A brilliant, explosive article on radicalization. If I can just figure out a way to get @SamHarrisOrg to read it... http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-youve-been-told-about-radicalization-is-wrong-20130506 …
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Because, obviously,
#Islam did it? RT@SamHarrisOrg That was one of the most poorly reasoned pieces I have ever read. -
@awsimp@SamHarrisOrg No, technically, people *following Islamic doctrine* did it. -
@tonygalli@SamHarrisOrg "Islamic doctrine" is defined and determined by those who follow it. -
@awsimp@SamHarrisOrg Much of it is pre-set, not open to any interpretation whatsoever. Qur'an, Sunnah, Ijma, Qiya, and for Shi'a, Imam. -
@tonygalli@SamHarrisOrg People follow religions a la carte to suit pre-existing aesthetics. -
@awsimp@SamHarrisOrg Further, your distinction b/w "people" and "religion" is a meaningless word game. -
@tonygalli But you'll agree the words have wholly distinct meanings. We're both atheists: People invented religion. No chkn/egg debate. -
@awsimp It isn't about whether the words "people" & "religion" have distinct meanings but whether a religion (eg Islam) exists context-free. - 1 more reply
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@SamHarrisOrg Agreed. Absurd. -
@GSpellchecker 'hosts of littler reasons' - stopped reading here.
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@SamHarrisOrg@awsimp "radicalism isn't the problem, terrorism is..." Wtf did I just read?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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