On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar < [email protected]> wrote:
Instead, I want to stake out a position that everyone who care about truth > would agree with, and use *that* as a starting point for discussion and > debate about *means*. > > To wit, here is what I think is the strongest statement easily justified by > an objective study of the evidence: > > "Mainstream Islam appears inherently dysfunctional". > >From a spiritual perspective, I think the blame for all the madness is on the inherent immaturity mind of the people. I believe when Bible talks about sin, it refers not to events or doings but the source of all evil, the human ego. The only time when Quran deserves fault is when it fails to spark a light out of the spiritual darkness. But Quran is just a record of recitation of Mohammad and why are we pointing finger at non-conscious scriptures when the real imperfection lies with us? On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: *For me the question comes down to this : Why remain a Muslim when there are so many superior alternatives ?* That is actually a very interesting question. I believe that is what paranoid Mr Billy the most. >From a surface view, we can say that majority of Muslim are unaware of this problem. How would anyone expect that a mainstream faith for one-third of the world's population, be so terribly wrong? Plus, they are naturally unmotivated to question their own faith, not because the book prohibit them from doing so, but because it is just so human to hold on to certain identity (a psychoanalysis view). Religious identity is so deep rooted, it is difficult to get rid, unless one is 'really lucky enough' to have something terribly wrong happening to him/her. One example is when someone witness an 'orthodox' massacre in the name of his/her religion. The person must also be, spiritually saying, waken beyond ordinary wakening, to see such a truth. This identity problem affects everybody, though more importantly, the more religious group of people. These people are bless with the opportunity to uncover the truth behind scriptures, and identity inhabits that natural process. Of cause, as much as I want to agree with Mr Billy, I have another set of concern. Consider me a 'skeptic of skepticism'. What if the mainstream Islam got *it all wrong from the beginning*? If that is so, it defends the Qu'ran blame. There have been many different ways of interpreting the Qu'ran. I particularly likes the Sufis way, which I believe is heading for the better. Nevertheless, this will still leave all the blame on "Mainstream Islam", and Dr Ernie's statement still stands. >From historical point of view, I think that, like any political ideology today, Islam was an attempt by politicians at that time to consolidate power. For this view, I have similar suspicion towards Judaism in ancient Israel as well as Christianity during Roman Empire. These are my take, wonder what do you guys thinks.
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