re: #15 sliv_the_eli

So much for my “quick note”.

Heh, yeah, these things don’t lend themselves well to quick notes.

Yes, Islam does see itself as the perfection of (Abrahamic) religion, but I never took that as a license to hate or look down on anyone. Quite the opposite, in fact—it brings more responsibility. Also, why is the Muslim animosity towards Jews greater than that toward Christians if both groups rejected Muhammad’s prophethood?

That said, the superiority thing flows in both directions. Everyone thinks his/her truth is The Truth™. According to Christians Jesus died to clean their sins, so accepting him makes them special. Jews have a special covenant with God and consider themselves chosen by Him, no?

I know you know I’m not trying to argue or say one of us is better/worse than the other. I just find it all rather puzzling and you’re one of the few people I know who can approach the subject with any calm. We were all given brains and a “users manual”, so we should be able to figure some of this stuff out through discussion. Maybe I’m naive, but I’m pretty sure that when we’re fighting/hating/killing each other we’re not doing things the right way.