(September 10, 2015 at 11:35 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I don't see how.
The argument goes: If you believe in a soul then there is a creator. Therefore, the religions may be valid. Then you would have to accept that some souls will be in "hell" and some in paradise/heaven. It leads to an absurdity. Plato/Socrates were believers in a soul. The flaw is that virtues derive from a soul! if this is the case then you could say (and justify) that LIBERALS are Nihilistic and evil.
Therefore the FALSE CONSTRUCTION:
Believe in a Soul --> All/most acts are virtues --> Good people and desirable people (The social conservative mind logic).
Does not believe in a Soul --> All/most acts are vices --> Bad people and must be put away and must not advance (The social conservative mind logic).
Observation: Most Muslims think in this manner especially the ones who truly follow the Quran and Sunnah. Even if you believe in a soul you are still below them because you are possibly a believer in the Bible (The "Book" as they say: Ahlul-Kitab). Even worse if you are an Atheist.
It is simply social criminilization by belief, the very thing I ran away from.
