I often come across people who are questioning or who have already questioned religion to the point that they know it is not for them. They’ve seen too many contradictions and illogical fairy tales, but they’ve not tabulated it all like an academic might. But they trust their gut. Organized religion doesn’t add up. Coming […]
The “Disbelievers trying to Lead you Astray” Argument
Most religions have warnings to the net effect of “the disbelievers are trying to get you to abandon your faith, but if you do, the Merciful God will throw you in Hell, so don’t even consider it!”. Now if these religions are not all “true” in their current form, then picking one religion’s warnings means […]
Exhausting Rational Argument with Ahmadi Muslims
This post was inspired by a few intertwined Twitter threads, such as this one. .@islam_et_media Why do you assume anyone who doesn’t share your beliefs has closed their mind? Again, this is an assumption on your part. — Reason on Faith (@ReasonOnFaith) September 5, 2016 In critiquing scripture, Islam, the claims of Ahmadiyyat, etc., I’ve […]
Jalsa Salana Numbers as a Proxy for Ahmadi Muslim Jama’at Convert Numbers
In response to a YouTube comment about the membership numbers of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I posted the following comment. Note that this is regarding the video put out by Hani Tahir, a recent ex-Ahmadi Muslim (appears to still be a practicing Muslim of a non-denominational variety). This video talks about the saga of the […]
Any Non-Muslims in the Isnad of Reliable Hadith?
Recent twitter discussion on hadith, authenticity, chain of transmission vs. biographies (Sira) with hadith cited of various chain of transmission strengths got me thinking… How would a true historical event that is not flattering to Muhammad, even get passed along by devout believing Muslims who would rather reject it and dismiss it? Wouldn’t that leave […]
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