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Originally Posted by Typhoid
The fact they don't want Mohammad depicted is wrong? Who are you to dictate what another religion should deem good or bad?
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I'm not sure where this Good/Bad straw man came from, as I never said the religion was good or bad. I questioned the validity of the belief using a scientific and now legal approach.
Look, I'm speaking strictly in terms of United States law. I'm speaking in terms of law firmly now too, especially at this point in the discussion. In America the LAW, L-A-W, is freedom of speech. It really doesn't matter what anyone believes because the L-A-W states that I have a right to freedom of speech. That is who I am to dictate.
US Constitution (The Law) > rules of Muslim religion
So if 1 billion Muslims believe that Mohamed should not be depicted, and I believe I wanted to depict him, I would be
right and they would be
wrong. At least in a legal sense. In a philosophical sense we could certainly argue, but then I'd ask you to prove the existence of Allah.
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Originally Posted by Typhoid
Hundreds of years ago, yes. That would be perfect.
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No, it wouldn't. In fact early Christians or whoever fucked a lot of good stuff up. Word in the history books is Alexander the Great had a library full of information that was burned to the ground by fundamentalists, information that was recently rediscovered as early as just a few hundred years ago. It wasn't until Copernicus got the wheels of science rolling again that people realized how bad the anti-science mentality from religion was. This is totally subjective, of course.
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Originally Posted by Typhoid
Firs toff, I assume you're meaning there are Muslims in the US. There are. 0.2% of the world's population of Muslims live in the US.
Secondly, you have no right to say which religion is wrong, and which is right. In this case (The case of Mohammad not being depicted) technically, they are right. Mohammad isn't allowed to be depicted. It says so in their religion. So realistically, South Park, and those defending it are in the wrong.
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Constitution > religious rules
I feel like there is very little I can add to this discussion with further arguing, so I'll let more qualified people jump in.