Ex Muslim AMA

In what way is it inexplicable? Elaborate

The harm in it comes when it is forced upon people

Exactly. His description didn't seem as though he investigated the verse enough to confirm it was an error.

Obviously context is essential, but from my perspective: if someone was scientifically educated, not home-schooled, and had no family members following a religion, yet had unwavering conviction in their religious beliefs, I'd fail to comprehend how one could maintain those beliefs—aside from perhaps a desperate need for purpose and comfort of an afterlife.

People could be indoctrinated by their circle of friends... And there are good aspects of every religion that people fall in love with. I don't see the harm in it tbh

Agreed, but some people start to think outside of what they have been taught. They question their very own way of thinking, and think from a different perspective. It's part of being open minded.

You seem to be missing the point. What Muhammad did is now seen as wrong in most of the civilised world, meaning he is not a perfect example for all time...

This comparison is void because no one follows Romeo and Juliet and says that they are perfect example for all time, try again.

....Overwhelming majority of Islamic scholars agree she was 6 when Muhammad married her and 9 when he raped her and these ages are from Sahih Hadeeth.

Let's not be ridiculous here. No 9 year old girl is physically or mentally ready to have sex. Puberty is a process that occurs over many years, not a point that is reached and completed once a girl has her first period.

This is the thing, most people assume just because someone is not muslim or no longer muslim, they know nothing about Islam, whereas in reality, this mentality comes from the fact that most muslims think that we leave Islam or choose not to be muslim for purely sinful reasons. They do not understand that it is possible to not believe in Islam due to intellectual reasons.

That could happen, yes. At the age of 10 or so, though? Would children even think to try convert their peers at that age?

Why don't we just teach the "good aspects" of religion without the parabolic filler which simply convolutes the message?

If only it was that easy.

Apostasy....I still don't know how I managed to justify to myself what's said about that....smfh

Would be blasphemous to think otherwise so you just lose all critical thinking ability I guess.

The Quran states that the mountains were pegs and stabilised the earth, and from my knowledge of geology, that is completely wrong.

Do you think your family are going to disown you? Were you raised really religious or allowed to have your own views on stuff?

Were you scared of telling your friends?

Do you think you'll probably look at other religions or stick to atheism/agnosticism?

Sorry for the excessive questions. Just interested!

Mountains do have "roots", but not like a plant's roots.

Mountains, like the rest of the continental crust, are made of low-density granite that "floats" in the Earth's mantle. Like an ice cube, all mountains must have a compensating "root" to isostatically balance them. The higher a mountain, the deeper its roots.

Scientists confirm that mountains have below them roots that extend deep into the earth's surface and stabilise the earth's crust. The history of science tells us that the theory of mountains, having deep roots and being stabilisers for the earth, has just begun to be understood in the framework of plate tectonics since the late 1960’s. These roots can reach several times their elevations above the surface of the ground. So the most suitable word to describe mountains on the basis of this information is the word "peg", like the Qur'an describes it.

Mountains also play an important role in stabilising the crust of the earth. They hinder the shaking of the earth. Likewise, the modern theory of plate tectonics holds that mountains work as stabilisers for the earth.

Source: http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/november01_index.php?l=1

And here's another link you could read:
MOUNTAINS AS PEGS/STAKES? DO MOUNTAINS HAVE ROOTS THAT RESEMBLE PEGS/STAKES?

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If you guys are planning on sticking around on TSR, you may want to consider joining the TSR Ex-Muslim Society. There's an associated thread for discussion about ex-Muslim issues, jokes, and general chat about Islam, too.

No they wouldn't disown me but the relationship would be affected, so for now, why ruin something that works well. Plus I wouldn't want to make my mum unhappy unless it's necessary.

I was raised in a typically muslim way, e.g made to pray, go to arabic school, learn quran etc, but my parents have always taught me to think for myself, so my parents know I believe in evolution and support LGBT rights etc.

I did consider christianity when I first left, but then I realised that they weren't for me, so unless someone persuades me with enough evidence in a rational way, I'll probably stay as an atheist.

I'm only gonna answer the questions I haven't answered before.

Left in the sense that I no longer believe in it.

I prefer to think for myself. You just assume I do not understand the Quran, but at the end of the day, I have done my research, as well as read the Quran for myself, and its tafsir whenever i've had doubts. Like for example, one of the doubts I had was about surat al kahf when the sun is said to be 'setting in a muddy spring' according to dhul qarnayn. In the tafsir, I found that this was referring to the ocean. Whilst I do not 100% agree with this interpretation, I still accepted it as a possible explanation. I do however challenge you to find an acceptable explanation for the mountains as pegs, as I have not found one yet.

I do pretend to be muslim, but that is for my personal peace of mind.

And finally, go search the definition of indoctrinated, I think it applies more to you than me. At least I'm thinking for myself. Rational thinking beats blind faith anyday.