[in the voice of a gruff comic doing the rounds in northern working mens clubs]: There's a Muslim, a Christian, and an Atheist... no, but seriously ladies & gents, but seriously...
Anyway, this isn't a joke. One of my pals Stu, an atheist, works for a multinational bank. He sits between a Christian and a Muslim. From an atheist perspective, it's clear that Islam, Christianity & Judaism are all broadly based on the same teachings.
The devil's in the detail.
Inevitably the guys get into a religious debate to liven up the tedious workload. The Christian and the Muslim are splitting hairs about the finer points of their theologies (Unfortunately, this tale was recanted to me after seven pints of Stella and half a bottle of whisky, so I can't remember the Christian guy's name. I know the Muslim fella was called Mohammed. For the sake of it, let's call the Christian fella Brian).
Stu intervenes in the debate, and says that there is no god. Of course, this goes down like the Pope dropping the kids off at Ian Paisley's pool.
So what enlightened and persuasive reasoning does Mohammed proffer?
...And before I tell you, I'll just add a reminder for those of you who skived school. Islamic culture was way ahead of western culture in terms of logic, mathematics, and science, until the Greeks got wind of it.
Anyway, Mo's killer riposte was...
"But if there's no god, who holds the sky up?"
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