A Simple Rule

[Thumpalumpacus]

Puking is good cause for repression, if you ask me. Have you ever smelt the stuff?

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My major problem is, that all the people arguing against the moderates, starting out with Harris, down to some people taking him as an example, do so from their comfy armchairs in relatively liberal western states. From the top of ti ivory tower, so to speak. They argue from a position of superiority, looking down instead of trying to walk in their shoes and of imagining what life may look like in a remote desert village without running water and electricity and schools.

I thought the point you made earlier about raising standards of living was the best point in this thread. Education directly undermines religion -- but education takes money and free time.

Additionally, poverty feeds radical Islam by attaching economic conditions to oppression by rich Christian nations, especially the USA -- "we're poor because of the American embargo".

But my bigger problem with Harris' postions, and in particular the video being posted here, is that people obviously listen with some sense of awe. Harris says so, and that's someone to listen to, without even considering the flaws in his arguments.

Yeah, even atheists are prone to hero-worship ... forgetting that all gods have feet of clay.