Originally posted by whodey I'm not asking what you or I think of Mohammad. Obviously, neither one of are impressed by him nor think he was sent by God.
My question is for those who do. How do they embrace a man who does such things, especially since they view him to be perfect?
Perhaps you could inquire with a Muslim you know.
If he is the prophet of God what do your protests matter?
Originally posted by whodey I'm not asking what you or I think of Mohammad. Obviously, neither one of are impressed by him nor think he was sent by God.
My question is for those who do. How do they embrace a man who does such things, especially since they view him to be perfect?
Originally posted by whodey My question is for those who do. How do they embrace a man who does such things, especially since they view him to be perfect?
Why do people embrace the doctrine of "eternal torture"?
Originally posted by whodey My point here is that our morality is based upon our perceived view of authority figures. It is simply how we are wired.
Our morality is shaped by such things as parents, teachers, preachers, state officials etc. Looking at laws in the past and the subsequent morality shift that correspond, it would seem that laws shape the morality of the populace.
A ...[text shortened]... in terms of views of treatment of the unborn.
Do you two cancel each other out in your view?
If anything, I'm a bit dumber for having read these posts of yours.