I read through it all. You seem to have said everything I'd say and the debate seems to have ended for the most part.
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Replying to @Intrinsic29 @HPluckrose
One tiny caveat, though: I do think Islam is a little worse intrinsically than Christianity, because of differences bt prophets.
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Replying to @Intrinsic29
Superficial. Muhammad was meek before he had power too. Once Christianity had it on Christ's behalf...
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But religious people don't see their prophet as a mortal who's subject to change once powerful. The prophet's example matters.
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Replying to @Intrinsic29
Yes but Muslims quote all the lovely stuff. Met so many who go starry-eyed over his compassion and justice.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yeah, I'm not saying this is impossible, but it's much harder knowing his likely historical example and the brutality of hadith.
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Replying to @Intrinsic29
I don't think it is, given history of Christianity & Islam. Inspired exactly same bloodshed.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I'm not sure if this is true and I think there's a strong cognitive bias to equate intractably complex values like this.
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Replying to @Intrinsic29
There is but I don't think I'm guilty of it. I just look at the Muslim world & Christian world from 1300-1700.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Intrinsic29
The more you study Christian history, the more you realise it was every bit as bad as the worst of Islam. Worse at some points.
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This is of academic interest only. But its my area of academic interest. In human rights terms now, Islam is far worse.
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