Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz on reforming Islam

[Mystic]

Oh good god.......you're trying to appeal to reason over islam?  Do you not read the threads on this board?

Yes. Reason comes first. It's only through reason we ought to accept Islam as religion, and it's only through reason we ought to believe in Messengers to begin with. So why throw away reason when it's the basis? In the past, not only the sayings of the Prophet are subject to the judgement of reason, but so is the very books they revealed, for they were not protected from distortion. Quran is believed to be protected from distortion, however, even to verify that, we need reasoning, as saying it is protected because it says so is circular reasoning.

..."and He puts uncleanness on those who don't use reason"-Quran