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Give any religion enough uneducated, miserable, humiliated young people and you will get the same result. The world, unfortunately, is not in short supply of su
by UhUhUhUh 12y ago
Give any religion enough uneducated, miserable, humiliated young people and you will get the same result. The world, unfortunately, is not in short supply of such. Even buddhists can become rabid.
- jules 12y agoIt's too easy to completely dismiss the effects of a particular religion or group. There are uneducated, miserable, humiliated young people from many groups in the world, yet only those from some of those groups kill comic writers.
- chroma 12y agoActually, no. Jains simply don't use violence, even in self-defense. It would take quite a literary gymnast to get violence out of commands such as, "Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being."[1] Jain protests can involve fasting[2], but never violence. Other forms of Buddhism (such as Zen) can be violent, but compassion is at the core of Theravāda. This is why there are no Tibetan suicide bombers, despite a brutal occupation by the Chinese government. Religions really do cause their hosts to have different propensities for violence. 1. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralsm/affiliates/jainism/jainedu/5greatvows.htm http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralsm/affiliates/jainism/jain... 2. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-vegetarian-town-they-wouldnt-hurt-a-fly-but-the-jains-upset-palitana-with-meatfree-plea-9588087.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-vegetarian-...