Very good. That ranks in the top five for appropriateness of all the quotes we’ve shoehorned into this thread.
I “take them seriously” in the sense that they’re interesting historical documents. I’m an atheist, so I don’t “take them seriously” in the sense that I believe there’s no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet, etc.
I’m “defending” them in the sense that I’ll argue with people like you who sputter half baked gibberish about them.
You may now commence with the mocking and laughing, although I’d appreciate it if you separate clauses in your mockery with commas.
Personal insults belong in the Pit, Gyrate. Don’t do this again.
Since the OP has been banned for crossposting (I found this OP on at least four other sites and his other OP on at six other forums) and for generally being a jerk, I will be closing this soon. I may make an exception if scamartistry comes up with a more substantial argument.
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But you haven’t demonstrated that Islam has taken over Sweden either. You can’t extrapolate an Islamic takeover of France by providing evidence that Sweden hasn’t been taken over.
Nr1. Stop brining up other books into the discussion(yes there are horrible books out there Bible being one, Dr Phil’s book are horrible too.), I am specifically talking about islam. If I was calling out a nazi you wouldn’t be going : hey there are communists out there.
This is seriously interesting to me though: You actually believe that Quran has the same status in the muslim world as the Bible has in the west. This is not a trick question, but dont you see any difference at all?
Might be similar to the difference between “the Muslim world” and “the west”.
Oop. Thought this was in the Pit. Mea culpa.
Ok fair enough, not trying to be a jerk, Just posting my genuine opinions on the matter
ps I can handle an “insult” from you, bring it on girlfriend
Thanks, I had to redeem myself after my awful first attempt and middling second.
Okey-dokey.
A case could be made that the national identity of France dates from Charles Martel’s defeat of the Muslim invasion from Iberia. Perhaps scamartistry is simply not yet caught up on his reading of history. (His regarding of Islam as being in its infancy being supporting evidence.)
meaning what?
wow! that is super cute. who came up with comparing the age of religions to the age of USA? my god, you guys are awesome. It is a double dare mr “frank”. challenge me on the intricates of islam and european affairs, please
Islam predates the national consciousness of most European nations. Discuss.
Riiiiiight.
Look at the two phrases and think about whether they’re analogues of one another. Hint: they’re not.
Hey, I thought we were talking about Pink Floyd here, how the hell did this thread get derailed into talking about Islam in Europe?
Challenge you? More than I already have? On what particular point would you like me to challenge you?
I think it has something to do with flying pigs.
Before the thread is closed, I’d like to note that if you read this thread and watch the Wizard of Oz simultaneously, there are amazing parallels.
Do you have to read the thread backwards, like Arabic?
Wait, shit, they’re taking over our message boards!