@fmf said
They are all identical in that they are based on unverifiable claims that a creator God has revealed a scheme of instructions - including rewards and punishments - which renders moot the fact that they are all qualitatively different in their claims and relations to the supposed truth.
First off, congratulations -- it took a while for me to see it again, but finally seeing that 5 likes in the middle of a big thread in 1-2 hours when it's the middle of the night in the USA numbers again. How you pull it off, I'll never know.
Big ups.
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Are they based off of unverifiable claims? Of course, aspects of them are, but the common argument is that there was a whole series of miracles surrounding the life and testimony of Jesus Christ that were witnessed by thousands that became his loyal followers.
This is not exactly how it happened with the Prophet Mohammed. I believe the only claim to a miracle is the Koran itself as the miracle, though there are some legends about Mohammed's birth and death.
The Koran and the Bible include what some would argue are errors. In fact, I would agree with the assessment that the Koran is not correct -- the misattribution of the Trinity as Jesus, God, and Mary is what I like to point to, just likes Dr. James White.
But I understand that it is more complicated than that...
Whereas, Joseph Smith was a known conman and the Book of Mormon has many errors in it that are very huge categorical errors, such as implying that there were horses in the New World when there were none and there has been no archaeological evidence of it.
... Not only this, but the messages of these religions can be seen as likewise very different from one another.
Now, why you would equate them is beyond me -- I guess it's just being lazy, which I actually don't get: you have boasted of your insane post count before. I'd consider dedicating some of that time to crafting large, masterful, and exhaustive posts on the topic.