It's even truer of Derrida. Much writing draws upon a few quotes from a small few essays, whereas he was a hugely prolific writer.
OK, not for my purposes. Doesn't matter if Muhammad really meant OK to beat wives or not. Ppl think he did & its morally wrong.
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That's fine when you argue that to someone who shares a secular viewpoint, but it would not necessarily convince a devout person.
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Do you think there are many Muslim people who would change their mind as the result of reading that?
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Change their mind about what? What have I suggested they change their mind about?
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My point is that you are taking a secular humanist view of Islam. That may be meaningless to some devout Muslims.
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Yes. That is why it starts by saying that.
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But that belief comes from an interpretation of the texts. Throwing doubt on that interpretation might be a way to convince.
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Then do that. That doesn't require humanists not to exist and talk about humanism
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