The issue of Blasphemy in Islam

[The Grand Nudger]

1) In ancient cultures blood symbolizes life energy. So when you offered this energy to the Gods / Goddesses, you could expect favors like victory in war, a healthy boy child, greater wealth and influence etc. That’s simply human evolution :

That's not human evolution, it's a human superstition.  We're still stuck wondering why the gods we get keep cosigning it.  It's never struck you as even remotely odd that a god wouldn't take the time at any point to dissuade us of this cruel and pointless display? Yes, yes yes yes, people have believed as much, but do you? Do you believe that the blood of some animal is currency with which you can purchase divine favor? That a god, your god, backs this industry?

2) Yes this is true. But I would say that true religion would not agree with that. I would said that only if you are truly attacked, like Ukraine is being attacked by Russia, than you have the religious duty of going to war. I think it clearly says “do not desert your nation, don’t be a coward, just fight these …., I will be there with you” (or that’s how I understand it).

3) No. As you put it there is a serious problem of interpretation. The word “Those who come to create trouble” is distortable. But pertinent religious scholars would all agree that what is meant here is terrorists, spies and propagandists. See: This is why I always say that these issues must be understood and debated by the general public. The same issue exists in many belief systems. I think there is a clear difference between the message that was given, and the message that people choose to understand and people made this mistake many many times.

I certainly agree that a great many of the worlds belief systems happen to be just interpretable enough, to justify whatever it was a person was going to do.  Also not a bug.  Another feature.  

4) Well, than you may choose one of the other teachings like the teachings of Jesus, or that of the Buddha which is more peaceful and more pacifist in nature . But I will grant this also. The Kuran is very practical and very down to earth in many issues. That’s simply the teaching or the message in this religious tradition.

Meh, pass.  I find life in the living of it, not anyone's magic books.  I think that it would be remarkable if any belief system was all lunacy all the time - but it's not the practical down to earth advice of -any- belief system that I directly reject or oppose, at any rate. Come to think of it, tha'ts another missed opportunity for a god. Could have made a religion entirely comprised of that practical down to earth advice. Didn't. Instead we get a mountain of fantasist nonsense masquerading as down to earth or practical... and we're supposed to believe it on the basis of what? Couple good diet tips also making their way into it's pages? Some god, some religion, some advice.