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Originally Posted by terrazoids
Well back to the original post of this thread I have an interesting take on it. I think that in the eyes of Muslims deleting a copy of the Koran is possibly equivalent to burning it. However its not a bad thing to read what that ol' books got to say. There sure are some interesting stories there.
But At this point in time we should burn a few Korans and delete a few maybe publicly, because it'll teach those guys over there that there book,... aint the word of God. Its a book.... just like any other with one exception of course. So the burning of it helps those guys to see that they're wrong on that one point about the Koran being the actual Word.
Yep, we could rig up a computer and invite a bunch of journalists, hell... even al jazeera!! And then we just press that delete key... beep. Op... its gone. Guess it wasn't the word of God huh...
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I don't want to be offensive but these statements leave me perplexed. In the first post you assert the right to be offensive by publicly deleting a copy of the Koran to demonstrate that it is not the word of God. While that is a right protected by our concept of free speech, it really doesn't prove anything. I would submit to you that any religious work can be deleted without a deity stopping the process. This would include the religious text you seem to prefer - the Christian Bible. If I were to delete a copy of the Bible would it make you less likely to accept it as the word of God? If you think that isn't the case, why would you expect by this act of public deletion to show any believing Muslim that the Koran is not the word of God?
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Originally Posted by terrazoids
Well what do you think? I did state that it wasn't written by God. But this book is obviously incomparable. Its in another category. Its self evident that on the one hand hand you've got all these other books... and on the other the One. Hey.. just like the Word of God!
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You have used the words "incomparable" and "self evident" to bolster your assertions about the religious text you prefer. Have you read the other texts? Why are they not comparable? The Koran is a holy text to one third of the human race. I find the words of the "Tao Te Ching" to be very moving. Any text that helps you connect with the divine (however you define that term) is helpful in confronting the complexities of life. But you need to be aware of the context in which it was written as demonstrated elsewhere in this very interesting discussion. I am glad you find comfort in the text you prefer. Try not to be so dismissive of the beliefs of others.