I would be really surprised a mosque built today was not facing the great circle direction. As I said, if this was the only issue we had with them, the world would be a much better place. Getting fixated on stupid stuff like this is not helping.
“As I said, if this was the only issue we had with them, the world would be a much better place.”
You don’t know that, you just pull it out of your hat. I am not “fixated”, I pointed out this issue as an example of obscurantism typical of this religion. Obscurantism is never a lone issue, it breeds multiple issues, so your hypothetical is silly.
Worse, to defend it, you implied that Islam knows that the Earth is round, which is a lie. The Coran states clearly that the Earth is flat and “spread out for humans” and Muslims have historically believed such view for their “facing the Mecca” schtick up until like 5 seconds ago. For you to suggest otherwise is NOT helping.