(March 8, 2014 at 1:27 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: ...Islam on the other hand emphasizes that it's a matter of understanding and intellect, and that he condemns and brings uncleanness on those who don't understand and use their intellect. As the intellectual proof of Islam is claimed to be clear and evident for those who reflect, it praises those who reflect, and believers are thus the people of intellect and reflection.
That might explain why the Islamic world helped keep the flame of Greeco-Roman learning alive while Christian Europe festered in the Dark Ages. Europe owes much of its Enlightenment to the Islamic world (and the fracturing of Christian power also helped). Where did it all go so wrong? Why is the Islamic world trapped in its own Dark Ages today?
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
