I certainly agree that I could be “doing a better job…”, but I’m not sure what job it is to which you are referring. Please expand on this.

You say you aren’t changing. Ok, you should just be yourself. And you don’t think I should change. Ok, I’ll just try to be myself, too. But what kind of change were you talking about?

Finally, I agree that questioning what we know can lead to new knowledge and insight. But I’m not sure I agree that once a truth is found nothing will change “the results.” Very often truth is more complex and multifaceted than initial findings indicate. Further, while there are certainly objective truths in the world, how we approach them can radically change our perception and experience of those truths. Just food for thought there.

Kyle, you just keep on thinking and questioning and learning. Pretty good for a fifteen year old so far

Now for my actual comment. I may only be 15 but for 8 of those years (not including when i was a small child) I was an extremely religious person. I went to church every Sunday, went to catechism every Tuesday, and actively participated in every aspect of my church, it was only until I began reading INTO the Bible that I realized what I really believed. I believed that I didn’t NEED the Bible to know what was right, that NOBODY should need the Bible to decide that. I read it and I thought about this for many years. In fact, I think about it everyday, and it isn’t because I DOUBTED my religion, its because i listened to it, and I payed attention to it. When people read a book, they want to know what happens to the characters, not me, I search for messages, depth, understanding, experiences, feelings, interaction when i read. The characters in books aren’t telling us their stories merely for the sake of entertainment, they want us to get something out of it. I could go on and on about this, but i don’t find it necessary. And I want this to be clarified, I respect you for doing what is right, but I also want you to know that you can do a much better job at it. No, I’m not saying you should change, but I’m letting you know, I’m not. When you question what you already know, you find truth, when you find truth, you will question it, but it isn’t going to change the results.

Yeah, that is one ringing indictment right there.

If Dawkins is a fool, we should all strive to be so foolish.

While I do agree that the Shariah code has inevitably given the Middle Eastern Muslims a bad name, we must remember that there are people of every faith (including Islam) who are level-headed people and who do not obsessively proselytize.