(March 4, 2013 at 2:43 am)Muslim Scholar Wrote: That's your problem
You put premises and consider them as facts
No, not all people are equal (even in a secular system)
According to Islam people are not equal, God gave each individual some talents, weaknesses and bounties
God will expect every person to use what he got to obey God
A poor person won't be treated as a rich person (God will expect a rich person to help people more and give charity, etc.)
God treat people with Justice not equality
A believer will not be treated as a non-believer (in this life or the hereafter)
This conform with the concept of good and bad,
The point is, If Islam is the true religion it makes absolute sense
If not it won't make it more false
I.e. you cannot use it as a refutation of Islam
Yes I can. Because our current western sociaties asre structured in a way which allows all people to reach every possible social status through their own work.
A system which doesnt discriminate and therefor doesnt create "Untermenschen", as your system does when it says that people are inequal.
From the UN charta:
Quote:What is special about us is our humanity, our being human. As humans, we can think and articulate thoughts; we also have a sense of right and wrong, which is our conscience.
Equal does not mean that we are all the same. Each of us is different in our own special way. But we also have the common qualities that make us all humans. So each of us should be treated with respect and dignity and treat others in the same way.
Actualy, you are the one who owns an exkplaination!
You should explain why certain people are "more equal than others"!!!
More importently, explain to the "Untermenschen" why they deserve less rights than you and what makes you the master race!
Quote:From the point view of non-Muslims, yes and God wanted you to try!
No. From the point of view of every human being who demands equal rights, a right to self determination, who opposes slavery and is against tyranny!
