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Originally Posted by martureo
I specifically attack Islam because it is a touchy subject (and a false belief). I find it rather hypocritical that Christianity is attacked at every turn yet similar (or harsher) beliefs in Islam are never touched. Look at the homosexuality threads, why haven't the Muslims been read the riot act?
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That's precisely the problem. The general tactic of 'proper basicality' justifies all religious beliefs that are 'properly basic'. Islam, Christianity, Heaven's Gate, Mormonism, you name it, fall into the same generally justifiable category. One is not 'more true' than the other because none can be proven true according to that general way of thinking.
The result is that evangelicals plink away at parts of other religions that aren't 'properly basic' such as historical claims etc but are never able to fire any serious shots at conflicting metaphysical propositions. Slurs and plinking become a substitute for reasoned discussion because distinctions of true/false in properly basic beliefs are inapplicable.