Buzsaw writes:
Imo your wild notion of a possible third lost religous prophecy is nonsense.
As a Mormon, I have no problems with continuing revelation and lost scriptures: that's how we got our start, and we believe there are still more out there to come!
But, seriously, the "third-religion" scenario wasn't meant to be taken seriously: it was a hypothetical situation. See, you're seeing all these events as fulfilling Christian prophecy, and Muslims see it as fulfilling Muslim prophecy. You're saying that, since Mohammad's prophecy seems to be coming to fruition (Muslims are taking over the world), Islam must fit into your prophecy somehow. So, you've subsumed their prophecy into yours. What if I told you that Mormons have additional prophecies about the "signs of the times" recorded in our scriptures, many of which seem to be coming to fruition, as well? I could easily say that my religion's prophecies subsume yours by the same way that your religion's prophecy subsumes Islam's.
So, like it or not, your belief in your religion's prophecy is still based entirely on faith. The only way you get out of the "faith only" mode is if you can definitively show that the "signs of the times" only fit your prophecy, and not anyone else's.
Buzsaw writes:
ALL OF WHICH PREDATES MOHAMMED BY MANY CENTURIES!
Timing is not the issue. If you're a Protestant, you believe that the churches that came about during the Reformation are better than the church that existed before. If you're a Catholic, you believe that the religion that Christ started is better than the religion that existed prior to it. Either way, you already believe that "first" does not equal "most accurate." Muslims likely believe that their religion is a vast improvement on what came before it, just as you believe yours is better than the ones that came before it, and as I believe mine is better than the ones that came before it.
I'm Thylacosmilus.
Darwin loves you.