(November 3, 2015 at 5:33 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 3, 2015 at 5:26 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: So while I think Islam is a vile religion, I think most muslims are basically decent people that wonna get by like the rest of us
I think, every religion taken by the letter and carried to it's extreme, is vile. As I often say, it's only a thin coat of society and laws that prevents christian and jewish radicals to act onn their violent impulses. And sometimes this coat breaks and the results are ugly. Always keep in mind, we're talking about failed or authoritarian states when we talk about the Middle East.
That is true. But between Christian and Muslim culture there is one major difference. Christian, or I should more specifically is western culture has been effected very deeply by enlightenment teachings such as equality and individualism. These ideals are only now beginning to take
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
