05-21-2010, 04:30 AM
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Islam in the eyes of the West
I see that among the most extreme Islamists and extreme Christians there is a coming together of goals as seen from their convergence in the Afghan war with Former Soviet union. Now I see a trend in US liberals a convergence with Islam.
What I see in another 100-200 years is a new age Islamo-Christianity that make Muhammed one more prophet in along line of them. The current struggle is to maintain their divergence but eventually they will converge. The long struggle was to gain dominance. Early on Christianity gained dominance in the Mediterranean region but got hijacked by Romnas as an Imperial tool. Then came along Islam for the rest of the people in that region and spread itself in areas which were formerly Christians thrown out of Nicean creed. And spilled over greatly almost into Europe.
With Englightenment and Scientific Revolution, the Christian West gained an upper hand and was able to cause self-collapse of FSU. And then came 9/11 which was another occassion to gain dominance in the Middle East which is the fountain head of Western religious thought and to own the dialog in future. But the defeat/retreat in Iraq and the financial meltdown put paid to that ambition. It will take tiem to sink in and you will see this convergence become more talk of the town.
Islam in the eyes of the West
I see that among the most extreme Islamists and extreme Christians there is a coming together of goals as seen from their convergence in the Afghan war with Former Soviet union. Now I see a trend in US liberals a convergence with Islam.
What I see in another 100-200 years is a new age Islamo-Christianity that make Muhammed one more prophet in along line of them. The current struggle is to maintain their divergence but eventually they will converge. The long struggle was to gain dominance. Early on Christianity gained dominance in the Mediterranean region but got hijacked by Romnas as an Imperial tool. Then came along Islam for the rest of the people in that region and spread itself in areas which were formerly Christians thrown out of Nicean creed. And spilled over greatly almost into Europe.
With Englightenment and Scientific Revolution, the Christian West gained an upper hand and was able to cause self-collapse of FSU. And then came 9/11 which was another occassion to gain dominance in the Middle East which is the fountain head of Western religious thought and to own the dialog in future. But the defeat/retreat in Iraq and the financial meltdown put paid to that ambition. It will take tiem to sink in and you will see this convergence become more talk of the town.