(February 13, 2011 at 12:06 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Up until now, the arguments for Islam have been massively underwhelming and serve to underscore my point that the religion is little more than "some guy claimed God spoke to him".Isn't this the basis for nearly every religion? Every religion is based upon one person who claims to be 'holier' or 'closer to God.' Religion will always be around until people start to realize that no one can speak for any higher power in any form.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell