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Well, it takes all kinds. The most important thing I know about Muslims is that they are the largest religion in the world. So, if the religions of the world were put to a vote, Islam would win. This is not a trivial fact. The use of gun boat diplomacy is antiquated. Muslim countries: Pakistan, Iran are aquiring nuclear weapons. What can Western Civilization do to preserve its way of life? I am certain that an Islamic government would not tolerate SEX In The City or Hustler Magazine. To understand the religious mind, you must see life as only a beginning toward a great life after death. It is an obsession with death. Religious doctrine is put forth not for debate, but devout obedience. If I proclaim myself to be a God, I would not want to be questioned. There is the rub. There is no tolerance in dogmatic thinking. If you doubt that statement click on www.medieviltortoure. When the Roman Catholic Church ruled Europe they did so with an Inquisition. No descent was tolerated from people of other beliefs: Muslims were executed with Jews as traitors. This is the religious paradise. Now, of course, religion can be assimilated into a capitalistic government. What is Christmas? It is a commercial holiday. Everyone can buy toys and watch Frosty the Snow Man. There is no edict to believe in the baby Jesus. Back in the hay day of Martin Luther, Christians would celebrate Christmas by smashing and burning the Jew's stores. Merry Christmas Macy&Gimbals! But, today, as we all know Muslim extremists are targeting non-believers for death. "The religious fanatic cannot be reasoned with." Winston Churchill said in his remarks about the resistance to the British Empire in the Middle East. Iran took NAZI Germany's side. From what I hear about Iran the NAZI Reich is still alive. Iranians believe they are arian. This tribal bickering is preserved in religious belief. Whose God is God? "How many angles can sit on the head of a pin?" Karl Marx remarked about the Russian Church. Karl Marx was a Jew and had studied at Rabbinical school. I am amazed at the diversity of ideas, but this does not lessen them. Truth must be tested. "There is no rustic so rude, that he does not imagine he is a Prophet and can hear the whisper of God." Martin Luther's Diary. "Don't look for the meaning; look for the use." Bertrand Russell said in his famous Theory of Descriptions. I've always like the teleological argument. "If I find a watch, there must be a watchmaker." Descartes. But, who made the watchmaker? If God is un-caused, then causation is pointless. It becomes a circular argument with no beginning or end. Infinite dominoes falling and standing back up in perpetual motion. Honestly, I think terrorist are more interested in money and power. They are not looking for a Heavenly Kingdom. If they were they would spend their time in prayer. "Cast off the corruptions of the world." The Apostle Paul wrote to the Greeks. Sad State of Affairs. "If God is good, He cannot be all powerful, because there is evil in the world. If God is all powerful, He cannot be good, because there is evil in the world." Rene Descartes. ~~~ <^> |