The state of the Muslims
Look at the condition of the Muslim world — the backwardness, the illiteracy, the decline. That is what the religion produces, and it is…
Reason and faith
The credential claim
I studied Islam in school for years, so I know it well — and knowing it well is precisely why I reject it.
Sects and division
Muslims cannot even agree among themselves — dozens of sects, each calling the others wrong. A true religion would not fracture like that.
The visual argument
The head-cover is justified by claims about male biology, which either excuses men or rests on shaky science.
“If this religion is true, why is the Muslim world in the state it is in? The decline feels like evidence.”
The observation is accurate and the inference is not, and it helps to hold those apart. The decline is real. Muslim thinkers have said…
“I studied Islam in school for years. I know it well. That is exactly why I cannot accept it.”
Take the claim seriously, because it is usually made sincerely, and then test it the way any claim should be tested. Years in a…
“Muslims cannot even agree with each other. There are dozens of sects, each saying the others are wrong. How can any of it be true?”
The frustration behind this is usually real and rarely abstract. Someone was told their practice was wrong, or watched two people who both claimed…
“I asked my teacher whether we just have to believe without knowing if any of it is true. He said yes.”
A bad answer from a teacher is a bad answer from a teacher. It is not the position of the tradition, and it deserves…
Is Islam a cult
Islam is not a religion at all, merely a cult.
Are all non-Muslims damned
Islam teaches that every non-Muslim goes to hell, which is why teachers say so in school.