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Old 06-16-2010, 09:53 AM   #35 (permalink)
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But the problem is that then we fall into what is basically a No True Scottsman fallacy of redefining what constitutes as "true muslim" to the point where there are more that aren't than are.

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No, you're misinterpreting my statements.

I learned a long time ago never to use the term "true (X)" to describe a person's faith. What one can do, however, is separate the practice from the origin. For example, I would never say holding your hands together in prayer is un-Christian. The holding together dates from a feudal practice of recognizing one's lord, and submitting to him. Older forms of prayer were more similar to Judaic customs of holding the hands palm up in a symbol of lifting the lord and holding reverence towards the heavens. Now I'm not saying one is better than the other, but one should recognize the origins of the practice.
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