General argument for Islam.

[pocaracas]

You know what I see in all these? PEOPLE! People desiring control over other people. PEOPLE! Not gods, not a single god. Just PEOPLE! The ever power-hungry people of the world.

People are desiring to control people that's for sure. But would the most good people sit and watch while selfish people misguide the masses.  And who is more worthy to control us and have authority over us then God? What is more honorable, leaving us to selfish people or our own selves, or God giving us guidance from him and his authority and rope to cling to. Think about it.

Since when do "good" people want the responsibility of controlling a country, or even just a city?

A great part of the today's political problems lies exactly in the inadequacy of the politicians for their jobs. Most are lawyers, economists or accountants... not exactly what you'd call "good" people, huh? And you don't see anyone ousting them, do you?

As for a god having authority over us... we first need to establish that such a god exists in the first place, then we need that god to present his rules.
Somehow, religions have bypassed these first and second parts and gone right to "someone presents the rules as if they were handed by a god"... back to people! and, worse of all, they sell it as "someone presents the rules handed down directly by a god and you must accept them as they are from god's authority".

And, for some reason, these people managed to convince a lot of other people that this BS is actually praiseworthy.... you included! They've convinced people that it is good that only a few select individuals have real contact with the god of choice. And that is as it should be, huh? God needs to hide behind the few PEOPLE with whom he talks and send his messages, because... FUCK IT, god's shy and afraid of his creation, or something... I don't know... It makes no sense.

If you want God to contact you, then you have to be ready to be at his service, be his sincere servant. Otherwise, you will increase in injustice.

What?!! What sort of god requires my service? I'm a lowly human. He's a god.... he can do anything he wishes... what does he need from me?
There's nothing I could do to assist a god...

The Prophets came so we can have a close relationship to God, to see his glory, to trade looks with him, but it requires sincerity, and the first step is to be at peace with the guidance of God that has come to you.

And that is how you know that you've been convinced by people to do as those people claim (or claimed), without putting any thought into those people's motives... because you've been convinced that those people who first told the tale were "good"... and that's it.

Sorry for not buying into what people say about gods... I eagerly await a god to tell everyone what his rules are and how people are supposed to live in order to find him after death... until then, All I see is people at work.