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It's a pity that there always has to happen something terrible for one to realise that life is a gift. Then suddenly critisism of Islam. It doesn't make sense.
by NanoWar 14y ago
It's a pity that there always has to happen something terrible for one to realise that life is a gift.
Then suddenly critisism of Islam. It doesn't make sense. Oh well. Why must there always be a good and a bad god?
- michaelochurch 14y agoThe vast majority of Muslims do not believe in the 72 virgins, any more than Christians believe in harps and literal "pearly gates".
- jacquesm 14y agoRe. your 2nd. point: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=609399 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=609399
- jspthrowaway2 14y agoIt's a pity that you read it as criticism of Islam as a whole when it was, in fact, criticism of a god that promises 72 virgins. Though somewhat related, those are orthogonal concepts. Having grown up Mormon, I 100% agree with him and am capable of realizing the basis of fear inherent to the common gods. You, like many in this thread, are personalizing something that Paul didn't actually say because it's important to you and you're ready to defend it. Objectivity is not a strong point when it generally comes to the religious; I'm sorry to paint with so broad a brush, but that's on display here. The mere mention of a-god-like-concept has put a number of folks here into a tizzy, and it's sad.
- NanoWar 14y agoSo you thought the same thing :)
- jspthrowaway2 14y agoNo, I didn't.
- thyrsus 14y agoIslam is not singled out. Mainstream Christianity insists on the existence of hell, for example: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2O.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2O.HTM I'm not competent to categorize other faiths.
- spindritf 14y ago> Mainstream Christianity insists on the existence of hell, for example: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2O.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2O.HTM That may be true but Catholicism is a really bad example when you had popes believing in apokatastasis.
- ciupicri 14y agoI'm not an expert on this, but I've talked with someone who is and The Old Testament has basically a lot of violence and punishments while The New Testament is about love.
- Crake 14y agoYeah, and also Jesus saying that all the laws and codes from the old testament are still valid. Better put all the girls on the rag outside your home once a month, or god'll get real angry. You won't like him when he's angry!