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whatthehey

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15. I suspect everyone has the same answer statistically

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 01:00 PM

Oct 2014

...whether it's 0 or 1000. Far too few to reliably inform on the scope of a major religion of a billion and a half and nigh 1500 years of global history. Reading the Qur'an and studying that history would do far more good. I've done that. You?

How many Nazis do you need to know personally before you understand that extreme anti-semitism, eugenicism, and state worship is a bad idea for global peace and co-operation? Probably about as many as Islamist extremists you need to know to get it that fundamentalist Shari'a, kafir slaughter and dhimmi oppression are similarly bad ideas.

I know a whole lot of church lady Republicans personally. It sure as hell doesn't make me an expert on flower rotas, prayer meetings and VBS.

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How many muslims do you know personally? [View all] closeupready Oct 2014 OP

6 that I have a social relationship with gwheezie Oct 2014 #1

Close personal friends, I have 3, probably a dozen acquaintances, closeupready Oct 2014 #6

None. I do not know any. yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #69

None as far as I know. Throd Oct 2014 #2

I doubt I could put a number on this etherealtruth Oct 2014 #3

If you know people and talk to them on even a semi-regular basis gollygee Oct 2014 #7

I was married to a Muslim for a decade etherealtruth Oct 2014 #26

I share a lot of your life experiences/feelings. closeupready Oct 2014 #33

All I can say ... etherealtruth Oct 2014 #35

I have no idea. I also have no idea how many Christians I know. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #4

Ditto. Don't ask, don't tell. :evilgrin: eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #39

A lot gollygee Oct 2014 #5

yep and I know lots of Muslims as a result. Quayblue Oct 2014 #24

Local greengrocer, Mr Tariq. sibelian Oct 2014 #8

None that I know of. femmocrat Oct 2014 #9

Four UglyGreed Oct 2014 #10

I used to work for a vet that was Muslim. logosoco Oct 2014 #11

At least a dozen. cloudbase Oct 2014 #12

I also know a couple of Islamic people who are willing to have a small amount of beer gollygee Oct 2014 #14

And do you know all of their hates, fears, desires, tendencies, plans, and demands Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #13

Okay, so mark you down as 'don't know any, don't want to'? closeupready Oct 2014 #16

No, I know a few and have known many. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #18

I avoid funnies gwheezie Oct 2014 #17

I like Hagar the Horrible sometimes. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #20

Ha Ha gwheezie Oct 2014 #38

I suspect everyone has the same answer statistically whatthehey Oct 2014 #15

Yet, here they come, to opine about Islam - when you concede closeupready Oct 2014 #19

Well not quite whatthehey Oct 2014 #45

Lots of people in other countries opine about Americans without knowing any personally. whathehell Oct 2014 #85

Islamist extremists are also not representative of a religion of 2 billion or so people. DanTex Oct 2014 #21

Never said they were. They are however, the biggest current global problem. whatthehey Oct 2014 #40

I'd go with global warming. DanTex Oct 2014 #47

Muslim is not a religion. No one really cares about religion. Muslim culture, however... randome Oct 2014 #60

Define "know" Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #22

I don't talk about religion. I have no idea. aikoaiko Oct 2014 #23

But you do talk religion - at least here you do. closeupready Oct 2014 #36

A member pipi_k Oct 2014 #25

About a dozen. 4 that are close friends. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #27

The only Muslims I know are Sufis. cali Oct 2014 #28

I answered 6 because they said they were Muslim gwheezie Oct 2014 #29

That I consider real friends? JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #30

At least 10 ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #31

A bunch AgingAmerican Oct 2014 #32

I know a large number of Muslims. hrmjustin Oct 2014 #34

In my lifetime quite a few although where I live now none. Cleita Oct 2014 #37

A lot. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #41

I knew many when I was in college in the 1980s. Have a known a couple bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #42

about 40...along with Sikhs and Buddhists and all sorts of others ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2014 #43

Quite a few greymattermom Oct 2014 #44

Actually quite a few RockaFowler Oct 2014 #46

Wow. That must make for some pretty lively family reunions, lol. closeupready Oct 2014 #48

Oh yeah!! RockaFowler Oct 2014 #50

One, once, that I knew shanti Oct 2014 #49

As I do not inquire others as to their faith or beliefs, I don't know liberal N proud Oct 2014 #51

Muslim is not a religion. randome Oct 2014 #62

I don't think that I implied that it was liberal N proud Oct 2014 #66

I worked in the Middle East for 25 years, so what can I say? Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #52

None. I am old and do not get around much anymore. jwirr Oct 2014 #53

None, as far as I know. There are very few in my area. Brickbat Oct 2014 #54

Several. SheilaT Oct 2014 #55

Thanks! As to your last statement about TV getting things wrong, closeupready Oct 2014 #58

No idea. Iggo Oct 2014 #56

none MFM008 Oct 2014 #57

Probably 10 to a dozen or so. mmonk Oct 2014 #59

I think there is inadvertent conflation going on. randome Oct 2014 #61

Maher is smart, but I suspect he's courting controversy, closeupready Oct 2014 #67

His support for Israel is hard to understand, too. Doesn't seem consistent to me. randome Oct 2014 #84

Well apparently, his mother was Jewish, though he was raised Catholic. closeupready Oct 2014 #89

My husband has a Muslim friend. It was really interesting to watch him go through Rammadan. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #63

You just did the same thing. The OP is about Muslims and you automatically talk about religion. randome Oct 2014 #64

Now i am confused? Unless you mean the actual name of the religion is Islam? logosoco Oct 2014 #73

You're right gollygee Oct 2014 #75

These days anything remotely to do with religion confuses me. logosoco Oct 2014 #80

You're not the only one who's confused. Most people don't know the meaning of the word 'Muslim'. randome Oct 2014 #83

Presently, none. Have worked with three in the past... LeftinOH Oct 2014 #65

4 (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #68

I've had many Muslim coworkers in hospitals Warpy Oct 2014 #70

My optomotrist is Palestinian, my Urologist is Pakistani, Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #71

About 20. Maybe more. haele Oct 2014 #72

None - I don't think suburban Rhode Island has many Muslims at all. nt hack89 Oct 2014 #74

My boss, for one Siwsan Oct 2014 #76

many - and it isn't all wonderful and boy all people are basically the same samsingh Oct 2014 #77

That's the whole point. You can't stereotype any group as all good or all bad. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #92

I know my son-in-law Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #78

Too many to count. Hint: I live in Dearborn Taitertots Oct 2014 #79

Does not matter one little bit The Straight Story Oct 2014 #81

And yet, gay people coming out of the closet is credited with helping closeupready Oct 2014 #82

Maybe a dozen, along with more whom I know on a casual basis. MineralMan Oct 2014 #86

I know two. whathehell Oct 2014 #87

Currently, one family of four. City Lights Oct 2014 #88

I know two personally, phylny Oct 2014 #90

a lot JI7 Oct 2014 #91

None that I know of. n/t Aerows Oct 2014 #93

At least one but I only know his religion whistler162 Oct 2014 #94

25 or so... ileus Oct 2014 #95

During my career in New York City and Washington DC, I have worked with quite a few Muslims. madinmaryland Oct 2014 #96

Close friends? AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #97

None that I know of customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #98

About ten. Only a couple are devout. Marr Oct 2014 #99

Most people here ... GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #100

One that I know of. drm604 Oct 2014 #101

Zero. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #102

I didn't know I was supposed to keep track. KentuckyWoman Oct 2014 #103

Who celebrates Ramadan? If your friends do, bingo. closeupready Oct 2014 #104

A few coworkers, but no one I'm close with - that I know of. MH1 Oct 2014 #105

Never asked it wasn't important... Historic NY Oct 2014 #106

I wouldn't know TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #107

I know some Christians and the ones who scream the loudest LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #108

I have no idea. Probably a minimum of 25. I live in an area with a large kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #109

One good friend at the moment; I used to work with four other Muslims. DebJ Oct 2014 #110

I don't know as I don't ask them. kentauros Oct 2014 #111