from a prophecy/apocalypse/anti-satanic site:
It is odd that the muslims are deemed the progeny of the illegitimate child. This is an indication that the author is indeed an agent of Empire. The 'satanic verses' may itself be a garbled tradition of the agent's hand and presents an overwhelming preoccupation for the believer.
Quote:[size="1"]"An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains." - Henri-Frederic Amiel 1821-1881
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"He said likewise
That a lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies,
That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright,
But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to fight." - Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892
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Even the prophets of Islam, are the exact same prophets of Judeo-Christianity (other than Muhammad himself), with the exception of Ishmael, the father of the Arab world, and slave son of Abraham. There is no lineage from Ishmael stated after Ishmael, in fact the descendants of Abraham are revered as prophets including, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, Zacharias, Elijah, right on down to Jesus and John the Baptist. What logical, intellectually honest person could accept an entire lineage of another family, religion, or culture with a single exception as in the case of Ishmael? Ishmael sticks out like a briar limb growing on an olive tree.
It is odd that the muslims are deemed the progeny of the illegitimate child. This is an indication that the author is indeed an agent of Empire. The 'satanic verses' may itself be a garbled tradition of the agent's hand and presents an overwhelming preoccupation for the believer.