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Muslims care - that was why I took that line of argument. Its much easier to convince people on their own terms.
by jheriko 17y ago
Muslims care - that was why I took that line of argument. Its much easier to convince people on their own terms.
- tome 17y agoI see. I hope you're right, but I fear you're wrong. The culture of physical intimidation and oppression is just that, a culture. Religion is used to justify it, but never stands up to scrutiny. I don't think there's such a thing as a resonable muslim, or indeed reasonable christian, there are just reasonable people, independent of their religion. Either someone can see that threats of murder are unacceptable or they cannot. Rereading of their holy book is not going to change what's formed in them due to the culture which they have been exposed to their whole lives.
- euroclydon 17y agoRereading of their holy book is not going to change what's formed in them due to the culture which they have been exposed to their whole lives. I agree with you that culture is hugely important in determining what a person considers to be justifiable killing. I don't agree that re-reading their holy scripture can not change their attitude. People have life-changing religious experiences all the time. One reformed murderer comes to mind who actually went on to write a large chunk of Christian scripture.