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It's misleading to compare Robin Hood and King Arthur to Muhammad; as I said, his life is very well-documented and is not an amalgamation of different stories.
Not all scriptures claim to be the direct word of God... Sikh scriptures, for example, were written piecemeal over a few centuries, by the Gurus, bards, and certain poets. Hindu scripture, as well, deals with supposed divine stories but is known to have been written by men.
The scriptures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are in fact not in conflict. Each successive book acknowledges the existence and legitimacy of its forebears.
The idea that Muhammad was possibly delusional is something I've wrestled with myself. My position in this thread is for the sake of argument, but in fact I am not very religious, and am rather confused at this time in my life.
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