The better way to learn about Islam is to speak with ex-Muslims, not observant Muslims. Observant Muslims are intrinsically unable or highly reluctant to criticize their religion (they can be accused of apostasy for doing so, and then can be murdered), while ex-Muslims will tell you exactly WHY they are ex-Muslims (and their reasons make much better sense than the unrealistically rosy views of the observant).<br>Atheists who have taken the trouble to learn a bit about the world's major religions understand that Islam is the worst of them, due in large part to its willingness to treat women with half the respect etc. of men as <i>officially</i> prescribed by Islam, its willingness to refer to female rape victims as 'adulterers' and then stone them to death as officially prescribed by Islam, its willingness to murder homosexuals, Jews, apostates, atheists and polytheists as well as the aforementioned female rape victims, ALL as officially prescribed by Islam. Its ongoing war between Sunni Islam and Shia Islam, which is literally as old as Islam itself (about 1400 years), and their complete rejection of the Ahmadiyya sect.<br>Not all Muslims <i>of course,</i> but remember that 1% of 1.6 billion people is still 16 million people who are potentially dangerous to public order and, ultimately, to world peace. Islam MUST undergo a reformation of similar scale to the enormous reformation that Christianity has undergone since the time of Galileo, for the sake of everyone - Muslim and non-Muslim alike.,(reply>), @GeorgeSmiley77 "I don't work for you so must do your own research"<br><br>And there it is, in my YEARS of debating with and arguing with people like you, bad faith actors always come down to this. You cannot substantiate a single point you've made... so you deflect. Just like the hundreds before you.<br><br>"You're making it clear that you know very little about Islam"<br>Superb assumption mate, just really making it clear now that you understand what's going on and that you're very sincere.<br><br>I should've known better at this point. You are a complete joke and this was an utter waste of time.,(reply>), @Nanashi I don't work for you so must do your own research. You're making it clear that you know very little about Islam, but it's not my job to teach you; you can do that yourself. My claims are widely corroborated and sourced, they're not secret. It should not take you long to find plenty of other sources. Don't expect me to take on your homework assignment!,(reply>), ​@GeorgeSmiley77 "Much of what I claimed is explicitly stated in the Koran"<br>Prove it. Stop with your vague drivel and give me the verses, show me the legal rulings and have the courage to back up what you've actually claimed, if you're being honest. Until you can do that, you're not worth listening to.<br><br>It's almost funny, you're like a living buzzword generator.,(reply>), @Nanashi Much of what I claimed is explicitly stated in the Koran, the rest is a matter of public record. I stand by what I said. The only way to be generous toward Islam with regard to those claims is to agree that the vast majority of Muslims do NOT adhere to those particular provisions. Yet, that leaves many millions of fundamentalist Muslims who do, and it's undeniably a problem, mostly for Muslims themselves (eg. the great majority of suicide bombing victims are Muslims) but those problems also get exported to other countries via immigration. There are many examples, like Sweden, France and the UK, which have experienced major terrorist attacks and/or disproportionately high rates of violent street-level crime. The problem with Islamic fundamentalists is that they firmly believe the fundamentals of Islam and they feel "called upon" to act on those beliefs. Painful though it may be, they must realize that they need to <b>universally</b> start disregarding those aspects of Islam which cause strife and misery for many people, the way Christianity has learned that it cannot follow the strictures of the Bible's Old Testament because it's utterly barbaric to do so.,(reply>), @Ramo Nothing lol, this dude is just chatting out of his arse