Well, I am now thoroughly depressed. So often I find Islam maligned and lambasted by general society and the cause of this slander comes down to a fundamental difference in values.
Muslims and general Western society simply cannot see eye to eye with each other as they view the world in fundamentally different ways. Religion being the creation of God vs the creation of humans, morality as coming from God vs coming from humans, the idea of this life being superseded by the Afterlife vs vis versa and so many more are the countless examples of these fundamental differences in outlooks.
I guess I'm just so depressed because now it seems like to convince someone of a truth higher than Humanism, a truth based in Islam and in God, requires fighting back against Humanism which is a mindset that has been subconsciously entrenched in Western thought and society for 400 years now. How can one hope to win against an idea that has been propagated for 400 years? To the point where it's not even an opinion but an assumption about the way of life?
I am admittedly being pessimistic. Numerous ideas even more popular than Humanism existed for over 400 years and they too were challenged and even overturned. Why, the idea of God being the center of the universe dominated Western thought for over 1000 years until it itself was overturned by Humanism. Longevity does not guarantee enteral popularity or acceptance. If a millennium lasting idea can be overpowered, a 400-year lasting idea is child's play!
Still, 400 years is a long time and it does feel imposing and a bit depressing to see Humanism so dominant, even while knowing that it can be challenged and overturned just the same as any idea. I suppose we must just buckle down and deal with the difficult task instead of being intimated. Look at that, I convinced myself to regain optimism in the course of writing this comment, I am most pleasantly surprised! There is hope for humanity (and myself) yet!
Well, I am now thoroughly depressed. So often I find Islam maligned and lambasted by general society and the cause of this slander comes down to a fundamental difference in values.
Muslims and general Western society simply cannot see eye to eye with each other as they view the world in fundamentally different ways. Religion being the creation of God vs the creation of humans, morality as coming from God vs coming from humans, the idea of this life being superseded by the Afterlife vs vis versa and so many more are the countless examples of these fundamental differences in outlooks.
I guess I'm just so depressed because now it seems like to convince someone of a truth higher than Humanism, a truth based in Islam and in God, requires fighting back against Humanism which is a mindset that has been subconsciously entrenched in Western thought and society for 400 years now. How can one hope to win against an idea that has been propagated for 400 years? To the point where it's not even an opinion but an assumption about the way of life?
I am admittedly being pessimistic. Numerous ideas even more popular than Humanism existed for over 400 years and they too were challenged and even overturned. Why, the idea of God being the center of the universe dominated Western thought for over 1000 years until it itself was overturned by Humanism. Longevity does not guarantee enteral popularity or acceptance. If a millennium lasting idea can be overpowered, a 400-year lasting idea is child's play!
Still, 400 years is a long time and it does feel imposing and a bit depressing to see Humanism so dominant, even while knowing that it can be challenged and overturned just the same as any idea. I suppose we must just buckle down and deal with the difficult task instead of being intimated. Look at that, I convinced myself to regain optimism in the course of writing this comment, I am most pleasantly surprised! There is hope for humanity (and myself) yet!