Reddit reviews The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis

Your last line is spot on - which is why Aquinas was able to BTFO them so hard that they basically gave up on philosophy entirely.

And yes, Christ is the Word of God, as is Scripture (which is not entirely analogous to a given translation of the Bible, perhaps).

If you've not read The Closing of the Muslim Mind you should.

Aquinas literally BTFO so hard that, well, the decided not to think anymore.

I'm reading The Closing of the Muslim Mind and it's really interesting. The main Muslim philosophy denies cause and effect.

Yep.

And has done so for over a thousand years.

The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis

This book is an excellent resource on the topic.

How would we do that, if I may ask? Sorry, I am forced to downvote your comment since it is extremely vague as it stands now. Do explain your position further. I will subject it to scrutiny and cross examination. If it passes my scrutiny, I will give you an upvote.

Nonetheless, I doubt that would work.

The Mutazilites in the 11th century tried to promote a slightly less literal interpretation of Islam. They were brutalized and killed and their books burned by the Asharites. Do read the following book when you get the chance:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Closing-Muslim-Mind-Intellectual/dp/1610170024

It has also been documented by economists that Muslim terrorists are not poor and uneducated as some in the media and the ruling elite would like the rest of us hoi polloi to believe. Do read the following when you get the chance:

http://www.amazon.com/What-Makes-Terrorist-Economics-Terrorism/dp/0691138753/

Afghanistan and Iran were much more liberal once than they are now. Islam crushed liberalism there.

Something seems to be fundamentally problematic with Islam as opposed to any other religion.

What do you think?