From: sandvik@newton.apple.com (Kent Sandvik) Subject: Re: Yet more Rushdie [Re: ISLAMIC LAW] Organization: Cookamunga Tourist Bureau Lines: 29 In article , arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) wrote: > > In article <115694@bu.edu> jaeger@buphy.bu.edu (Gregg Jaeger) writes: > >I think many reading this group would also benefit by knowing how > >deviant the view _as I've articulated it above_ (which may not be > >the true view of Khomeini) is from the basic principles of Islam. > > From the point ov view of an atheist, I see you claim Khomeini wasn't > practicing true Islam. But I'm sure that he would have said the same about > you. How am I, a member of neither group, supposed to be able to tell which > one of you two is really a true Muslim? Fred Rice answered this already in an early posting: "The problem with your argument is that you do not _know_ who is a _real_ believer and who may be "faking it". This is something known only by the person him/herself (and God). Your assumption that anyone who _claims_ to be a "believer" _is_ a "believer" is not necessarily true." In other words it seems that nobody could define who is a true and false Muslim. We are back to square one, Khomeini and Hussein are still innocent and can't be defined as evil or good Islamic worshippers. Cheers, Kent --- sandvik@newton.apple.com. ALink: KSAND -- Private activities on the net.