Re: Thomas Jefferson learned from Quran in 1 year that Pak Mullah couldn't learn in 6
It wouldn't really be that either, as there were other Muslim empries at the time.
The point is, there has been some form of Islamic empirialism since the time of Muhammed
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Yes. Because no matter what religion, that slave could one day be your brother or sister in faith...and free. Whereas with racial slavery, that possibility never exists. And to this day we see the social consequences of that mentality.
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So if technology, medicine, cosmetics or wizardry could change a person's color under that system it would be morally equal to your preferred form of slavery. Really, there is no way to argue a morally superior form of slavery.