[VOA]

The commonest reason to convert to Islam is that otherwise they will kill you.

While true for the vast majority of cases, I can see other angles.

To my naughty mind, I see Islam as one of the pre-eminent "code of ethics
for thugs", with great appeal to men wishing to answer their baser instincts,
while having a veneer of religional respectibility with these sorts of positives:

Kill your infidels neighbors and take their stuff...even better,
enslave them and make them into an un-ending cash-flow system.

Have as many as four wives at once. And be able to divorce them at will and
cycle new sex-slaves, er, wives through the household.

What's not to like!? For males of baser instinct...

The one thing that I can't wrap my mind around is the female that would convert to Islam.
The desire for a long-term sado-masochistic relationship is about the
only explanation I can think of for a woman who willingly converts to Islam.


All-in-all, I am thankful that most Muslims are apostate. They are simply people
of fairly good will who either ignore or are ignorant of what is in the Koran/Hadith.

I fear the day they all become observant Muslims like Osama and the Palestinian terrorists.

[Cicero]

Yes, I certainly agree with you. I vaguely remember reading an introduction to "Ali Baba" many years ago, in which the editor pointed out that Muslim stories have oddly different values from ours. Instead of performing heroic deeds and helping others, such as you might read of in the stories about King Arthur or Charlemaigne, it's all about winning the lottery, getting rich, and winning the most beautiful virgin. And it is mostly luck, because Muslims don't much believe in free will or taking responsibility for your actions. Aladin stumbling across a magic lantern is typical.