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Paging Scott Atran, Robert Pape, et al. Are beliefs about the afterlife playing any role here?https://twitter.com/gcaw/status/1227299258753257473 …
Sam Harris added,
This man is the latest in a long line of jihadis from my neighborhood. He was likely radicalized by local al-Muhajiroun, who used to hold meetings about hadithic prophecies and the "path to Jannah" at a local church & community center. I'm currently writing an article about it.
i actually cant believe the denialism (by Atran etc). the afterlife is a central, key focus of the islamic life. all morals derive from what happens to the soul after this life. the fear of hell haunted me for months during deconversion - in adulthood. its a central teaching.
Yes, eschatology is essential to Islam. But the deeper question is whether it is a primary motivating force behind jihadism or just an accompanying symptom of a common cause. I'm inclined to believe it may be the latter, for reasons I'll explain in my article.
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