RE: Examples of the atrocities caused by non Muslims
July 18, 2014 at 7:59 pm
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2014 at 8:00 pm by Tonus.)
(July 18, 2014 at 2:25 pm)AtlasS Wrote:Indeed. Although I assume that the reason the atrocities committed by Muslims and/or in the name of Islam are listed is to show that religion doesn't seem capable of preventing the very worst human impulses. Sometimes it seems as if the more devout one becomes, the more likely that they'll find a way to use their religion as a justification for some truly horrifying acts. It's possible that those examples are being used as a response to the occasional claim that those who do not believe in god lack a moral anchor and are capable of the worst acts imaginable.(July 17, 2014 at 4:09 pm)Tonus Wrote: Just to be clear, your point is to remind us that when it comes to committing atrocities, Muslims aren't any different from anybody else?Exactly.
Committing atrocities is a human thing. Not "Islam" thing.
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