Still, I've learned to be careful when arguing against the Islam. Even Muslim academics tend to be very defensive about Islam, confusing criticism with insult. I don't know what to say. I might try and argue that one of the weaknesses of Muslim culture is the limits it puts on criticism.I found out, that Islam has an extra edge of defensiveness about it.
After all, Islam was born with empire but shaped by political instability. And over the last few centuries Muslims have found their way of life repeatedly tested against an intrusive Western world, and have usually come out the losers.
Perhaps, then, expressing doubt on basic matters, especially when outsiders can observe this dissent, seems to be an unacceptable display of weakness. When the community of believers faces crisis after crisis, another threat to its unity is the last thing it feels inclined to tolerate.
The Koran seemed occasionally poetic but overall one of the most mind-numbingly boring book of all time.
Basically, my attitude was of those millions of Muslims who can see the unreasonable things in the Koran but justify them in every way possible. It is called emotional inertia: we don't want to change our emotional beliefs for the fear of losing identity. I wanted to preserve my faith in every way possible, so I lied to myself. If you have the misfortune of being born a Muslim, it becomes a part of who you are or who you perceive you are.
Human rights is an Alien terms. Do not exists in Islamic societies.. They cannot, as Islam specifically and religion generally do not believe in humans having the right to make choices. They tell you this is right and this is wrong.
Being a Muslim in whatever form-liberal, moderate, or just as a namesake- they are in countless ways denying themselves the right to be us.
Still, I've learned to be careful when arguing against the Islam. Even Muslim academics tend to be very defensive about Islam, confusing criticism with insult. I don't know what to say. I might try and argue that one of the weaknesses of Muslim culture is the limits it puts on criticism.I found out, that Islam has an extra edge of defensiveness about it.
After all, Islam was born with empire but shaped by political instability. And over the last few centuries Muslims have found their way of life repeatedly tested against an intrusive Western world, and have usually come out the losers.
Perhaps, then, expressing doubt on basic matters, especially when outsiders can observe this dissent, seems to be an unacceptable display of weakness. When the community of believers faces crisis after crisis, another threat to its unity is the last thing it feels inclined to tolerate.
The fringe element of Islamic terrorists may not represent the vast majority of Muslims. Yet terrorism and Islam are not entirely disconnected. It takes only a few rapists to make women fear going out at night, reinforcing a culture where women are thought to be in need of male protection and supervision.
Basically, my attitude was of those millions of Muslims who can see the unreasonable things in the Koran but justify them in every way possible. It is called emotional inertia: we don't want to change our emotional beliefs for the fear of losing identity. I wanted to preserve my faith in every way possible, so I lied to myself. If you have the misfortune of being born a Muslim, it becomes a part of who you are or who you perceive you are.
The Koran seemed occasionally poetic but overall one of the most mind-numbingly boring book of all time.
Being a Muslim in whatever form-liberal, moderate, or just as a namesake- they are in countless ways denying themselves the right to be us. I often wonder what the world would have been in ideas without Islam.
For instance Human rights is an Alien terms in Islamic societies. They cannot, as Islam specifically and religion generally do not believe in humans having the right to make choices. They tell you this is right and this is wrong.
Making Islam a part of the state is the true source of trouble-economic and social conflict. If tomorrow morning there is no Islam on this planet, humankind has no socio-familial value to lose except the occasional violence of a stubborn religious community that suffers from an artificial and dangerous superiority complex as the "best nation of
mankind" with a "divine" license to look down upon others, both declared by their Koran.
sorry pal
