE WHO TAKE THEIR BELIEF ( in this case that religion is destructive etc..) TO SUCH FUNDAMENTALIST EXTREMES!! In other words they are militant/fundamental/extremist/radical Atheists. Yet, you don't want the people to look at you as Stalin. And no, "moderate" Muslims are those who understand their religion i.e. Islam where those "extremists" don't. Also, about the bold statements. Stalin should be with them because he believed that a world without religion is a better world, he is deemed a true believer of what he thinks. Plus, the middle east was a great place in the past, so your argument about Stalin and communism is invalid.
Third, I agree with you that Islam has made contributions to mankind but it was done in vain if the people that have done good as well for mankind do no follow the tenets of Islam, hence Alan Turning who was a homosexual which is against Islam.
OK then why you're saying that religion is destructive while it has made contributions in science? I love the way that you mentioning Alan Turing who was a homosexual to know that that Islam condemn homosexual ACTS, plus, homosexuality was criminalized in the UK at his era.
Do I think killing innocent people is a minor situation? No, what kind of question is that. And I'm cherry picking, please tell me more about how you can use whatever understanding of the Qur'an to fit your agenda? Want to know why I always connect Islam with terrorism, well lets see the first time I ever heard about Islam was when the WTC towers were being destroyed, bombings in London, grew up most of my life with the US engaged with Islamic terrorists, recently shootings happening in Canada, Sydney hostages. I guess perception is reality.
Let me give you an example, When the Prophet peace and blessing upon him returned from the battle of Al-Ahzab (The confederates), he said to us, "None should offer the 'Asr prayer but at Bani Quraiza." The 'Asr prayer became due for some of them on the way. Some of them decided not to offer the Salat but at Bani Quraiza while others decided to offer the Salat on the spot and said that the intention of the Prophet peace be upon him was not what the former party had understood. And when that was told to the Prophet peace be upon him he did not blame anyone of them. [Bukhari] and [Muslim]. From this authentic Hadith you can see that both of those groups have a daleel for what have they done. And you can't simply say someone is wrong. BUT IN THE MINOR POINTS, where there is no clear view on it from the Qur'an and Sunnah. What terrorists are doing, like killing innocent people for example is clearly forbidden in the Noble Qur'an. "whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely." [5:32].
I don't blame you about those events ,but for someone who "dug deeper" in Islam , you would know if they are right or wrong.
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I'm not understanding your question. The big bang theory explains that universe expanded(inflation) from a infinitely dense, incredibly hot singularity. The theory was introduced in 1927 by Georges Lemaitre, a catholic priest.
What if I told you that the big bang is already mentioned in the Qur'an 1400 years ago?
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا
"Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them" [21:30]
Who could mention that 1400 years ago?
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