Well, as I recently told another Muslim:
I guess I've learned about as much as I care about Islam. My last e-mail to you was a bit harsh, and I do apologize for that; but, as with the posts on the board, you have reacted exactly as I thought you might.
When it comes to religion, I make it a point to challenge everyone about their beliefs, because beliefs can be a very dangerous thing. It seems that humans are quite content to kill, or commit any atrocity, if you make them believe it is the will of their god.
Islam has never been the sole target of my challenges. I love to corner even my closest friends on some point of dogma. It's what I do. I try to force people to think.
And as I've said, if I am wrong, show me how I am wrong.
But, alas, as with most religions and religious people with whom I debate, nobody seems willing, or capable, to truly hold their beliefs in front of the spotlight. You seem quite ready to share your faith with me, instruct me in the ways of Allah; but you are surprised when I do not placidly accept what you offer.
I am not going to bend my knee or bow my head before ANY book or theology simply because it it presented to me as fact. And if I am wrong, if I stand before God and he tells me that yes, in fact, Islam was the right path; I shall say, simply, that I reviewed its teachings, its dogma, and its believers and I found it lacking. And if God would condemn me to hell for seeking the truth, so be it.
There are many things about your religion that I find to be quite touching and true but, for the most part, these things are nothing new... a repackaging of some former content. And there are also, I am sad to say, many things about Islam (and most religions) that I find to be completely ridiculous. Ideas that can ONLY be accepted by faith because to apply reason to them would result in heresy or outright blasphemy.
And so, I am sorry if I have offended you. It was never my intent. I'll take my ponderings elsewhere. Maybe I'll go have more fun with the Atheists. I LOVE to get them bent out of shape.
Are you starting to understand more why I chose the name Child Of Nowhere?
Thank you for your time.
Let truth and innocence reign,
-- Child Of Nowhere --