Islam in 500 characters, and being obviously in denial

Islam in 500 characters

I wrote this (in italics below) as an answer to some fanatic on YouTube a few months ago. You may realise that YouTube limits comments to 500 characters, and I had to keep juggling this to get it to fit. Anyone wanting to understand why I am an atheist can find plenty of articles on this blog, incidentally.

Dedicated to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev & his late brother

Islam is NEVER going to be the answer. It is enforcement of rigid outdated law on the "you better believe or else" and "never challenge" principle. Its denial of science and logic, and its rigorous pursuit of anyone who embraces intellectualism (one who challenges) condemn it to the past not the future. And its use of fear to enforce its regulations belongs in the 13th century, not the 21st. How many scientists in the Muslim world would renounce its myths if they were not afraid for their lives?

Being obviously in denial

According to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's mother and aunt, he and his brother did not do "these terrible things" and they had been "set up". Why the young man has confessed to doing "these terrible things" and the evidence of what he and his brother got up to on the campus of MIT (don't tell me - there were some crafty Russian agents there as well - well hidden of course) .... There is plenty of proof that they did do "these terrible things", and given the conversion of the elder brother to an extreme barbaric version of Islam, he had plenty of motivation as well.

Not understanding why - that I can understand.

Being in denial and refusing to face up to the facts? That is another matter entirely! It is time for both of them to get real and check out the facts! And the evidence. They will not like the results, but then the truth is often painful to accept!