Religious moderates enable religious extremists

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Religious moderates enable religious extremists

Zazzy

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RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists

October 11, 2013 at 10:25 pm

No offense, OP, but Sam Harris wrote an entire book about this some years ago (The End of Faith). The point was valid then, and it's still valid, and you do a nice job explaining it here, but I still recommend the book.

And if you do get replies from theists, they won't be direct and coherent.

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Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by worldslaziestbusker - October 5, 2013 at 6:35 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Lion IRC - October 5, 2013 at 6:59 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by worldslaziestbusker - October 5, 2013 at 8:00 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Something completely different - October 5, 2013 at 11:30 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by LastPoet - October 5, 2013 at 11:52 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Something completely different - October 5, 2013 at 12:02 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by worldslaziestbusker - October 5, 2013 at 12:40 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Angrboda - October 5, 2013 at 12:51 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by LastPoet - October 5, 2013 at 12:58 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Lion IRC - October 5, 2013 at 11:28 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by worldslaziestbusker - October 6, 2013 at 1:11 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by FreethinkerII - October 7, 2013 at 9:05 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by worldslaziestbusker - October 11, 2013 at 9:31 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by John V - October 18, 2013 at 11:09 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Zazzy - October 11, 2013 at 10:25 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by worldslaziestbusker - October 11, 2013 at 10:56 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by worldslaziestbusker - October 17, 2013 at 3:15 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Lion IRC - October 17, 2013 at 5:20 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 18, 2013 at 6:42 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 18, 2013 at 10:36 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by freedomfromforum - October 18, 2013 at 11:00 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 18, 2013 at 11:11 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Ryantology - October 18, 2013 at 11:50 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 18, 2013 at 2:39 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Ryantology - October 18, 2013 at 5:37 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 18, 2013 at 6:13 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Ryantology - October 18, 2013 at 8:23 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by pineapplebunnybounce - October 18, 2013 at 3:28 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 18, 2013 at 3:46 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by pineapplebunnybounce - October 18, 2013 at 3:55 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 18, 2013 at 4:07 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by pineapplebunnybounce - October 19, 2013 at 4:03 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 19, 2013 at 6:45 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 7:12 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by pineapplebunnybounce - October 19, 2013 at 1:36 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 18, 2013 at 7:17 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Doubting Thomas - October 18, 2013 at 4:50 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Tonus - October 19, 2013 at 9:55 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 19, 2013 at 10:36 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 19, 2013 at 11:49 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 12:07 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Tonus - October 19, 2013 at 5:21 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by MindForgedManacle - October 18, 2013 at 10:17 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by professor - October 18, 2013 at 5:01 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by professor - October 18, 2013 at 6:50 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by MindForgedManacle - October 19, 2013 at 8:49 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 19, 2013 at 12:10 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 12:12 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 19, 2013 at 12:17 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 12:23 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 19, 2013 at 2:10 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 2:40 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 19, 2013 at 5:40 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Tonus - October 19, 2013 at 5:52 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 20, 2013 at 4:08 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 20, 2013 at 7:30 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Ryantology - October 19, 2013 at 3:07 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Brian37 - October 20, 2013 at 7:05 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 7:32 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 20, 2013 at 7:40 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 7:48 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 20, 2013 at 8:36 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 20, 2013 at 9:08 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 20, 2013 at 11:32 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 12:06 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 20, 2013 at 12:34 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 20, 2013 at 1:21 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 20, 2013 at 2:28 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 20, 2013 at 4:34 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 20, 2013 at 5:18 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 21, 2013 at 7:07 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 21, 2013 at 7:57 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Sword of Christ - October 21, 2013 at 11:03 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 21, 2013 at 12:57 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 11:22 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 20, 2013 at 8:04 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 1:42 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by MindForgedManacle - October 20, 2013 at 8:23 pm

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 21, 2013 at 1:05 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Lion IRC - October 21, 2013 at 6:11 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Esquilax - October 21, 2013 at 6:27 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Captain Colostomy - October 21, 2013 at 7:19 am

RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - October 24, 2013 at 8:03 pm

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