(November 4, 2015 at 4:05 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote:(November 3, 2015 at 5:33 pm)abaris Wrote: 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
I wonder how much it can be said that Western culture is set apart from while in the Muslim world the difference between culture and religion is negligible. Is that generally true?
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
