(July 15, 2023 at 2:24 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I doubt that you're all ears, or even willing to listen - but..ofc..all religions are a serious competitor for islam.
And there, we have it. All religions are similar, and of equal initial plausibility. Go figure.
Consider the following example of religion A and religion B:
Religion A : "God created the world, and made 1=2"
Religion B : "God created the world"
Are religion A and B equally plausible, can we assign the same probability of being true to both of them ? Come on, I'm sure you can notice the difference.
(July 15, 2023 at 2:24 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote:Quote:The God who fashioned stars, supernovas, galaxies, etc., who made universal physical laws for all the universe, doesn't fit the picture of a tribal god.It's also a god that doesn't exist. Remember, the god that did x is predicate on x having been done.....but I'm not too concerned by that yet. Every tribe swears their gods made the sun moon and stars. Islam no less so.
I didn't know that every tribe have their own concept of God and their own exclusive belief system. You really are well-read in the anthropology of religion, aren't you ?
Islam explicitly states that it shares many core beliefs with Judaism and christianity, as originally revealed. It may have escaped your notice, but some religions aren't completely isolated from each other. Your tribal conception of religions is a bit outdated, I'm afraid.
(July 15, 2023 at 2:24 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote:Quote:More to the point, God having a chosen people runs contrary to benevolence, justness, and countless other properties that are traditionally attributed to Him.You already shit on properties traditionally attributed to god...but..It doesn't - and you'll have to come up with even more batshit ad hoc rationalizations to explain that batshit ad hoc rationalization.
Please address my remark and stop telling me what I should or shouldn't do.
God having a chosen people and excluding everybody else doesn't sit well with justness and benevolence. If you don't see why, I don't think you're equipped for any of this.