Muhammad the Greatest: A Comparative Study

[Al-Fatihah]

Maybe I was getting ahead of you here but discussions of Muhammad's character are not relevant to the truth of Islam's claims. If you're just discussing what a great man he was, I'll leave you to it so long as you grant my point that such an evaluation of his character does nothing to promote any assertion as to the truth of Islam.

Response: Character and truth does go hand in hand, for if a person's character is truthful, then they are credible their evidence.

Confirmation bias isn't about accepting what's proven to be true. It's starting with the conclusion and looking for reasons to believe it.

This cartoon helps underscore the difference in starting with the conclusion (confirmation bias) vs. starting with the evidence and letting that determine the conclusion:

Response: I never disputed the meaning of confirmation bias. I simply stated that there is nothing wrong with being bias, as long as it does not conflict with logic.

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Response: The Qur'an and sunnah shows evidence to the contrary.

Not evidence, only fairytales.

Response: Likewise.

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This is a thinly veiled No True Scotsman argument. You ask why non-muslims have such a poor opinion of Muhammad. We are inundated with examples on an almost daily basis of Muhammad's most fervent followers acting in a manner that betrays a depraved immorality. You want to dismiss this by saying it's not what was really taught while ignoring that some are teaching it today in Muhammad's name.

Response: If the act is not taught in islam, then it is appropriately dismissed, and demonstrates that it has nothing to do with Muhammad's character or islam.