Islam (Pro) Vs. Buddhism (Con)

Intellectual DishonestyIf one were to look at the end of Pro's arguments in each section, he claims that Buddhism does not exhibit the "good" traits (rationality, authenticity, etc. ) that Islams exhibits. To quote from the end of Pro's "The Qur'an" section, it goes as such:=> This is hardly the case for Buddhism, not even to a much lesser degree. That is quite a claim that Pro is making, yet pro does not back up this claim. In almost every section, Pro makes the same mistake; he makes a claim about Buddhism (about its inferiority to Islam), and just leaves the claim there. Pro does not even cite any sources to where he got that information from. Pro does not even formulate an argument to defend his claims of Buddhism's inferiority, only states it. Thus, I ask the reader to see that Pro's previous round was full of intellectual dishonesty, and when voting, keep it in mind.2. ) The Founders/ FoundationsThe whole idea of Islam is revelation. The one God, Allah, made Muhammad his prophet, by sending him revelations. The first revelation (which is thought to be the beginning of Sura 96) Muhammad received from the archangel Gabriel. (. http://faculty.cua.edu...). All the revelations Muhammad received were to become that which is the Qur'an. (. http://www.whyislam.org...). Now, this revelation (Allah sends revelations to Muhammad) sets the foundation of Islam, which is the "Shahaadah":(i) None is rightfully worshipped except God (La ilaaha ‘ill-Allah), and(ii) Muhammad is the Messenger of God (Muhammad-ur-Rasool-ullah). (. http://www.islamreligion.com...)But, the basis of Buddhism are principles, not archaic revelation. One can test these principles for themselves. These principles are "the four seals of Dharma" (. http://buddhism.about.com...), "The four noble truths", and "the eight fold path" (the last two I'm assuming everyone knows, as it is basic knowledge about Buddhism). There is much more to Buddhism, but these are few key components of its foundation. The difference between Islam and Buddhism here is that in Islam, one must take everything on faith, for the whole religion is based on unverifiable revelation, revelation that must be taken on, again, faith. But in Buddhism, everything is testable, and everything is open to scrutiny. As I demonstrated in the previous round, The Buddha encourages people to question his own teachings, and to not take ideas on faith, but to come to those ideas using rationality. Yes, Islam may encourage rationality (again, I cannot verify Pro's claims), but one cannot question its principles and teachings. Again, look at the previous round, where I cite "Quran (3:56)",where one cannot question its teachings, for if they do, they will be punished. Since Islam depends on revelation, the whole religion would collapse if it was found Muhammad was not who he claimed to be. It would collapse if it was found that there was no revelation at all, and the Qur'an was one big lie. But this is not the case with Buddhism. It is was somehow found that The Buddha was a war-mongering pedophile (which is very, very unlikely), the religion would not collapse. This is because the philosophy would still exist, for people need not take it on faith. There is a saying in Zen Buddhism (the founder of the Rinzai school), which goes as such; "If you meet the Buddha, kill him. " (. http://www.dailybuddhism.com...). Obviously there is much symbolism here, but the main message is, do not worry about the founder of Buddhism, but the teachings of Buddhism. 3. ) RelevancyToday, we live in an (sort of) enlightened society, a society that was founded on the principle of rationality. In this society, Islam is less relevant, because the whole religion must be taken on faith, much of which is unverifiable. But Buddhism is based on practicality, practicality that each and every individual can try for themselves. If Buddhism suits that individual, that's great. But if it doesn't, there is not penalty of punishment, penalty and punishment that is present in Islamic teachings.