(December 8, 2014 at 11:51 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I just..you have a tendency to go off on somewhat random, tangential responses to short posts... it's a bit hard to follow.
No.
I had the same confusion you say you have in this, when I was in school. At the beginning of the semester the teacher would give an overall view. Once you take the class the dots are connected.
There is nothing humans do that is not connected to evolution. The labels humans invent are artificial constructs that are used to set up groups and social order.
Giving you that long term picture allows you a better way to deconstruct the short term problems so that they do not become long term problems.
What you apply to Islam now is important because it can apply to a future where another group could become abusive.