RE: Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz on reforming Islam
October 29, 2015 at 12:18 pm
(This post was last modified: October 29, 2015 at 12:24 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 29, 2015 at 12:16 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:They -do- recognize it as a source of guidance..and it's guiding them towards ISIS, or so you've claimed.(October 29, 2015 at 12:12 pm)Rhythm Wrote: So, again, why not just send christian missionaries? If you need a new religion, and that would help.....there are plenty on hand.
Because I am convinced Quran is a guidance, and the Prophet and his successors are Guides. And I believe most Muslims should recognize the Quran as a source of guidance.
Quote:But even if I didn't believe in that, I would suggest this path, a path where Muslims seek to follow what is good sincerely, and not simply blindly follow their religious leaders and institutions.You do hope that they "disbelieve in their religion"....you're hoping to get them to believe in yours........
I would also not hope that they would disbelieve in their religion, as that is not going to happen.
Those who can sell you absurdity are often capable of compelling you to atrocity. It seems, to me, like you want a "reset", a return to some simpler faith, closer to the original quran as you see it. Well, ISIS is something that flows from that fount. If the solution to the problem is to tell people "return to the well"...they'll come back carrying that same water.
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