The evil that is Islam

You suggested that my rebuttal was faith-based, according to your quotation by Bertrand Russell, which is wrong given that my reasoning is based on objective realities. You also wrote that the 5 pillars of Islam, derived from the Qu"ran and the basis of my 9-step argument, avoid "mention of the 'bad' stuff". But this is absurd, given that you have not shown me this "bad stuff" derived from the Qu"ran, which is necessary as it is only this way you can definitively prove that Islam is objectively evil. You simply have not done this; not once in this debate have you demonstrated evil from the Qu"ran, rather, you have referenced anti-Islamic websites, which you admit are indeed anti-Islamic, as objective proof of the "evil" of Islam. Furthermore, you have forgotten that the essence of the 5 pillars is that they encompass the entire fundamental moral landscape offered by the Qu"ran, and hence the purpose of my argument is to demonstrate this: 1.It is a truism of Islam that its 5 pillars encompass all the fundamental teachings of the Qu"ran. 2.The Qu"ran is Islam"s single holy text, upon which all Islamic law is dependent, since it is believed to be the unaltered word of God. 3.All Muslims must follow the Qu"ran in order to be recognised as faithful. 4.The 5 pillars, which all Muslims must practice are the Shahadah (declaration of faith: "there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger"), Zakat (alms-giving,), Hajj (pilgrimage), Sawm (Fasting) and Salah (5 daily prayers). 5.Each of these pillars either alleviate suffering or increase happiness; none of them have the quality of instigating suffering or decreasing happiness 6.The 5 pillars provide a moral framework for the majority of Muslims in the world to live peacefully. As a spiritual enlightenment, it is a pure connection to the God they believe in. 7.Furthermore, it is an intrinsic property of the pillars themselves that, should they be practiced, only "Good" is the result 8.Thus, they can be considered moral. 9.Therefore, Islam, as a religion, is not objectively evil. I also feel obliged to write that you have failed to overcome this argument. You stated that your 'conviction is that slavish acceptance of religious dogma, total surrender to a mythical supernatural power and its supposed infallibility is a recipe for doing evil in its name. Whatever so-called 'scholars' decide is the correct interpretation, followers are bound to enact. No choice, no objections, no logic allowed.". Here, all you have done is write that evil is done in the name of Islam and rather than critique Islam"s morality, you are criticizing the followers for their "slavish acceptance" and the scholars for their dominance. You are not addressing your own proposition; that is Islam is objectively evil. Quite frankly, your direction is rather confused. I feel obliged to, yet again, summarise your argument over the course of this debate: (I note that you have not once challenged this summary). 1.There are as many as "20,000" attacks committed by people in the name of Islam. 2.Evidence (in the form of anti-Islamic websites) demonstrates this "deadly terrorism" since 9/11. 3.Therefore, Islam is objectively evil. I have already pointed out why your main conclusion does not follow from its premises in earlier rounds, and so the purpose of it here now is to allow readers to compare and contrast our arguments. You cited a quote by a Christian who says the people do bad things because "their religion told them to". This is a fallacious appeal to authority and from it, it does not follow that Islam is objectively evil as it does not contain substantial evidence for that proposition. Does the Qu"ran advocate terrorist attacks? The killing of innocent people? No, is the answer, and you have failed to demonstrated otherwise. In your final paragraph you do not cease to be offensive and frankly uncivil. Again, you assume that I am a Muslim and that I sympathise with "brave Taliban Islamists". I will take the liberty of summarising the argument from this paragraph: 1: "brave Taliban Islamists" shot a 14 year old girl 2: Therefore, Islam is objectively evil This highlights, in general, the severity of your fallacious reasoning: your hasty generalisations, lack of absolute proof, appeals to authority. You, the proposition, have failed to provide a concrete argument, composing of premises and a main conclusion, to prove that Islam is objectively evil. Often, you have made irrelevant comments and strayed far from the topic. Dear readers, I have to a reasonable extent exposed these fallacies and I urge you to delve deeply into all of the rounds in this debate and, particularly, compare and contrast my 9-step argument with my opponent's reasoning. On a final note, I, unlike my opponent, have enjoyed this debate and it has highlighted some of the fallacious reasoning that some people adopt to come to a hasty conclusion that Islam is evil.