Sahil17

That makes sense, I love how you say "Because they want them to be true"

From my personal experience, I get angrier when I'm playing FIFA 13 instead of Halo or Battlefield.

Do violent video games really influence violent behavior?

Most my sources say no, but others say yes. My high school theology teacher gave us a whole bunch of papers regarding this topic arguing that violent games do influence violent behavior. So I'm really confused about this topic.

Dr. Aslan,

I just have a few questions and you can pick one to answer

• I have heard a lot by people that Jesus's story (as portrayed in the Gospels) was just a copy of other pagan gods (especially Horus) is this true? I've done research online and I keep finding mixed results.

• My friend told me that Dr. Zakir Naik gave a talk about how Muhammad can be found in Hindu scriptures. I was born in a Hindu household, so this does interest me a bit. I can't find that talk but as a professor of religions have you found any mention of Muhammad in the Hindu scriptures.

• Lastly, I'm 16 years old and have always been interested in religion. I've read a lot of scriptures (bible, qur'an, gita etc...) and listened to many religious speakers. So getting a PhD in the history of religion is something I've been thinking about for the past few years. What advice can you give me if I decide to follow through on this?

Thank you for doing this AMA! I'm actually about to go to my local bookstore to pick up your book. Very excited to read it! Once again, thanks!

Just gonna take a wild guess, I didn't read the additional text or anything, but maybe just maybe OP had some dinner plans that he forgot he had.

I'm a little curious about a blind child's school life. Are all his textbooks in Braille or does somebody read to him? Also, when the teacher writes or draws on the board does he have someone tell him what's there? Does he do anything after school to help him with his learning? Thanks, I have an uncle who is blind but was his class valedictorian in high school so I've always been curious with blind individuals learning in high school. Also, thanks for doing this AMA!