jesus was weak, muhammad was powerful jesus was an innocent man. his only "crime" was that he dared to tell the romans that he was the son of a god. i believe jesus was either naive or crazy. he was definitely a minority and was persecuted for being a minority. everything points to jesus being a weak man, who was humiliated by the romans. they put a crown of thorns on his head and crucified him. the romans felt pity for jesus long after his death or it was always part of their machiavellian plan to get rid of the pantheon (republic) and become the god (empire) themselves. the romans did the exact same thing to hundreds of thousands of people if not millions. look at how they copied the greek pantheon and persecuted more or less every ethnicity in europe. muhammad was persecuted too but the difference is he emerged more powerful... a lot more powerful. muhammad became a de facto ruler in his life time like the popes who had power to crown kings. muhammad wasn't a nice man, but he lived in the real world. the real world was primitive, it was barbaric and it's why we are disgusted when we read historical muslim social norms written by muhammad. he used his persuasive power to bend middle eastern armies to his will. he didn't attempt to solo one of the most powerful empires the world has ever seen like jesus did. he forged alliances with rivals, cleverly choosing to incorporate christian teachings after observing how the christians successfully incorporated jewish teachings while he branded his enemies demons. most armies follow similar patterns of behaviour, they make soldiers perceive other human beings as subhuman who deserve either subjugation or death. this is how muhammad divided us vs them before conquering the weaker them he knew the armies could defeat. i like jesus more, how can i dislike someone innocent? but i can't pretend muhammad wasn't more powerful. i think it's fair to compare muhammad to the popes and admit jesus wasn't really that important.
DEUS VULT