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>A proper religion with strong scholarly underpinnings like Islam has this issue figured out. Wow, I'm surprised you went there. To this day many denominations

>A proper religion with strong scholarly underpinnings like Islam has this issue figured out. Wow, I'm surprised you went there. To this day many denominations of Islam are still killing each other over the "correct" interpretation. You call out developed worlds as if they're immoral yet the most religious countries [0] also have a big overlap in having the most militant conflict [1]. Oh but they're happy, right? I wouldn't think so. Many of the least religious countries, such as the Scandinavian countries, often rank higher on happiness as well. Also in the developed world we can criticize our own countries more, generally, and so we have lots of free press that loves to prop up the negatives. Are Islamic countries generally free to criticize themselves so easily? Sorry to speak negatively of those countries but you invite such generalizations when you make such generalizations. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity#/media/File:Importance_of_Religion_in_the_World_(Gallup_Poll_2008-2009).svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity#/media/File:Import... 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts#/media/File:Ongoing_conflicts_around_the_world.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflict...

al_mandi 4y ago
> To this day many denominations of Islam are still killing each other over the "correct" interpretation. Yet, those denominations you speak of are minorities, and some are even supported by factions like the CIA to continue civil unrest, because it's in the interest of the West. > also have a big overlap in having the most militant conflict I'm who's surprised you went there. It's as if the last 100 years of history didn't mean much? The vast majority of those countries have been occupied and colonized by the West, and I'd argue that they continue to be to this day. > Are Islamic countries generally free to criticize themselves so easily? You can look up Islamic history to see to what high degree of responsibility those in charge were held. Read up on Omar ibn AlKhattab for example.

al_mandi 4y ago

> To this day many denominations of Islam are still killing each other over the "correct" interpretation. Yet, those denominations you speak of are minorities, and some are even supported by factions like the CIA to continue civil unrest, because it's in the interest of the West. > also have a big overlap in having the most militant conflict I'm who's surprised you went there. It's as if the last 100 years of history didn't mean much? The vast majority of those countries have been occupied and colonized by the West, and I'd argue that they continue to be to this day. > Are Islamic countries generally free to criticize themselves so easily? You can look up Islamic history to see to what high degree of responsibility those in charge were held. Read up on Omar ibn AlKhattab for example.