re: #5 Tofu Romney (Mitt’s Evil Twin)

To me it’s not a big deal. I mean, it’s all a matter belief in the first place, right? It’s only real in the sense and to the degree that the believer internally believes it to be so.

People from different religions have variying beliefs about what will guarantee someone being sent to heaven/hell, who is the most blessed, most special, etc.

Christians might believe that I’m doomed because I don’t accept that Jesus (a.s.) was the son of God and my lord & savior. I don’t believe that, so what do I care what they think/say? Likewise, why should Christians worry about what Muslims believe since they see it as a false belief anyway?

Muslims believe that everyone is born Muslim and their parents turn them into Christians, Jews, etc. So what? Are people seriously going to fret over that? We also believe that Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) was the “seal of the prophets”, i.e. the final prophet. That didn’t stop Sikhs, Baha’is, or Mormons from claiming prophethood of their founders. Ask me if I care—I don’t, because I don’t share their beliefs. According to my belief they are false prophets…just like Christians regard Muhammad (s.a.w.s) as a false prophet, and Jews don’t see Jesus (a.s.) as the Messiah.

Mormons might find my Muslim beliefs preposterous, and I might feel likewise about theirs. Okay, whatever. As a Muslim I don’t believe that a Mormon can override or undo the declaration of faith made by a Muslim, no matter how many ceremonies they perform or incantations/prayers they recite.¹ I don’t believe their ceremonies have the power to change anything, therefore they don’t have any power whatsoever from the perspective of my Muslim “reality”. *shrug*

^{1. Nor do I, as a Muslim, believe that they can summon already departed souls to ask them if they’d like to change their mind.}