Hello, protectionist. As a non-believer it is difficult for me to empathize with or understand WHY educated, modern day people worship unproved, mythical, supernatural, immortal beings.
I'm not trying to be disrespectful, just honest.
I also find it impossible to admire fellow human beings following a religion telling them to 'convert or destroy non-believers.'
Islam: "There are two forms of lying to non-believers that are permitted under certain circumstances, taqiyya and kitman. These circumstances are typically those that advance the cause Islam - in some cases by gaining the trust of non-believers in order to draw out their vulnerability and defeat them."
"al-Taqiyya: deception; the Islamic word for concealing or disguising one’s beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies."
"Muslim scholars teach that Muslims should generally be truthful to each other, unless the purpose of lying is to "smooth over differences."
Seriously, if a human being must embrace ignorant beliefs in non-mortal entities or divine supernatural beings, why not embrace a more honesty embracing, loving, peaceful, rational God...if one exists?
Peace.
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