(January 19, 2019 at 5:20 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(January 19, 2019 at 5:01 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote: The world is built and constructed on a weak system, criminals rule and their influence grow, take Putin, to Trump, passing by the rightist mobs in Europe down to Saudi Arabia. Let's not forget Africa that is almost forgotten now.
MBS is gaining ground because he has support from sides in the already corrupt world.
Korea's Kim is the same.
There's a group of multi-cultural assholes supporting each other to satisfy eathothers' interests. And most deals they make are with a very, very painful consequences on a large portion of the people.
Instead of thinking in religious terms, which is where most people think their morality is magically handed down to them, think in natural terms.
If you would rightfully agree that many Christians and Jews see you as the enemy, and unfortunately they do, what makes more sense to you? Are they basing that on the fact that you are Charles Manson or Ted Bundy? Or are they basing that on the fact that they, like Muslims, are basing that on religion?
If you go out every day and rape and murder women, or children, like a serial killer, I'd hate you too. But, if you are not doing that, then all our species beefs really amount to tribalism.
But the Islamic philosophy about morality is that adapting it is the person's own choice; i.e there are many choices -some are good and some are bad-, and we choose between them. That's what makes up "who you are". Nothing is handed down to us but the ability to choose, the rest is up to us.
I don't think religion is the main motive for hatred between different religious factions; but it is the mob mentality that governs most followers of a certain faith. Take for example a group of Christians, naturally they would reject a Muslim or a HIndu, the rejection would be combined though with attempts of "converting the person into their faith".
That is not limited to religion; Brian: all clubs and all groups do that -almost all-, and religions are just like that:different clubs and lobbies.
It's not just tribalism. You can join any of the clubs -convert your faith-, and mostly you'll be accepted and in some cases cherished too.