(March 6, 2015 at 8:37 pm)Dystopia Wrote: He proceeded to tell her that Muslim fundies are only 0.1% of the population of Muslims.Who cares?
The question is not how many Muslims are extremists. The question is what does the religion teach.
By definition, extremists of any ideology are people who follow an ideology whole-heartedly, making no compromises or exceptions to any of its rules.
By definition, "moderates" are people who water down an ideology that they follow, making exceptions here or there, compromising with this or that, being willing to admit they might be wrong, etc.
Show me the extremists of an ideology and I'll show you what that ideology teaches. Extremists of an ideology represent that ideology in its purist form. If Islam were the religion of peace, Islamic extremists would be the most peaceful people on the planet.
Show me the "moderate" of any ideology and I can only guess what he or she might believe. I only know that they don't believe in all of the ideology.
Let's say we brought in a radical Christian and a "moderate" Christian in on this discussion and asked them about gay rights. I can predict what the radical Christian will have to say, almost down to word-for-word. The moderate Christian will say who-knows-what. He/she might completely agree that gays are an abomination or might advocate strongly for gay rights. "Moderate" can mean almost anything.
If only 0.1% of Muslims are extremists, it means that 99.9% of Muslims aren't true believers in one way or another.
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