Yeah, that "gentleman that he was" comment was A-tier sarcasm -- vicious and beautiful. I wouldn't be surprised if the 14 downvotes were just people concerned that a burn like that would speed up global warming.

That last bit was a joke, but the rest was true: it was a well-researched, incisive comment and did not deserve the downvotes it got.

I can see why there would be a danger here. If it wasn't for the 64 upvotes, a deconverting Muslim might find this and feel like criticism of their "prophet" was somehow off-limits. They should always feel like they can come here and trash their religion just like we trash ours. It should never feel off-limits.

Although... now that I'm trying to imagine how it must look through the eyes of a deconverting Muslim, I'm very sorry, but I badly need to go on a rant now.

Okay. Rant over.