......the crazy psychopath to whom the founding of this cult is attributed. The 'prophet' was a schizophrenic who also suffered numerous epileptic episodes
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As a professional in the mental health field I would like to see the professional diagnosis of old Mohammed before I agree he was a 'psychopath'/ schizophrenic. I will continue my research into the historical founder of Islam with a keen eye as to the sources who portray him. You don't expect me to take one source or your word for it do you? Does epilepsy disqualify one from being human? Does Van Gogh's mental illness make him less of a genius painter? Or less of a man? No it does not. I do not accept your premise, even if true (that he was wacko), that mental illness automatically makes the works and legacy of an individual worthless and evil.
Plenty of people have had reason to demonize this man and to distort his words and works for their gain. That was the point of my post to which you took such vehement exception. But for the sake of pursuing your argument let's say he was mentally ill: Does that mean his creation, Islam in his own words, and not the subsequent editors' words, is vile, evil and without redeeming grace as you and so many here assert? Is the religion utterly identical with the alleged mental state of Mohammed? If your answer is yes, as it appears to be, what are we to do with all the followers of Islam? If they are evil shall we kill them all? Convert them? What?