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Oscar Where is this ' thought pattern ' of going on the offensive to protect Islam coming from ? Because it is an indicator of something much more serious , a ' intellectual crisis ' .
The best example of this can be seen in the Muslim societies abroad. Many of these immigrants do not actually bother to study Islam properly or discover for themselves, instead relying on the clergy to provide the blanket. However, due to the fact that they do not fully understand Islam and it is essentially tradition more than belief.. when the time comes that their children grow up and ask questions that they hear on Islam; and they do not get satisfactory answers.. these children then go out and either leave the religion.. or the girl marries a non-muslim and so on. From there the reactionary tactics of honor killing or fatwas and so on start.
The whole idea of defending Islam comes from not at all knowing what you are defending...
even in the cases where Islam is truly being targeted.. the defense is based on either Loghorrea(i.e dumping of knowledge or in this case copy paste scripture translations and so on) of which 90% is unrelated.. or is based on more extreme measures.
So if you do not know indepth about a certain religion...and not just scripture.. but the length and breath from the Quran, the Hadiath, the prophet's life and the history of Islam and its influence on the world.. you will be left speechless. Now , compared to a menial topic of say deciding on whether top gun 2 will be released or not.. where you would be ready to admit defeat.. in topics that skirt essential identities and ideaologies you will be much more desperate to maintain a convincing narrative for YOURSELF. Not the other guy..
There are two ways to an argument based on your knowledge(and in this case belief)..
1. You see that you cannot convince a person of the argument and he/she is not prepared to listen to yours.. you simply agree to disagree ..in case the person insists.. depending upon your ego.. you either walk away or do a brawl.
2. You see that you cannot convince a person and furthermore find that your own perception of the argument you propose is shattering, you panic.. you try to bring in tangents to defend it.. and either cry victim.. or engage in hostility.
A lot of these religious fundoos are just that.. if they find that a certain thing does not befall their argument.. they'll bring in tangents and dump the lot(as is witnessed here a lot
) of verses and this and that ..which actually do not explain the matter but only provide a basis..
A lot of the Pro-dictatorship and establishment people do the same.. if the whole thing is on a loose moral ground.. then its either "national security" or unpatriotic.. Its a basic phenomenon of simply not knowing , or not having justifiable grounds for actions(oddly something that if one reads on the life of the Prophet.. he NEVER did).. when those dont exist.. you either create the "tail of the lizard" effect or simply go acerbic and start biting, beating, shooting.. etc.. whatever level your ego stoops to.