If you want to know how jihadi extremism infects minds and how we can stop it, read my piece for @AreoMagazinehttps://areomagazine.com/2017/09/04/the-fundamentals-of-fundamentalism/ …
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AreoMagazine
I agree w most of your analysis, but why exactly is it wrong to argue Islam is inherently violent? It can't be b/c many Muslims are peaceful
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Replying to @AndrewGripp @AreoMagazine
Islam has no inherent nature. It is defined by interpretation, and can therefore be pretty much what we want it to be.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AreoMagazine
Not all interpretations are equal, are they? Aren't they more or less valid? Otherwise we have postmodernism w the random play of signifiers
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Replying to @AndrewGripp @AreoMagazine
There is no accurate way to measure the validity of an interpretation, because they all refer to something that isn't factually true.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AreoMagazine
Christianity is false, but that doesn't mean that all interpretations are equally valid. Christ was more pacifist than secular warrior-king.
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Replying to @AndrewGripp @AreoMagazine
Valid according to which metric tho? How do you define validity in this context?
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You do realize Christianity can and has been used to justify violence. Ever heard of the Crusades?
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AreoMagazine
Where does Christ call for establishing worldly power or waging war against infidels? Not all religious "founders" preached the same things.
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"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AreoMagazine
It's quite obvious from that verse that he is talking metaphorically abt families being split between believers & disbelievers, not violence
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Replying to @AndrewGripp @AreoMagazine
You've demonstrated that you're not willing to engage seriously on this topic, so I'm not going to discuss this further. Enjoy your day.
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