Now I'd reckon that he's missing the point, predictably, that the uncertainties in transmission of the holy scriptures are made up for, for believers, by the assurance that Allah would not let misunderstandings occur.

But still, this bit is interesting. I hadn't read of this. Does anyone know whether it's correct?

"To take one instance that can hardly be called negligible, the Arabic words written on the outside of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem are different from any version that appears in the Koran."

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Originally posted by Coyote:
To be fair to the Hitch (and please, let us all be fair to the Hitch) he has been anti-religion his entire career. He's published a book bashing Mother Theresa (which is actually an interesting read). He is on record as not being atheist, but rather anti-theist.

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