freediver wrote on Aug 3
rd, 2013 at 5:32pm:
I am condemning people who hold a womanising, mass murdering, raping, thieving, wife beating pedophile to be an eternal example to all mankind, and who hold his rules to be eternal rules that should be imposed on all mankind.
So, you're applying modern, 21st century, Western morality to a man who lived in in the 7th century, in Arabian society of the time?
Mmm, do you do the same thing when considering Saint Paul (after all, we know he existed, we don't know if Christ existed)?
Quote:If you think he is just another medieval thug, I am happy to leave it at that.
I think he is a normal, 7th century Arab. In some ways better, in some ways worse as a representative of his society of the day. I don't attempt to judge him by standards other than those of his period. Only immature fools do otherwise. Are you such a fool?
Like I explained the first time round, I am applying modern 21st century western morality to modern, 21st century western people who want to bring back Muhammed's standards.