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Originally Posted by Gaia
True about the Crusades and all. But they are REALLY touchy about the Prophet. Remember those pictures published of him in (i forget what) Newspaper. Made all hell break loose.
I was thinking about the (mostly christian) militias out there in the woods, training military style, to take America back and turn it strictly christian and white only. I saw a show about them on the History Channel. Kinda scared me. Alot.
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I understand the logic of Muslims to a degree. Mohammad feared being turned into an idol the way Jesus was, and asked his followers neither to paint his picture nor mark his grave. The being that the message was vastly more important than the messenger, which I agree with.
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Originally Posted by mentor
I don't think it would make a bit of difference to Christian Conservatives. They reject real evidence whenever it calls their belief into question. Think evolution.
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True, but over intervening centuries they'd drift further into the fringes until they were seen as obscure cults in their isolated compounds out in the middle of nowhere.
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However, moderates and open minded people would benifit from such a discovery, I think.
This is cool research, IMO 
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I honestly think there's potential for a great transformational period in all religions starting with Christianity. In one of my science fiction novels I depict the 24th century theology of
Zen Catholicism wherein a merger with Zen Buddhism leads to a global change and reformation in both religions.