People are inspired by ideas, Paul. That's why it's important to critique ideas. Or we can just give up discussing ethics altogether.
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If you accept that ppl can be influenced by dominant ideas like nationalism & populism you must see that they can be by religious ideas
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Our collective hardwiring & our individual traits can't be changed much tho we can mitigate their negative effects by self-reflection.
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What we can & must keep doing is working on ideas. Countering those which threaten human rights, equality & freedom. Don't you agree?
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I suspect you do following a look at ur timeline. I share ur values but I think we need to recognise Islam as very conservative in nature.
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And do this by supporting liberal Muslims & ex-Muslims addressing this & trying to fix it. Sorry, I'll stop going on now.
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Can you honestly say that you yourself are free of all cultural influence or bias? That the ideas of your culture don't affect you?
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