faith writes:
And this fallacy is what this whole bunch of nonsense rests on, nothing more than that.
No. As far as I can see no-one has relied exclusively on a post-hoc relationship. As Arach has been constantly demonstrating, there is some linguistic and cultural evidence. This evidence is (at the very least) no less strong than that which you argued supported Allah's early incarnation as a moon god!
Your faith leads you to a double standard. This is what you can't seem to grasp.
All people of committed faith believe that their faith is the "right" one, so person of faith should expect to achieve universal consensus that their beliefs represent "facts".
This message has been edited by RickJB, 05-07-2006 06:40 AM