Opinion 1- No, praying 5 times a day for Muslims is not ridiculous, because firstly:

It is commanded in the Koran

If Allah said it, Muslims must obey.

If they believe they are going to paradise, it does not matter what sacrifices they make on earth

It gives them a sense of discipline

It gives them a sense of unity.

Also, it is already a compromise, going down from

55 to 5.

Thank you.

Who cares if it gives a sense of unity, it is, as is all religions, anti-truth and dangerous.

quote:Originally posted by Raw_Power:

Who cares if it gives a sense of unity, it is, as is all religions, anti-truth and dangerous.

It's for a school project.

I have a problem with whe whole "72 virgins thing" heres why...

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<LI>Sex is a phsyical earthly thing, Isn't the point to be free of this hell hole?

<LI>Forcing 72 virgins to fuck a possibly ugly black man they've never met (which seems to be what they do best) seems to go against the whole "free will" thing.

<LI>If allah is the same damn God as the white mans God, then why are they blowing us the fuck up and yelling shit in the streets?

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I think the so-called virgins are some sort of angels known as houri, according to the myth that some Muslims buy into.

A rather silly idea, but no sillier than the stuff a lot of Christians swallow--like the ritual cannibalism they practice.