(Starting with "A") Armstrong, Aslan, Atran: Who will be the first to say this has nothing to do with religion?http://nyti.ms/18Mu7Bq
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Replying to @SamHarrisOrg
@SamHarrisOrg Do you dispute that suicide attacks and targeting innocents are both contrary to Islamic doctrine?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DougJanack
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@DougJanack It all turns on how one defines "suicide" and "innocents." Clearly, jihadists have finessed the issue.8 replies 3 retweets 10 likes -
Replying to @SamHarrisOrg
@SamHarrisOrg@dougjanack reminds me of Marxist&Capitalists insisting the sequela of their ideologies are fault of merely "rouge" adherents3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @lt_diablo
@lt_diablo@SamHarrisOrg ...of the heinous acts of their extremist fringe? If I buy some of Marx's critique of Capitalism, am I Stalinist?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DougJanack
@DougJanack@samharrisorg no but the doctrine itself is suspect.Marx claimed it was scientific dialectic/inevitable. Islam claims final word1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @lt_diablo
@lt_diablo@SamHarrisOrg All ideologies, including religions, evolve, and all have mixed records. Essentializing isn't meaningful.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@DougJanack Have you "essentialized" my view of Islam? Perhaps my belief that it's dangerous and idiotic has nothing to do with what I say.7 replies 5 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @SamHarrisOrg
@SamHarrisOrg You do acknowledge that Islamic scripture forbids both suicide and murder of non-combatants, right?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@DougJanack Not quite. The verse on "suicide" ("do not destroy yourselves") is open to interpretation. As is "noncombatant"....
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