95Theses wrote:questioner121 wrote:95Theses wrote:questioner121 wrote:
95Theses, you're a really nasty person. I really do hate the way you say some of the things you have said. I don't mind your questioning and debating the issue but just the way you say it really does annoy me. Why are you deliberately trying to piss ppl off?
The same goes for the rest you ppl who have been commenting the way 95Theses has.
What annoys you is probably me pointing out that the accepted version of events, by Islamic scholars, is that muhammed had sex with a nine year old girl.
I actually commend you for being one of the few muslims to accept that mohhamed was in the wrong when he did that, and that he has no excuse for his vile actions.
I've made no attacks on you personally, implied or otherwise.
And BTW if you think I'm being harsh on your ludicrous pedophile prophet, or your even more absurd invisible magic sky fairy Allah (Shit be upon him) you clearly haven't seen me get started on the catholics.
I'm not annoyed with whatever you accuse the prophet of or whatever you call or think of god. They are your understandings and you can feel or do whatever you like. However it's the way you say it when debating the issue with someone else who you know may get offended with your views. By all means question the issue of rape, paedophilia, morality, etc. But it would have been better to say that according to your understanding the prophet wasn't a good person, he had sex with an underage child because the texts say so, god doesn't exist, heaven and hell are invented ideas, etc. The prophet and God don't need defending, ppl can believe and do whatever they feel like, but it's manners to not offend ppl who you are debating with. If you don't have manners then fine be insulting you're only putting yourself down.
I can well understand the need for a derail here on your part, and I'm most reluctant to allow it, but I'm genuinely interested to know what it is that has upset you if it isn't what I've said about either muhammed or allah?
I say these things because I think that all religion gets a free pass generally, because as soon as someone brings the words faith or belief into a conversation it is assumed that that opinion should be all of a sudden accorded great respect despite how ludicrous it may be.
I am attempting to convey just how ludicrous and ill founded I think your beliefs are, and that I don't think they deserve the slightest shred of respect. Just because you 'Believe' something, or it is 'your faith' doesn't mean it deserves respect. Your ideas need to stand or fall on their own two feet without any of this special protection the credulous so desperately try and assert is their right.
Edited for grammar and speelunk.
Like I said, I'm annoyed over the language you use. I'd be annoyed if some religious nut started having a go at atheists and condemning them to eternal hell fire simply for saying that there is no god. That's not right, and if the religious nut used bad language it would be even more wrong. The same goes for atheists.
I do think that ppls beliefs should be respected. You may not agree with it but it's their right to have it. Just as atheists should be respected for their non-belief the religious ppl should respected for theirs. Otherwise you are just going to get ill feelings between the parties and there won't be any debate at all, just foul language and ridicule thrown from one end to the other.