rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (11/07/84)
> FYI, Islam does not claim that Mohammad rose from the dead. But the > Shi'ite sect of Islam (the minority sect living mostly in Iran, Iraq, and > Jordan) claims something similar about their 12th (and last) Imam. He > disappeared (died) and re-appeared again and was in communication with a > small circle of his followers. Finally he disappeared for good and > will come back again to save the world from an anti-christ-like figure > and will lead the world to Judgement Day. > > The point is not to say that the Shi'ite claim is any more (or less) > valid than the Christian claim, it is only to say that it exists. > [H. REZA TAHERI] Good point. Some people seem to feel that just because a claim is made, it's valid. Provided that one has already accepted the authority of the claimer in advance. And why does one do that? Because claims have been made about the validity of that authority? Have those claims been validated? Or are we in a cycle where the claimers claim their own validity? -- "Good thing I didn't say anything about the dirty *knife*!" Rich Rosen pyuxd!rlr