RE: Is Islam more or less violent in Its teachings then other religions?
June 7, 2015 at 9:54 am
I think it is misleading to talk about violent depictions in any holy book. The issue of violence is evolutionary and every religion, even the ones we currently perceive as docile is a time frame issue. There has never been in our species history an entirely violence free world. Every religion should be treated like a volcano. Sure they are dormant most of the time but everyone has the potential to explode. Some are simply more active than others currently.
The west simply has had a longer history of a secular leash on religion. Remove our secular law, it would not take long for Christianity to regress back into its prior barbaric behavior.
Not even the religions of Asia or the Orient should be given a pass. The Terracotta Warriors were ruled by very superstitious religious leaders. Po Pot's personal beliefs aside still ruled an army and over a population with their own religions and superstitions.
The better argument isn't which has more violence in it, but argue that holy books or religions are not the source of our species morality.
The west simply has had a longer history of a secular leash on religion. Remove our secular law, it would not take long for Christianity to regress back into its prior barbaric behavior.
Not even the religions of Asia or the Orient should be given a pass. The Terracotta Warriors were ruled by very superstitious religious leaders. Po Pot's personal beliefs aside still ruled an army and over a population with their own religions and superstitions.
The better argument isn't which has more violence in it, but argue that holy books or religions are not the source of our species morality.
