I guess it was too much to hope the topic would end at my last post. The hollow cans, they have made a comeback. Regardless, I will try to inform those who are misinformed (don't really blame you are there is a lot of misinformation floating around) and of the opinion that there are more things in this world than are contained in their philosophy. This might be a long one.
Stating with Anomalyx. Deep breath. That sir is a false statement. I'm not sure where it came from but it seems a minority have embraced it with fervor. The truth is contrary to your statement. Google Al-Kafiroon for more info.
ProDigit80, hardly. Mmm..random rage, yummy.
rtfm, I agree with your second paragraph to some extent. Greed, ignorance and fear are my votes for "root of all evil" category. Religion is responsible for the morals and laws we ascribe to, regardless of whether or not you want to accept that. Google History of the world for more info.
gm0n3y. The problem with insulting everyone everywhere is that sooner or later someone is going to get upset. You wouldn't walk into the Bronx and start calling every black person you see a ni*ger and expect to come out unscathed, would you? Yes, in an ideal world we would all sit down for tea and have a nice chat and talk about the psychosocial and physiological implication of pushing someone's buttons. Unfortunately, this is not an ideal world. Pushing buttons can lead to unwanted consequences.
w1zz4, unfortunately its not always that simple. If someone were to spread defamitory images of you and your family around the world I'm sure you'd be a little upset. Sure you might shrug it off and say, "i'm pretty fugly anyway, and my mom is hot" but it would still affect you. So you shrug and wait till it goes away. But whoever is doing it doesn't stop. Not because they just randomly found illicit photos of you but because they are making a concerted effort to defame, insult and delegitimize you and show no sign of stopping. Sure freedom of speech is great, and if you don't want to see something you can just ignore it. What happens when it’s in your face every day?
flaminggerbil, the modern world? Pfft, I'd rather be in Future world. You treat "islam" as though it is a person where it is not. How is it that your neighbor can have a different point of view from you but one muslim cannot be different from the next? Please try not to generalize a very complex concept as it simply leads to misunderstanding. Perhaps you meant to say the Middle East, which has a mixture of different cultures, religions, and races?
duncanidaho, you do realize the only reason we still have any record of Greek philosophy and literature is because of Muslim students, don't you? I do agree that there are those who have taken Islam and twisted it for political means. As happens everywhere, unfortunately, people are people no matter where you go.
Princeofdreams, intolerance preaching tolerance? The "west" as you put it is responsible for the vast majority of those corrupt "muslim" leaders. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan. How do you think those murderers and frauds got into power? It wasn’t by any fair election I assure you. Where do they buy the arms that oppress their people? Ever wonder why exactly the Saudi's regularly visit the Bush's? They have no interest in Islam nor peace, inly with money. Speak with anyone on the streets of those countries and you'll realize if it weren't for the "west" those dictators would have been removed a long time ago.
Getting tired/bored so I'll close with this. I think I've covered most of it, if not in the best possible way.
In any part of the world you will find people that worry about petty things, people that seek ideals, and people that just don't give a rattus asinus. Making generalizations about others we know little about leads to misunderstanding, fear and eventually hate and it works both ways. So guard yourself against ignorance by thinking twice and getting as much information, from as many different sources, as you can.
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