Muhammad Ibn Abdullah was one of the prophets of God

DISCLAIMER Pro's performance in this debate was utterly disappointing. His "reasonable proof" for Mohammad can be summarized as logical fallacies, baseless assertions and non-trusted citations, although the BoP is solely on him to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Mohammad is the Prophet of God.REBUTTALLiar, Deluded or the Prophet of GodPro argues, 'According to testthemessage.com it is written, "It is not possible for an individual to be both a liar and be deluded. Lying is something done with intent whereas a delusion stems from an individual’s belief of an altered reality. The two are diametrically opposed phenomena."Rebuttal: In his academic work on pathological liars, Koppen M. Ueber explains, "On closer inspection we find that the liar is no longer free, he has ceased to be master of his own lies, the lie has won power over him, it has the worth of a real experience. In the final stage of the evolution of the pathological lie, it cannot be differentiated from delusion[1]." In other words, a pathological liar could be also deluded provided that some of his lies "win over him" and evolve into delusions, although he remains a pathological liar. This gray area between delusions and lies is also addressed by Powell, Gudjonsson and Mullen in their academic work which describes how the "final stage of compulsive lying cannot be differentiated from a delusion[2]." I also offered two other peer-reviewed studies arguing that lies and delusions are not "two diametrically opposed phenomena". Pro has ignored those and insisted on using testthemessage.com, which is not an academic source, but an Islamic website with no academic accreditation.In response to Mohammad being partially legendary, Pro claims, "Muhammad (saw) cannot be a person who creates false stories about himself and his prophecy even though he had a different 'prophecy' (from God assuming) altogether."Rebuttal: Being partially legendary does not mean that Mohammad is the one creating false stories about himself. On the contrary, it implies that our knowledge of Mohammad was distorted by people who dehumanized him or added fables to his biography.--Pro presented a video to provide evidence:1- The video falsely describes the criteria of being deluded, claiming that Mohammad shows no signs of being deluded, when in fact a patient with a delusional disorder might be highly-functioning in daily life with no effect on his IQ or any indications of bizarre behaviors[3].2- The video offers no proof that Mohammad never lied in his life, but only makes this assumption because Mohammad was called "honest" according to the Islamic narrative, and this is a leap of faith..--In summary, the premises P1, P2 and P3 have not been established as true. P1 is a false trilemma while P2 and P3 were not established as historic facts.--On Pro's other "proofs" for Mohammad's prophecyPro claims, "All the inherent qualities and traits that I presented are widespread accepted perspectives regarding Muhammad (saw), not only by Muslims, but even non-Muslims."Rebuttal: I suppose that Abdullah Al-Qasemi, Ali Dashti, Marcus Dods, Samuel Marinus Zwemer and many other Non-Muslims are simply figments of my imagination, given that they seem to have very different opinions on the qualities and traits of Mohammad.Pro argues, "The Qur'an itself means in English, "The Most-Recited". This is a miracle because the Qur'an is the most read/recited book in the entire world."Rebuttal: The Qur'an actually means "The Recitation" in English[4]. And "Qur'an is the most read/recited book in the entire world" is simply a baseless assertion.Pro further argues, "Millions of people around the world, young and old, have memorized the Qur'an cover to cover, therefore, the Qur'an can never be gone from the face of the Earth, it has Divine protection."Rebuttal: Isn't it more reasonable to deduce that the Qur'an did not go (or would not go) from the face of the Earth because "millions of people around the world, young and old, have memorized" it?Pro cites Dr. William Draper out of context: “To be the religious head of many empires, to guide the daily life of one-third of the human race, may perhaps justify the title of a Messenger of God.”Rebuttal: The sentence that comes directly after the sentence Pro provided says, "Like many of the Christian monks, Mohammed retired to the solitude of the desert, and, devoting himself to meditation, fasting, and prayer, became the victim of cerebral disorder[5]." Therefore, Dr. William Draper is actually saying that Mohammad was deluded (if not mentally unstable) given that he had a cerebral disorder. The previous sentence simply suggested that Mohammad's popularity "may perhaps" make his title as the "Messenger of God" convincing to some people, but Dr. Draper claims as a fact that Mohammad was actually deluded (if not insane).Pro cites Thomas Carlyle,.Rebuttal: Thomas Carlye's works are not peer-reviewed or academic, especially "On Heroes, Hero-Worship And The Heroic In History" which is classified as historic fiction, given that the book is simply a collection of lectures in the Victorian Era given by the author in which he praises and glorifies mythical and historic figures such as Pagan deities like Odin without any historic evidence.Pro argues, "[The Qur'an] contains numerous scientific miracles that prove its authenticity, something Muhammad (saw) possibly could not have known or guessed from previous known sciences."Rebuttal: None are provided by Pro, though. Pro argues, "The Qur'an has been preserved without any addition/omission since it was revealed 1,400 years ago, again, Divine protection."Rebuttal: Pro has not provided any citation or proof for such an extraordinary claim, when there exists multitudes of contrary evidence. For instance, Alford T. Welsh, a religious studies professor and published author, claims that Ibn Masoud's manuscript has less chapters than the Uthmānic Codex, including many textual deviations and discrepancies in its content[6]. Ibn Warraq, a professor of philosophy and Islamic studies, quotes in his book Caliph Umar's son Abdullah saying, "Let no one of you say that he has acquired the entire Qur'an, for how does he know that it is all? Much of the Qur'an has been lost, thus let him say, ‘I have acquired of it what is available[7]."Pro argues, "A prophet is a man of God sent to a corrupted people in order to reform them and bring about a spiritual revolution."Rebuttal: Many historic figures resulted in revolutions that enhanced their societies such as Genghis Khan who is considered a legendary leader due to uniting the Mongols and establishing a political system based on organization and an accepted set of morals[7]. However, successful leadership and reformation do not entail divine inspiration. We have no proof that Mohammad's theological claims are true. Mohammad could be a false prophet and yet a great revolutionist. I don't see how that is impossible.Pro finally argues, "Every prophet of God is successful. Islam is one of the most powerful religions on Earth, need I say more?"Rebuttal: This is a textbook example of an Ad Populum (appeal to popularity) logical fallacy. Prophet Joseph Smith was successful and Mormonism is one of the most powerful and rising religions on Earth, but its popularity has nothing to do with its truthfulness or the authenticity of its prophet, for that matter. It's also self-contradictory for an Ahmadi to argue from popularity when the prophet of his sect (who Ahmadis believe came after Mohammad), was not popular to the extent that Ahmadis till this day remain a minority.--Best Explanation Model ArgumentPro claims, "I would like to state that Con is using his entire argument of sleep paralysis based upon testimony of Hadith, and Hadith are largely unreliable as accurate historical facts and documents, therefore Con rests his case entirely on something that essentially is impossible to prove."Rebuttal: Except that I took that Hadith from Pro's narrative of Mohammad's life which cited sources that used that particular Hadith as the only account of an angel meeting Mohammad in the cave of Hira; a story which even Pro himself mentioned in Round 1. If this Hadith is unreliable, then this means Pro based his historic account in Round 1 on unreliable sources with prior knowledge.Pro remarks, "The feelings that Muhammad (saw) received during his revelations could definitely have been similar to the feelings of sleep paralysis, but it doesn't prove, nor disprove that there was a supernatural factor." Rebuttal: I twice exclaimed that my ambition is not to disprove the supernatural factor, but to show that we can explain Mohammad's experiences without any supernatural factor, which makes the supernatural factor a positive claim that Pro needs to prove.SUMMARYPro did not satisfy his BoP in his final round, but instead used more fallacious arguments to argue for his position. He should say "As Agreed" in the final round according to the rules.I thank Pro for participatingIt was at least interesting.CITATIONS[1] Koppen M. Ueber die pathologische Luge (Pseudo-logia phantastica). Charite-Annalen. [2] Powell, G. E., Gudjonsson, G. H. and Mullen, P.(1983). Application of the Guilty Knowledge Technique in a Case of Pseudologia Fantastica. Personality and Individual Differences, 4, 141 146 [3] Winokur, George."Comprehensive Psychiatry-Delusional Disorder"American Psychiatric Association. 1977. p 513.[4] Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2007). "Qur'an". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2007-11-04.[5] History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2), by John William Draper. Online source: http://www.gutenberg.org...[6] A. T. Welch, in C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, B. Lewis & C. Pellat (eds.), The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume 5: Khe. pp.404-406.[7] Ibn Warraq, ‘Introduction’, p.14.[8] Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world. JMI Weatherford - 2004.