For someone who is going to “reply asap” he soon did ramble on and on about nothing when he could have spent the time to refute the argument entirely. I hope he’s not going to rely on Wikipedia for his answers this time.

Now what he could’ve done is respect Ali’s religion and opinions and act like a real writer who appreciates people putting up with his books. Many people give up on him not because they can’t put up a challenge, but because he tends to make things personal. If you dislike his arguments, that means you must dislike him, and he gets all pouty which is hard to stomach after a while.

I see time and again people claiming that Muslims are not stepping in the ring and discussing these issues, but many are. And many are ridiculed by the people who are posting in these websites, who referred to Ali as a “failure” and as an “intellectual coward” despite the time and effort he put into Spencer.

Now I know these comments don’t represent Spencer’s remarks, but they do represent the typical manner in which our arguments are always greeted with. And it makes me sad that we have become so misrepresented and under appreciated.

And I would love that person who claimed that Muslims are intellectual cowards to see our “Discuss Islam with Muslims who are not afraid of criticism” section.

We are here if you need us, all I say is give us all you got and we’ll refute it with calmness, much respect and confidence. Just like millions of Muslims out there, I’m not scared. And I’m perfectly willing and capable. Kareem is one of the people who know that.

He did the same thing to Dr. Palmer when his arguments were refuted. He doesn’t argue back, instead, he is the one who resorts to insults and then blames these people for being “full of contempt.”

Ali argued with calmness the way you said, Drima. Look at the way Robert replied and then tell me you still think he’s well informed and “smart?”

Yeah. I think pulling “facts” from my butt could pass for smart in this world. I should try it!

Do any of us — Muslim, Christian, Jew or any other religion — want our current beliefs to be personified by the past? How do Christians feel if the Crusades or the Inquisition are trotted out to comment on modern Christianity? Of course, everyone who is rational thinks that is ridiculous. So too, the desire to cite sources from the 1400s to illustrate Islam today. The folks at Jihadwatch have a right to free speech, and as such, they can go ahead and have their web site, but they would do well to focus on actual jihadis, rather than Islam.