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TM99

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7. Because my friend, it is not about belief or non-belief.

Reply to Starboard Tack (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 10:30 PM

Jan 2015

It is about flawed human beings promoting all sorts of screwed up ideologies from nationalism (which is what has made Buddhists and Hindu's in those regions act against their teachings) to religious justifications for bigotry to the very narcissistic and solipsistic certainty that all must think like me or they are ignorant 'others'.

Us versus them! Primate dominance games didn't stop just because we evolved a frontal cortex.

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"New Atheists are Wrong about Islam-- Here's How Data Proves it"-- Elias Isquith, Salon [View all] carolinayellowdog Jan 2015 OP

Interesting piece. Starboard Tack Jan 2015 #1

It seemed like a troll magnet carolinayellowdog Jan 2015 #3

I used to think Hinduism and Bhuddism were more tolerant too Starboard Tack Jan 2015 #4

Because my friend, it is not about belief or non-belief. TM99 Jan 2015 #7

So true. Starboard Tack Jan 2015 #8

Actually the only place you can't change the title is LBN. cbayer Jan 2015 #2

subtitle is good: "New empirical evidence shows anti-Islam crusaders misunderstand Muslim countries" carolinayellowdog Jan 2015 #6

This seems to happen a lot with minority or foreign groups when they're looked at closely. okasha Jan 2015 #5