"Science and religion are not even compatible (I started a discussion on that, on this forum, if you're curious) it has to do with confilcting foundations or first principles. I "de-converted" as soon as I tried considering the idea of…"

"yes i agree with you, Science and religion can never go hand in hand. question is what is religion. religion is basically about believing in a personal god. but what is science. science is what that proves the existence of a god is a lie.  No…"

"While you obviously don't have time to read it before the presentation, I'd recommend reading Dawkins's The Ancestor's Tale. It's a backwards journey through time that starts with modern day humans and talks about…"

"It's funny you say that. That most people don't know "our origins." Have you ever heard Terence McKenna's Stoned Ape Hypothesis? If you haven't, it's an interesting listen and definitely not the mainstream view of…"

"I'm sure we'll have quotes for you, but just read the koran.  It's in the library.  I'm sure it's on the internet."

"Excellent explanation! Thank you very much, Sassan."

"Do Hindus think the doctrines espoused  in the Gita are imaginary?  I doubt it.  The central point of the Gita  is that killing is all right, even admirable, because the soul is immortal, so only its temporary home, the body, can…"

"A lot of Muslim scholars historically are convinced that the Quran is far better in its promotion of gender equality that either the Christian Bible or Western society generally, especially as it was before the sexual revolution. Granted, one can…"

"In no way am I defending the Qur'an.  But a command to kill those people (the Meccans) with whom one is at war prior to 632 should hardly be read as a command to kill Western Christians or Jews in 2012.  The OT recounts complete…"

"I agree with your post fully, but I do not believe that Muslims learning to ignore their texts is going to be a stable solution....  Islam is not Christianity- and that is not about the texts, but in the historical development... Like the…"

"The Qur'an is not nearly as long as the Bible, and I was able to read it in its entirety.  There are parts which are horribly unjust, which justify all of the describtive terms used in the OP.  I see these accusations come from…"

"Almost all verses of Quran (maybe not the most essential parts of the religion) are related to the events of the time in which they were descended (out ouf Muh.'s imagination).  Whoever says this then must say that Quran is not a guide to…"

"That's what I was going to say Steph. Thanks Loren!"

"If the Verse really is focused on the Schism, it is still as disturbing and atrocious. Muhammad, a man of alleged peace, preaches out to his followers that it is right to slaughter your opposition. "Such is the reward of…"

"Craigart14 I re-read the Baghavad Gita for the first time in decades.  It struck me in an entirely new way. Reading Hindu scriptures is a very different experiance compared to reading the Bible and the Quran. All the philosophy of the…"

"Sassan K. I am very glad to see this post as I was getting bored with constsnt Jesus and Bible bashing. Your article is also very good and I have made some similar arguments about Christianity in my post "Christianity: A brief…"